Track Listing

1. Your Poppa Don't Mind
2. Travelled
3. Rosie Had Everthing Planned
4. Remember
5. Forever
6. Potter
7. Coming Home To See You
8. Times Have Changed
9. Friend In Need
10. Aries

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42039 in Music
• Released on: 1997-12-03
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording remastered, Import
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

Better than you'd think
Indelibly Stamped is a weird album. Not really much like any other Supertramp album, it sounds like a confused band trying to find their way, with quite dramatic swings in style. The initial Roger Hodgson dominated sound is now being challenged by Rick Davies, who is bringing in R&B, Heavy Rock and Lord Knows what else alongside Roger's plaintive meditations. Having said that, Indelibly Stamped points the way to the future, and in many ways has a much more intimate, personal feel that the later megaproductions. And then there is the superb finale "Aries", a long, jazzy groove of the type that would not return until Hodgson had left the band..and yet, he sings it, so I guess he wrote it.

It is certainly worth a listen. Dreadful artwork though...

Remember: You're Listening to 'Potential' Here
Supertramp's second album is not particularly memorable when compared to their later stuff. In fact, it apparently led to the withdrawal of their mentor and backer due to its lack of commercial success. Other original band members also left and went their own way (however, as we later saw, from the ashes of adversity a mighty sonic force arose).

However, the key thing to remember here is that you're listening to a young band brimming with ideas and potential (well 'youngish' as Rick Davies was already about 27 here). It was 3 years later with the release of 'Crime of the Century' in 1974 that they bloomed. Also, only two band members who took them to great commercial success and critical acclaim are featured here (albeit Davies and Hodgson; the creative engine of the band).

This album has a heavier rock sound compared to the more esoteric and dreamy first album. The first track actually sounds a bit like Status Quo...! Ironically, I think their first album from the previous year - the eponymously titled 'Supertramp' is a more listenable and interesting album.

If you're a fan of the band, then this album is still a must for your collection - even if it is the acne-scarred youth of what was to come later. It's a bit like listening to the birth pangs of a mighty creative force.

Relaxing Chill Mode
The tunes from this very early era of Supertramp for me are superb, having not heard this compilation for 22 yrs it was a fantastic trip down memory lane. This is a mixture of music that allows you to relax but at the same time allows you to appreciate the good things in life. Happy listening!