Wikipedia:
“Her first and to date only album, it was all but completely ignored when originally released on Kapp Records in 1970. Discouraged by the lack of commercial attention and the label’s reluctance to promote the album, Perhacs returned to her career as a dental technician. In the 30 or so years that followed, the album gradually developed a cult following. The song “Hey, Who Really Cares” was written as the theme song for the short-lived 1970 ABC drama Matt Lincoln, starring Vince Edwards, which ran for a half-season. Perhacs shares writing credit with composer Oliver Nelson, who had been making music for numerous television shows at the time. The song was later sampled by UK rap artist Lowkey in his song “Who Really Cares.” The song “If You Were My Man” was featured in the 2007 film Daft Punk’s Electroma.”
AllMusic Guide:
“The history of rock music is filled with one-hit wonders and debut albums left without a follow-up. Most of those just had the fate they deserved, some were the results of early disbanding or mismanagement. Linda Perhacs’ Parallelograms belongs to none of those categories. The singer/songwriter spent all her inspiration on this gem, simple as that. It sits there on the shelf, a life’s compendium, stunning in its beauty and the fact that no later albums can frame it in a historical context, or diminish its impact. Softer, less declamatory than Joan Baez, more daring than Joni Mitchell, Perhacs’ songs are psychedelic on a daily, domestic basis. Originally released in 1970, the album had been lifted from the LP and reissued on CD by The Wild Places in 1996. Informed by the female singer/songwriters of the late ’60s, and the sonic experiments of the West Coast psychedelic scene (just listen to the title track, its abstract lyrics and beautiful, intertwined atonal melodies), Perhacs has created 40 minutes of music out of time.”
Linda Perhacs
Parallelograms
(Kapp, 1970)
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01. Chimacum Rain [MP3]
02. Paper Mountain Man
03. Dolphin
04. Call Of The River
05. Sandy Toes
06. Parallelgrams
07. Hey, Who Really Cares?
08. Moons And Cattails
09. Morning Colors
10. Porcelain Baked Cast Iron Wedding
11. Delicious
