As noted on this blog already, I consider Supersister's debut Present from Nancy one my Top 50 albums, maybe even a higher bracket. But each subsequent album moved away from the Canterbury core of that brilliant work, and by this 3rd release, Pudding en Gisteren is embracing the Zappa world of silliness more and more. Which resulted in a -1 listen this go round. Having said that, I wouldn't want to consider my collection without Pudding en Gisteren, but the thrills per minute are substantially diminished. For me those highlights include the first half of 'Judy Goes on Holiday' and portions of the side long title track, which maintain the Soft Machine II motif that make Supersister so enduring.
Ownership: LP: 1972 Polydor (UK). Die cut gatefold. My first copy was the 1977 single sleeve press (picked up in the late 80s) which was replaced by this version. I bought this LP at ProgFest '95 on the advice of a collector friend who said something along the lines of "you rarely see it with a clean cut like that - buy it". So I did. And yes, this is a perfect cut, with no tears which we see sadly too often. I also had the 2 for 1 CD that included the non LP parts of Superstarshine Vol. 3, but there's just not enough great material there to get excited about. And the CD offers nothing more, so off it goes. As an aside, I do believe this UK LP version should be referred to as Pudding & Yesterday, as that's what the labels say. But changing it on Discogs would likely result in a verbal war. Not worth it.
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