| Back to the Start | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Peter Baldrachi |
| Cover: | Back to the Start.jpg |
| Released: | May 29, 2012 |
| Recorded: | May 2009–June 2011 |
| Genre: | Rock, power pop |
| Length: | 44:08 |
| Label: | Prodigal Son |
| Prev Title: | Tomorrow Never Knows |
| Next Title: | Slow Recovery |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
Back to the Start is the third solo release from Peter Baldrachi. Eleven of the twelve tracks appearing on the album were released on 2011’s Tomorrow Never Knows in September 2011.[1] It was remixed by Ed Stasium, (Ramones, Mick Jagger, The Smithereens, Reverend Horton Heat, Nada Surf) in February 2012. An additional track, “Picture On My Wall” which first appeared as a B-side, was also remixed with additional parts added by Stasium (harmonica, guitar, percussion), and included on the album.[2] The record has earned positive reviews from publications such as The Big Takeover, GhettoBlaster magazine, and PowerPopaholic.[3] [4]
The record also features performances by guitarist, bassist, and arranger Gary Rand, keyboardists Dave Lieb (The Vinyl Skyway) and Peter Linnane (The Farewells), backing vocalists Alice Austin (The Lavas, Stark Raving Mad) and Amy Fairchild, keyboardist and 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ian McLagan (Small Faces, Faces, The Rolling Stones, Billy Bragg), singer/songwriter Amy Rigby (solo, Wreckless Eric), multi-instrumentalist Ian Kennedy (Reverse, Dennis Brennan), and cellist Aristides Rivas. Back to the Start was recorded at Kissy Pig Studios by K.R. Mogenson, and mixed and mastered by Ed Stasium at The Kozy Tone Ranch.