| Parallelograms | |||
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| Studio album by Linda Perhacs | |||
| Released | 1970 | ||
| Recorded | 1969-1970 | ||
| Genre | Folk-rock, psychedelia | ||
| Length | 41:02 | ||
| Label | Kapp (original) Wild Places (2005 reissue) Sunbeam Records (2008 reissue) |
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| Producer | Leonard Rosenman | ||
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Parallelograms is an album by American psychedelic folk singer Linda Perhacs. 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, particularly on the Internet. Young listeners found appeal in her subtle instrumentation and delicate harmonies, particularly the spacey title track "Parallelograms" and "Hey, Who Really Cares?".
Folk label Wild Places spent two years attempting to find Perhacs before contacting her in 2003, leading to a reissue of Paralellograms on CD and 2-LP in 2005. The reissue was sourced from tapes in Perhacs' personal collection, vastly improving on the sound quality of the original pressing, and added 6 bonus tracks of various demos and session outtakes. Sunbeam Records again reissued the album in 2008, adding an additional 2 bonus tracks including an excerpt of an interview with the BBC.
The song "If You Were My Man" was featured in the 2007 film Daft Punk's Electroma.
All tracks composed and written by Linda Perhacs, except where noted.