Solid Ground (Peter Baldrachi album) explained

Solid Ground
Type:	studio
Artist:	Peter Baldrachi
Cover:	Baldrachi.SolidGround.jpg
Released:	December 5, 2006
Recorded:	February 2003–September 2005
Genre:	Rock, power pop
Length:	35:31
Label:	Prodigal Son
Next Title:	Tomorrow Never Knows
Next Year:	2011

Solid Ground is the first solo album from Peter Baldrachi. The album received favorable reviews from The Big Takeover, Amplifier Magazine, The Noise, Indie Pages, and The Boston Globe,and was named one of the Top Discs of 2007 by Absolute Powerpop.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

In 2008, the track "You're Gonna Miss Me Someday" appeared on Not Lame Recordings' "International Pop Overthrow, Vol. 11.^[5]

Personnel

• Peter Baldrachi – lead vocals, drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Gary Rand – electric and acoustic guitars, lead guitar, piano, backing vocals
• Alice Austin – backing vocals
• Steve Buonomo – bass
• Lester Goodwine – keyboards
• Richard Mirsky – electric, acoustic and lead guitar on “You’re Gonna Miss Me Someday”
• Karl Mogensen – electric guitar on “Breakdown”
• David Horak – piano on “A Better Place” and Farfisa on “Round And Round”
• Dave Leitch – bass on “Breakdown”

Production notes

• Engineered by K.R. Mogensen
• Additional engineering by Peter Harvey, Tarek Elzeneiny and Corbin Smith
• Recorded at Kissy Pig, Allston, MA
• Mixed by Pete Peloquin at Studio Metronome, Brookline, NH
• Edited by Corbin Smith
• Mastered by Jay Frigoletto at Mastersuite

Notes and References

1. Web site: Up-and-coming eclectic bands featured in 5th IPO Boston fest - The Boston Globe . Boston.com . 2007-11-02 . 2011-10-02.
2. Web site: Absolute Powerpop: The Absolute Powerpop Top 100 125 Discs of 2007, #51-75 . Absolutepowerpop.blogspot.com . 2007-12-19 . 2011-10-02.
3. Web site: Reviews Archive . IndiePages . 2011-10-02.
4. Suppanz, Mark. The Big Takeover Issue Vo. 60, Spring 2007
5. Web site: International Pop Overthrow Vol. 11 (3CD): Various Artists: Music . Amazon . 2011-10-02.