It is considered a cult classic, influencing a wide range of artists from David Bowie to contemporary experimental musicians. Mick Ronson famously covered the title track on his 1974 album Slaughter on 10th Avenue . The standard edition of the album consists of nine tracks: I'm The One (06:57) 7 Days (03:59) Pony (06:24) Been & Gone (02:25) Blood (02:05) One Way (06:21) Love Me Tender (03:53) Gesture Without Plot (03:35) Did You Hear Me Mommy? (01:47) Availability and Formats
I’m the One Artist: Annette Peacock Year: 1972 (recorded 1970–1972) Format: FLAC (16-bit / 44.1kHz, vinyl or high-quality digital transfer) Genre: Avant-garde / Art Rock / Electronic / Proto-Punk
Imagine Joni Mitchell falling through a wormhole and landing in a Moog synthesizer factory abandoned by Kraftwerk. The album opens with the title track, Over a minimal, pulsing electric piano figure, Peacock’s voice arrives—not clean, not polished, but processed through a prototype of a vocoder and a ring modulator. She sings about emotional autonomy and heartbreak, but her voice warbles, splits into harmonics, and occasionally drops into a growl. It is as if the technology is bleeding emotionally alongside her. Annette Peacock I-m The One -1972- -FLAC-
For decades, finding a clean copy of I’m the One was the sonic equivalent of hunting for the Holy Grail. Original vinyl pressings command hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. But for the discerning listener and audiophile, the true holy grail is the digital format that finally does justice to Peacock’s radical sound design: .
A deluxe edition was released in 2010 by Future Days/Light in the Attic . It is considered a cult classic, influencing a
But I’m the One was her declaration of independence. After years of her lyrics being sung by others (notably on Paul Bley’s masterpiece Open, to Love ), Annette stepped into the light. The result was an album so deeply personal, electronically distorted, and structurally bizarre that RCA had no idea what to do with it. They buried it.
Annette Peacock was a true visionary, being one of the first people—and possibly the first woman—to own a prototype synthesizer gifted directly by Robert Moog. (01:47) Availability and Formats I’m the One Artist:
The -FLAC- format is not a luxury for this album; it is a necessity. The MP3 compression artifacts murder the subtle overtones of Peacock’s vocal treatments. In FLAC, you hear the actual texture of the tape hiss, the genuine decay of the Buchla synthesizer modules, and the terrifying intimacy of her breath.
Recorded in 1972, "I'm The One" is a 10-track album that defies easy categorization. Peacock's songwriting is characterized by witty lyrics, clever wordplay, and a strong feminist perspective, which was remarkable for its time. The album's sound is equally impressive, featuring a diverse range of instrumentation, from acoustic guitar and piano to electric bass, drums, and saxophone.