Harry Chapin – Verities & Balderdash

The 1974 Folk-Rock Album That Impacted Generations: Harry Chapin's Verities & Balderdash Features the Ageless 'Cat's in the Cradle,' Personal Narratives, and Gorgeous ArrangementsHear the Singer-Songwriter's Most Successful Record in Audiophile Sound for the First Time on Vinyl: Mobile Fidelity's 180g 33RPM LP Is Strictly Limited to 3,000 Numbered CopiesHow enduring is the signature song from Harry Chapin's Verities & Balderdash? So timeless that it became the subject of a 2025 documentary in which artists from multiple generations weigh in on it's impact on their lives and craft. 'Cat's in the Cradle' remains the main event on the singer-songwriter's 1974 album. Yet the legendary opening track also serves as a guidepost for the bold personal and social narratives that follow - not to mention the gorgeous folk-rock arrangements. As much of a singer as a storyteller, Chapin observes everything from the polarization of the nation to changes in moral standards and cultural priorities.Sourced from the original master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, housed in a Stoughton jacket, and strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity's 180g 33RPM LP of Verities & Balderdash presents Chapin's fourth full-length in audiophile quality for the first time on vinyl. Captured during a golden era for sonics and production, the Top 5 effort features remarkable tonal balance and organic naturalism. Those valued aspects come into focus on this reissue, which plays with dead-quiet surfaces and a low noise floor. The newfound clarity, openness, and imaging underscore the lasting appeal of Chapin's tender deliveries and soulful timbre - as well as the ageless wisdom of his words.1/4' / 15 IPS Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to latheNumbered 180g 33RPM Vinyl LPLIMITED EDITION OF 3,000Track ListSide OneCat's in the CradleI Wanna Learn a Love SongShooting Star30,000 Pounds of BananasShe Sings Songs Without WordsSide TwoWhat Made America Famous?VacancyHalfway to HeavenSix String Orchestra

1. Cats in the Cradle
2. I Wanna Learn a Love Song
3. Shooting Star
4. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas
5. She Sings Songs Without Words
6. What Made America Famous?
7. Vacancy
8. Halfway to Heaven
9. Six String Orchestra

Label: Mobile Fidelity

Catalog: 614

Genre: Folk