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The 1974 Folk-Rock Album That Impacted Generations: Harry Chapin’s Verities & Balderdash Features “Cat’s in the Cradle,” Personal Narratives, and Gorgeous Arrangements 

Hear the Singer-Songwriter’s Most Successful Record in Audiophile Sound for the First Time on Vinyl: Mobile Fidelity’s 180g 33RPM LP Is Strictly Limited to 3,000 Numbered Copies

¼” / 15 IPS Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe

How enduring is the signature song from Harry Chapin’s Verities & Balderdash? So timeless that it became the subject of a 2025 documentary in which artists from multiple generations weigh in on its impact on their lives and craft. “Cat’s in the Cradle” doubtlessly remains the main event on the singer-songwriter’s 1974 album. The legendary opening track also serves as a guidepost for the bold personal and social material that follows — as well as the gorgeous folk-rock arrangements that underpin the New York native’s most commercially successful work. 

Sourced from the original master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, housed in a Stoughton jacket complete with a four-page insert, and strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity’s 180g 33RPM LP of Verities & Balderdashpresents Chapin’s fourth full-length in audiophile quality for the first time on vinyl. Captured during a golden era for sonics and production, the Top 5 effort features remarkable tonal balance, instrumental separation, and organic naturalism. Those valued aspects come into supreme focus on this reissue, which plays with dead-quiet surfaces and a low noise floor.

Side One:

1. Cat’s in the Cradle
2. I Wanna Learn a Love Song
3. Shooting Star
4. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas
5. She Sings Songs Without Words

Side Two:

1. What Made America Famous?
2. Vacancy
3. Halfway to Heaven
4. Six String Orchestra