Befriended - Original 2003 US Agenda label 10-track LP

Rare 2003 UK Agenda label 10-track LP - the 6th album by dreamy folk pop combo from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

'Befriended' is labelled '...organic, supremely tasteful folk-pop' by Allmusic's Lisa M. Smith - elaborating:"... occasional traces of ambient synth strings, or a sun-soaked, delirious vibrato guitar. Lyrics of timorous optimism and familial devotion are woven into cascades of upright bass, brushes and tambourine, the tinkling ghost of a piano, and the snowy hollow-body electric guitar..."

Vinyl comes complete with lyrics and credits inner sleeve - picture cover.

Condition: M- (Vinyl and Labels)/M- (Inner Sleeve)/VG++ (Cover):

This copy was purchased from a distribution at the time of issue - sealed and left in the dead stock of an out of business independent record store - bought several years later by us.

One must assume that vinyl and inner sleeve are mint - unused. Cover has only faint signs of storage underneath the shrink wrapping - hence the near mint cover grading - a gorgeous copy.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:

1. Tomorrow on the Runway 4:18
2. When Mac Was Swimming 3:48
3. I Never Knew You From the Sun 3:12
4. Beautiful Change 2:57
5. Martha Avenue Love Song (Karen and Don Peris) 3:44

Side 2:
1. One for Sorrow, Two for Joy 4:05
2. No Storms Come 1:34
3. Sweep Down Early" (Karen Peris) 4:21
4. Walking Around 4:48
5. Look for Me As You Go By (Don Peris) 3:30

All tracks written by Karen Peris except where noted
The lyrics for "No Storms Come" are adapted from the poem "Heaven-Haven (A Nun Takes the Vail)," by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

Credits:
Don Peris - Guitar, Drums, Voice
Karen Peris - Guitar, Piano, Organ, Strings, Voice
Mike Bitts - Bass

Technical Credits:
The Innocence Mission - Production
Don Peris - Recording Engineer, Mix
J. J. Golden - Mastering

Artwork:
Nyree Watts - Cover Photography