Rich Kid Blues
album by Marianne Faithfull
Rich Kid Blues is a studio album by British singer Marianne Faithfull, recorded in 1971 under the title Masques and first released in 1985.
Overview
The album was produced by Mike Leander, who had worked with Faithfull in the 1960s. Leander hoped to place the album with Bell Records but, despite some initial positive feedback, Bell rejected the record after it was completed. The 12 songs were cut at these 1971 sessions and, after the success of her 1979 Broken English album, was first released in 1985 on the Castle Communications compilation album Rich Kid Blues, which added most of the material from her 1978 album Faithless. Background to the album is provided on the Faithfull Forever website.
Releases
Recorded in 1971, the album was first released in 1985 on the Castle Communications compilation album (2-LP set) Rich Kid Blues, which added most of the material from her 1978 album Faithless
(The 1978 Faithless album was mostly a reissue of her 1976 Dreamin' My Dreams album)
Issued on CD in 1998 by Diablo Records, a subsidiary of the Demon Music Group
Issued on CD in 2000 as True: The Collection on Music Club Records, UK
Issued on CD in 2002 by Edsel Records, UK
CD version An Introduction to Marianne Faithfull (Universal Records 620638044520) Canada 2006.
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Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3430421. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1971, 1985, 1979 and 1978.
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