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From: andrew@grkermi.UUCP (Andrew W. Rogers)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Artist Info Wanted (Tom Rapp)
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Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 23:05:40 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  3 23:05:40 1985
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Summary: 

In article <3127@drutx.UUCP> timle@drutx.UUCP (DeibertTL) writes:
>  Can anybody fill in any information on the following artists
>and if they have been involved in any other bands during the
>past 15 years?
> 
>  Tom Rapp / guitar, vocals    
>  Jim Bohannon / organ, piano, clavinette
>  Wayne Harley / banjo
>  Lane Lederer / bass, guitar
>
>  During the late sixties they were recording under the band name
>of "Pearls Before Swine".  Below are some of the records which
>were recorded by them.
>	.
>	.
>	.
 
The only printed info I've ever seen on Rapp/PBS is in "The Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Rock", compiled by Nick Logan/Bob Woffinden (1976).  Here
is the discography:

Pearls Before Swine:
	One Nation Underground		  1967	ESP-Disk
	Balaklava			  1968	ESP-Disk
	These Things Too		  1969	Reprise
	The Use Of Ashes		  1970	Reprise
	City Of Gold			  1971	Reprise
	Beautiful Lies You Could Live In  1971	Reprise

Tom Rapp:
	Tom Rapp (familiar songs)	  1972	Reprise
	Stardancer			   ??	Blue Thumb
	Sunforest			   ??	Blue Thumb

The article goes on to say "since [the last LP] nothing has been heard from
him [TR], though rumors abound that he lives in Holland".  Needless to say, no
info on the whereabouts of the others.  In fact, I've never been able to find 
where they came from - much less what ever happened to them!

Miscellaneous observations:

The keyboardist on "One Nation Underground" was Roger Crissinger; Jim Bohannon
appeared on "Balaklava".  By "These Things Too" only Rapp and Harley remained;
Lederer and Bohannon had been replaced by ex-Cryan Shame Jim Fairs and 
"elizabeth".  I believe Harley departed soon afterward; the name "Pearls
Before Swine" seems to have been kept (for purposes of name recognition) long
after the group itself had disbanded.

Tom Rapp's first album is subtitled "Familiar Songs" because about half of
them had already appeared on previous PBS albums.

Rapp/PBS were fairly popular at RPI in the late 60's - early 70's.  I went
to Union, and seem to recall that PBS played at RPI's Student Center at least
once a year... I almost went to see him/them once, but something else (as
always) came up.  Anyone out there ever hear them live?

Andrew W. Rogers
"...neither cast ye your PEARLS BEFORE SWINE...lest they turn ye on..."