Tommy Peltier – Echo Park (The 70's Sessions)

Tommy Peltier's Echo Park, compiled of unheard tapes from the early/mid 1970s, brings us into contact with a long-extinct creature—equal parts slinky hipster, uni- versal soldier of the heart and snuggly loverman—the light-rockin’ tinseltown troubadour, the likes of which hasn’t been served around Hollywood since 1979! Tom- my’s somewhere in the tuneful tradition of Rupert Holmes, Stephen Bishop, Andrew Gold, David Batteau and of course, Cap- tain Fantastic and the Thin White Duke. His soulful songs and high-pitched vocals (he was once called “Tom Rapp on helium”) are paired with the requisite chopsy, jazz-en- riched LA players, entrancing the ear with grooves and performances both tasty and sweet. Mixed and mastered with great zest by Jim O’Rourke (he brought new life to recordings of a similar vintage for Judee Sill’s posthumous Dreams Come True back in 2005), Echo Park is an encompassing trip through a whole other time and place. A trumpet player since childhood, Tommy felt no need for pop music; he’d come of age during the west coast jazz explosion of the 1950s, hearing Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker’s legendary performances at The Haig Club, just a mile west of MacArthur Park.

A1 Oneness
A2 Judee Girl
A3 National Stardom
A4 Flight Of The Dancer
A5 Time After Time
A6 Blue Rose
B1 10,000 Greyhounds
B2 A Heartbeat Away
B3 Yellow Beach Umbrella
B4 Here Today
B5 Smile All The While

Format LP
UPC 781484097716