Best Ever Albums

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

Graeme2 — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 13:35:52 GMT

Author: Graeme2

Posted: 01/23/2018 18:35

Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat by Charanjit Singh

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

Tha1ChiefRocka — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:38:00 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 01/23/2018 14:38

I agree with Jimmy's description. Anh artist that sold poorly , and initially received little recognition, only for people 30 years after the fact say, "hey, this album is great". I found another one.

Lyn Christopher by Lyn Christopher

So, this is her only studio recording, and it went out of print until a couple years ago. Original copies on discogs sell for near a hundred, which is another characteristic of these albums. Apparently this album has Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons singing backup vocals on a track, making their first appearance on a record?

Another example would be a whole slew of obscure albums that have only ever had a release on cassette. A lot of weirdness in the 80's only ever got a cassette release.

This one needs a vinyl reissue, because I'm not paying $150 for a cassette! (Great album though, check it out).

Remote Dreaming by The Ghostwriters

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

Jimmy Dread — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 06:07:51 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 01/23/2018 11:07

PurpleHazel wrote:

I'd like to hear a clearer definition what a "lost album" or "artist" is. What is the difference between Nick Drake and most of the artists listed here? I get it if an album was a vanity project, the artist paid for the pressings themselves, and then years later someone with resources discovers the album in a flea sale. But if a well-known record label put out the album, what then?

Considering one of Joe Boyd’s (Nick’s producer) demands to Island were that his albums never went out of print I can’t see how Nick Drake could ever be classed as a ‘lost artist’, but rather one who had no love when he was first around due to poor promotion, etc, and slowly over the years has been rediscovered by new fans. Now in the case of Sibylle Baier, the recordings she made in the 70s weren’t released until the 21st century - far more deserving of the ‘lost artist’ moniker, at least in my eyes.

To me, a ‘lost artist’ or ‘album’ is just that - something or someone whose music was never commercially released around the time the music was recorded, or a private press released in ridiculously low quantities only to be unearthed during a crate dig or similar. The latter could be considered especially true where the artist had little impact in the West, such as:

Obaa Sima by Ata Kak

But then you could argue the case that he may never have been a ‘lost artist’ in Ghana. It’s all a bit woolly, in’t it?

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

PurpleHazel — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:37:54 GMT

Author: PurpleHazel

Posted: 01/23/2018 10:37

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Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

PurpleHazel — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:35:35 GMT

Author: PurpleHazel

Posted: 01/23/2018 10:35

rkm wrote:

However regarding Rodriguez, he only sold a few thousand units in the U.S, and was completely oblivious of his success in South Africa. The South Africans thought he was dead. I guess it wasn't so much his recordings that were completely lost to the world, so much as he was lost to his own success, and any sign of the royalties he deserved.

If you look at discogs, Coming From Reality released in 1971, didn't get a reprint in the U.S until 2009. That's reasonably lost.

Rodriquez' story is a little more nuanced than what "Searching for Sugarman" suggests. The doc makes it seem like he had no involvement with the music business between 1976 and 1997, but he actually went on two concert tours of Australia, where he was also popular, in 1979 and 1981. Even if he didn't get the royalties, his albums were released on CD in South Africa in 1990, a time when some big-name albums were still getting their first CD release.

Jimmy Dread wrote:

Yeah, we could all go on listing artists who made little impact when their albums were first released, but I don’t think most of these albums rkm lists were ever ‘lost*’. Rodriguez, for example, outsold Elvis in South Africa. If you apply the same logic then Nick Drake should be listed here, which of course would be somewhat missing the point of the OP.

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

glynspsa — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:35:11 GMT

Author: glynspsa

Posted: 01/22/2018 11:35

This album is amazing yet seems to be lost in the shuffle for some reason. This despite two well known artists and an interesting controversy surrounding the recordings. Was it live at a concert or was it recorded "live" in the studio? Still amazing music regardless of its origins and an album that deserves much more love and appreciation:
Live! by Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles

another album that almost falls into this. Not sure if this qualifies but, i used to see it on many lists made in the late 70's-mid 80's and i never see it on lists anymore. A personal top 250 album of mine:
Dreamer by Bobby Bland

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

rkm — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:16:33 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 01/22/2018 11:16

At Carnegie Hall by Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

JOSweetHeart — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 19:06:52 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 01/22/2018 00:06

I hope them people that y'all tell about here appreciate what they got even if it did take longer for them to get it. The material that my newest favorite singer was a part of is no where to be found on this Oak Ridge Boys release.

Not one song from my late beautiful precious Steve Sanders is on that album. 🤐 🤬 😢

God bless you and his family always!!!

Holly

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:34:02 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 01/21/2018 16:34

Here's a couple more of my favorites.

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For those of you familiar with the US Girls song "Window Shades" this is where all those great samples come from.

Link

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 06:03:39 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/21/2018 11:03

Lewis is a sort of low-fi, minimalist, ethereal Julio Iglesias, with a layer of gloomy, discreet 80's synth on top.
It's been (re)discovered by someone who found his long forgotten record in a flea market, and eventually it's been re-released in 2014, along with his second lp: Romantic Times.
Nice and strange records

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Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

rkm — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 05:22:01 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 01/21/2018 10:22

I guess what'd be more interesting would be finding great music that was never shared with an audience during the lifetime of a reclusive musician... the musical equivalent of Vivian Maier's street photography, bought as a locker full of unknown negatives at an auction by a stranger.

http://www.vivianmaier.com

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

rkm — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 05:16:33 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 01/21/2018 10:16

Jimmy Dread wrote:

I think you're probably right. However regarding Rodriguez, he only sold a few thousand units in the U.S, and was completely oblivious of his success in South Africa. The South Africans thought he was dead. I guess it wasn't so much his recordings that were completely lost to the world, so much as he was lost to his own success, and any sign of the royalties he deserved.

If you look at discogs, Coming From Reality released in 1971, didn't get a reprint in the U.S until 2009. That's reasonably lost.

https://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/posting.php?mode=quote&p=499718

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

Hayden — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 04:26:49 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 01/21/2018 09:26

Rainful Days by Maria Barton

John by John Phillips (ZA)

Greasepaint Smile by Elyse Weinberg

Any Other Way by Jackie Shane

Hitchhiker by Neil Young

L'Amour by Lewis

Lavender Country by Lavender Country

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I have a chart vaguely for this (ish): The Strange, The Obscure, The Great by Hayden

Agree with Death and Sibylle Baler. Looking forward to whatever else springs up.

Numero Group is a great label uncovering plenty nowadays, check them out.

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

Jimmy Dread — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 04:13:45 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 01/21/2018 09:13

Yeah, we could all go on listing artists who made little impact when their albums were first released, but I don’t think most of these albums rkm lists were ever ‘lost*’. Rodriguez, for example, outsold Elvis in South Africa. If you apply the same logic then Nick Drake should be listed here, which of course would be somewhat missing the point of the OP.

*Might have a point with Karen Dalton though - will have to do some digging.

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

rkm — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 04:03:33 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 01/21/2018 09:03

Maybe I'm listing things that are too well known? Jude Sill's music probably also earned more respect over time than it garnered upon release.

Judee Sill by Judee Sill

Heart Food by Judee Sill

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

rkm — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 03:59:17 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 01/21/2018 08:59

I'm not sure if Karen Dalton had much success in her lifetime, but her 1969 and 1971 albums were reissued in 2006. A folk singer with a ragged voice along the lines of Billie Holiday, and a tragic life story.

In My Own Time by Karen Dalton

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

rkm — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 03:49:15 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 01/21/2018 08:49

Does Rodriguez count...?

I mean, people thought he was dead. Certainly his albums were more popular down the track, than they were on release.

Coming From Reality by Rodriguez

Made more known by the doco...

Searching For Sugar Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Rodriguez

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 01:59:00 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 01/21/2018 06:59

Nice, great reccomendations, keep them coming! A Band Called Death is a great documentary for tgose who have not seen it. A great proto-punk record.

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

Graeme2 — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 17:51:50 GMT

Author: Graeme2

Posted: 01/20/2018 22:51

All those posted look nice. Will get them on the must do list. Off top of head:
The Lost Tapes by Rodion G.A.
L'Enfant Assassin Des Mouches by Jean-Claude Vannier

Re: Greatest "Lost" Artists/Albums

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 17:35:45 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/20/2018 22:35

Jimmy Dread wrote:

This would probably fit the bill

Great choice!

This also sprang to mind:

Punk before punk existed, awesome record.