Supertramp - Indelibly Stamped
A&M  (1997)
Progressive Rock, Rock

In Collection
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CD  40:33
10 tracks
   01   Your Poppa Don't Mind             03:01
   02   Travelled             04:27
   03   Rosie Had Everything Planned             03:02
   04   Remember             04:12
   05   Forever             05:09
   06   Potter             02:25
   07   Coming Home To See You             04:46
   08   Times Have Changed             03:49
   09   Friend In Need             02:07
   10   Aries             07:35
Details
Studio Olympic Studios
Country United Kingdom
Original Release Date 1971
Cat. Number 393 129-2
UPC (Barcode) 0082839312929
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Credits
Producer Supertramp
Engineer Bob Hall
Notes
ndelibly Stamped is the second album by progressive rock band Supertramp, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). Like their debut, this album was a commercial disappointment. Original editions have a colour gate-fold cover and different text for the band name and album title. The cover photograph features the tattooed torso and arms of a woman. This is the first Supertramp album issued in the US; the cover was in colour (in 1971), but A&M pasted two gold stars over the nipples.

The cover depicts the tattooed torso and arms of a woman. It is commonly believed that the model for the cover was Rusty Skuse, largely due to a tattoo on the left arm which names "Bill" and "Rusty", however a comparison between the album cover and photographs of Skuse's tattoos show that this is not the case. According to Paul Sayce, writing in Tattoo News, the model was Marion Hollier, who was extensively tattooed at the Les Skeuse Tattoo Studio in the 1960s.[1] An article published in The People shortly after the album's release also identifies Hollier as the model, noting that she was paid ?45 for the job.

Roger Hodgson later said Indelibly Stamped was "the survival album to put ourselves back in the good books of our manager. There was no theme worked out for the album and we were floundering."[2] New members Kevin Currie, Frank Farrell, and Dave Winthrop were all recruited shortly before the recording sessions.[2]

Supporting tours for the album began with a series of shows at the P.N. Club in Munich, which had been the site for Supertramp's first public performances. Rick Davies described their stage show at the time as "all Rock and Roll really. We used to get people up on the bloody stage and it was just chaos, hopping away doing about three encores, but there was meat and potatoes behind it. No more or less people would come to the next gig."

Track listing

Except where noted, all songs written by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson and all lead vocals performed by Rick Davies.
Side one

"Your Poppa Don't Mind" – 2:58
"Travelled" – 4:15
Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
"Rosie Had Everything Planned" (Frank Farrell, Hodgson) – 3:01
Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson
"Remember" – 4:00
"Forever" – 5:05

Side two

"Potter" – 2:23
Lead vocals: Dave Winthrop
"Coming Home to See You" – 4:39
"Times Have Changed" – 3:42
"Friend in Need" – 2:08
"Aries" – 7:25
Lead vocals: Roger Hodgson

"Rosie Had Everything Planned" is the only original song in the entire Supertramp catalog in which Rick Davies receives no writing or co-writing credit.

Personnel

Kevin Currie – percussion, drums
Rick Davies – harmonica, keyboards, lead vocals
Frank Farrell – bass, piano, electric piano, accordion, background vocals
Roger Hodgson – acoustic and lead guitar, bass, lead vocals
Dave Winthrop – flute, saxophone, lead vocals

Production

Producer: Supertramp
Engineer: Bob Hall