Salterbarty Tales is the debut album by the American

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 electronic band Earthstar

Earthstar (band)

Earthstar was an electronic music group originally from Utica, New York, in the United States. Earthstar was encouraged by Krautrock/Kosmische Musik/electronic music artist, composer, and producer Klaus Schulze to relocate to Germany where they were signed by Sky Records. Schulze produced their...

. Salterbarty Tales was recorded in 1977

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 and 1978

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 and released by Moontower Records in 1978. The album is the only release to feature significant grand piano sections performed by Craig Wuest

Craig Wuest

Craig Wuest is an American keyboardist currently based in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known as the founder and leader of the electronic music group Earthstar during the 1970s and 1980s. Earthstar was only American band who participated in Germany's Kosmische Musik/electronic music scene while...

 with relatively basic synthesizer work and far less multitracking when compared to later Earthstar albums. It is also the only album not to feature tape loop instruments: the mellotron

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 and the Birotron

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.

Salterbarty Tales has never been reissued and has been described as "impossible to find" by Earthstar guitarist

Guitarist

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 Dennis Rea

Dennis Rea

Dennis Rea is an American guitarist, writer and music event organizer currently living in Seattle. Rea first came to prominence as a member of the electronic music group Earthstar in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is probably best known in the West as a musician for his work with the quintet...

. A few copies sold online in 2007

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 ranged in price from US $75 to US $125.

Track listing

Side A

1. Splendored Skies and Angels – 5:48
2. Serendingo – 9:11
   (including Rapid of HU)
3. Salterbarty Overture – 3:03
4. Broken Chain of Euphoria – 8:30

Side B

1. Canyon Nebula – 22:10
   (including Rapter Relcafe, Sunspots Theme, Rapter Releafe Reprise - Final.)
2. Night Tones – 5:15
3. Sunsets – 1:14
4. Shades – 1:02

Personnel

• Craig Wuest
  Craig Wuest
  Craig Wuest is an American keyboardist currently based in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known as the founder and leader of the electronic music group Earthstar during the 1970s and 1980s. Earthstar was only American band who participated in Germany's Kosmische Musik/electronic music scene while...
  
   – piano, synthesizers
• Dennis Rea
  Dennis Rea
  Dennis Rea is an American guitarist, writer and music event organizer currently living in Seattle. Rea first came to prominence as a member of the electronic music group Earthstar in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is probably best known in the West as a musician for his work with the quintet...
  
   – guitar
• Daryl Trivieri – violin
• Norm Peach
  Norm Peach
  Norm Peach is an American bassist from Utica, New York who was a member of Earthstar during the late 1970s. He also played with Dennis Rea and Daniel Zongrone in Zuir prior to joining Earthstar. He appeared on two Earthstar albums: Salterbarty Tales and French Skyline .-References:*Album liner...
  
   – bass
• Daniel Zongrone
  Daniel Zongrone
  Daniel Zongrone is an American musician currently living in Greenville, South Carolina. Zongrone is best known for his work as a member of the electronic music group Earthstar in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is currently a solo jazz musician working with various local musicians.In 1986...
  
   – percussion
• Tim Finnegan – flute