A shout out for those earlier posters that mentioned Will T. Massey, Haynes Boys, & Pezband

My list:

Gene Clark-self titled and No Other

Steve Young-Rock Salt & Nails, Honky Tonk Man,
Seven Bridges Road

Paul Kelly-Post

Keith Sykes-The Way That I Feel

Bat McGrath-From the Blue Eagle

Humble Pie-Humble Pie and Rock On

Ducks Deluxe-Ducks Deluxe

David Werner-Imagination Quota

Willie P. Bennett-Hobo's Taunt and Tryin' To
Start Out Clean
* a sad note:while editing this entry I Googled the Dixie Flyers and belatedly learned Willie P. passed on February 15th. This news has had a profound impact on me this morning. I regard him to be among the four or five of my favorite songwriters of all time. Today seems like a replay of the day I learned of Townes Van Zandt's death. Today will be spent listening to Willie's LPs and CDs, which are definately on my desert island shortlist. It's been a rough six months with the passing of two lifelong friends, my mother and now Willie P. I'm crying uncle already, please let me up and give me a break.

Dave Essig-anything

Starry Eyed And Laughing-self titled and Thought
Talk

Dirk Hamilton-Alias I and Meet Me At The Crux

Van Morrison-Veedon Fleece

Star Room Boys-This World Just Won't Leave You
Alone and Why Do Men and Women
Want To Break Each Others Hearts

Chris Gaffney & the Cold Hard Facts-everything

Bill Bourne-everything

Silos-EPs and all LPs

Loud Family-Plants and Birds and Rocks and
Things, also Game Theory and solo
Scott Miller

Scud Mountain Boys-Dance The Night Away (This
album is darker, less pop-friendly but
profoundly stronger than Massachus-
etts, one of my all-time favorites)

Starkweathers-based on one cd and a single, Mike
Ireland left this band to form
Mike Ireland and Holler

Dixie Flyers-an early '70s Toronto, Ontario new grass band with Willie P. Bennett. He sang, played harmonica and most likely mandolin and guitar. This group's music was similar to Seldom Scene, J. D. Crowe and like minded American bands. They had a humorous streak as well as reverence for the form.

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Anybody heard Euphoria's A Gift from Euphoria? Anyways, here is All Music's write up of the album (their one and only, btw).

This album — which was "produced in Hollywood, Nashville and London by Messrs. Watt and Hamilton" (aka Hamilton Wesley Watt and William Lincoln) — is today considered a cult classic among those who find themselves trekking across the West Coast rock tundra, circa 1969. Psychedelic country-rock, folk-rock, and bluegrass — abetted by lushly downcast orchestral arrangements and the occasional sound effect — are combined here in a heady and confident manner. The opening track, "Lisa," is a sweeping orchestral piece which is eventually brought to a resounding end with the crash of a tympani drum. Then, the listener is abruptly hustled into a barrelhouse bluegrass-style romp, "Stone River Hill Song," which wouldn't sound too out of place on an album by Dillard & Clark, or, perhaps, even the Grateful Dead. Banjos, tack piano, and fuzz guitars collide in "Did You Get the Letter," which veers into Beatlesque White Album territory — replete with backward guitars, cuckoo clocks, TV audience laughter, gunshots, explosions, someone speaking in Vietnamese, crying babies, and various sonic effluvia — before returning to the song's main theme. Whispered vocals and a regal harpsichord elevate the stately and sublime "Lady Bedford." "Sunshine Woman" (covered in 1971 by Bernie Schwartz on his fantastic solo album, The Wheel) is another of the album's more memorable moments. It ends with a suicide note to the "World" and existence itself ("I hope we meet again someday"). In fact, it seems fair to point out that much of the moody lyrical content herein seems to be about drug use and acts of suicide. There's no real dross or dead weight on this overlooked work of ambitious scope that reveals the considerable talents of its two songwriters/producers. Originally released by Capitol, this album remained out of print for many years until it was reissued on CD by See for Miles in 1996.

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After the Stray Cats, Brian Setzer released 2 solo albums in the late 80's. 'The Knife Feels Like Justice' and 'Live Nude Guitars', which are solid quality rock efforts which I feel are lost gems, considering his later success (deservedly so) with his Orchestra.

Hi all - I have recently set up a website dedicated to lost, forgotten and rare albums [www.rare-albums.com]and wondered if any of you would like to contribute a review of an album you feel passionately about. I have written some of the reviews myself, others are by friends but I would love to include albums that other people feel strongly about.

Warm Regards

Curvedare

I have always loved "Somebody Spoke" by The Hardship Post. There was a huge amount of buzz around them in the early 90's and they were courted by all the major labels. They eventually signed to Sub Pop. Unfortunately, Sub Pop did not promote the album at all because it was too pop and not enough grunge (it was the 90's after all.) The album actually sounds a lot like the indie pop of today. The band's only video is on youtube. Hardship Post- Watchin You