Friday 20 March 2020

MOJO Magazine's "Buried Treasure" List

So here we are, approaching the end of the first week of the (semi) quarantine due to the COVID-19. Still haven't gotten round to doing all the things I always said I'd' do "if I only had time". Haven't picked up my guitar - no, I don't play, never got further than "lesson 2" and by now I have forgotten everything. Haven't read all those books (damn Netflix!). But one thing I did get to do is sort out 10 years' worth of music magazines in my attic. I'm cutting out the most interesting articles and cataloging them according to subject, period etc. Among others, I'm assembling all of MOJO's "Buried Treasure" columns in one neat dossier. I realized that, although I had never before heard of most of them (I guess that's why they call them "buried") I do own some, and would love to present them to you. Most of them really are nice little gems that have fallen through the cracks, and well worth discovering whether you are a record collector trying to build an eclectic collection or just a music lover willing to broaden their horizons. So here's the list, below. Each time I present one of the albums, I'll add a link to the relevant review. As it is, a few of them have already been presented in this blog, check them out!

(Reworked & Reposted - List is up to date until the March 2024 issue)
  1. Bo Diddley Bo Diddley 1958
  2. Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir Shakin' the Rafters 1960
  3. Blossom Dearie May I come in? 1964
  4. Alan Klein Well at least it's British 1964
  5. Rising sons Rising sons 1964
  6. Sandy Bull Inventions 1965
  7. New colony six Breakthrough 1966
  8. Johnny Paycheck The Lovin’Machine 1966
  9. Patty Waters Sings 1966
  10. Blossom toes We are ever so clean 1967
  11. Del Shannon Home and away 1967
  12. Chris Clark Soul sounds 1967
  13. Shivkumar Sharma, Brijbushan Kabra & Hariprasad Chaurasia Call of the valley 1967
  14. Fifty Foot Hose Cauldron 1967
  15. The Cake The Cake 1967
  16. The Id The Inner Sounds Of The Id 1967
  17. Millennium Begin 1968
  18. Smoke The Smoke 1968
  19. David Ackles David Ackles 1968
  20. Taj Mahal Taj Mahal 1968
  21. Them Time out! Time in for Them 1968
  22. Margo Guryan Take a picture 1968
  23. Spanky & our Gang Anything you choose/Without rhyme or reason 1968
  24. Jake Holmes The above ground sound of 1968
  25. Beau brummels Bradley's barn 1968
  26. Terry Callier The new folk sound of Terry Callier 1968
  27. Victims of chance Victims of chance 1968
  28. Lothar and the Hand people Presenting ... Lothar and the Hand people 1968
  29. Kiki Dee I'm Kiki Dee 1968
  30. Dino Valente Dino Valente 1968
  31. Alexander 'Skip' Spence Oar 1969
  32. Eire apparent Sunrise 1969
  33. Four seasons Genuine imitation life gazette 1969
  34. Nina Simone Nina Simone and piano! 1969
  35. Judy Henske & Jerry Yester Farewell Aldebaran 1969
  36. Bee gees Odessa 1969
  37. Touch This is Touch 1969
  38. Richie Havens Ritchie P. Havens, 1983 1969
  39. Holy modal rounders The moray eels eat the the Holy modal rounders 1969
  40. Karen Dalton It's so hard to tell who's going to love you the best 1969
  41. White noise An electric storm 1969
  42. Spooky tooth Ceremony: an electronic mass 1969
  43. Pete Brown & his Battered ornaments A meal you can shake hands with in the dark 1969
  44. Al Kooper You never know who your friends are plus 1969
  45. Buffy Sainte-Marie Illuminations 1969
  46. Marsha Malamet Coney island winter 1969
  47. Kusudo & Worth Of Sun And Rain 1969
  48. Marty Wilde Diversions 1969
  49. The Fabulous Counts Jan Jan 1969
  50. The Open Mind The Open Mind 1969
  51. Ram John Holder Black London Blues 1969
  52. Dave Bixby Ode to Quetzalcoatl 1969
  53. F.J. McMahon Spirit of the Golden Juice 1969
  54. Reet Hendrikson Reet 1969
  55. The Academy Pop-Lore According to The Academy 1969
  56. The Mike Westbrook Concert Band Marching Song Vol. 1 1969
  57. Tucker Zimmerman Ten Songs by Tucker Zimmerman 1969
  58. Nitty gritty dirt band Uncle Charlie & his dog Teddy 1970
  59. Trader horne Morning way 1970
  60. Vashti Bunyan Just another diamond day 1970
  61. Paul Williams Someday man 1970
  62. Sixto Diaz Rodriguez Cold fact 1970
  63. Ron Geesin and Roger Waters Music from the body 1970
  64. Power of Zeus The gospel according to Zeus 1970
  65. Harmony grass This is us 1970
  66. Rationals The Rationals 1970
  67. Paul Siebel Woodsmoke and oranges 1970
  68. Edison electric band Bless you, dr. Woodward 1970
  69. Grodeck whipperjenny The Grodeck whipperjenny 1970
  70. Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship Blows against the empire 1970
  71. Jimmy Campbell Half baked 1970
  72. Dave & Toni Arthur Hearken to the witches rune 1970
  73. Black Widow Sacrifice 1970
  74. Ugly Custard Ugly Custard 1970
  75. Ron Davies Silent Song Through The Land 1970
  76. Fresh Fresh Out of Borstal 1970
  77. Randy Burns Song for an Uncertain Lady 1970
  78. Richard Twice Richard Twice 1970
  79. Ron Nagle Bad Rice 1970
  80. Pete Brown & Piblokto! Things may come and things may go but the Art School dance goes on for ever 1970
  81. Beaver & Krause Gandharva 1971
  82. David Crosby If I could only remember my name 1971
  83. Colin Blunstone One year 1971
  84. Judee Sill Judee Sill 1971
  85. Lou Christy Paint American love 1971
  86. Michel Polnareff Polnareff's 1971
  87. Eugene McDaniels Headless heroes of the apocalypse 1971
  88. Brothers and Sisters Dylan's gospel 1971
  89. Fuchsia Fuchsia 1971
  90. Leaf hound Growers of mushroom 1971
  91. Luv machine Luv machine 1971
  92. Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes No 2 1971
  93. Hookfoot Hookfoot 1971
  94. Ramases Space hymns 1971
  95. Third world war Third world war 1971
  96. Ray Brooks Lend Me Some of Your Time 1971
  97. Syrinx Long Lost Relatives 1971
  98. Pentangle Solomon's seal 1972
  99. American spring American spring 1972
  100. Mellow candle Swaddling songs 1972
  101. Arthur Lee Vindicator 1972
  102. Alan Sorrenti Aria 1972
  103. Murray Head Nigel lived 1972
  104. C.O.B. Moyshe McStiff and the Tartan lancers of the sacred heart 1972
  105. Willis Alan Ramsey Willis Alan Ramsey 1972
  106. Stringtronics Mindbender 1972
  107. Annette Peacock I'm the one 1972
  108. Keith Cross & Peter Ross Bored civilians 1972
  109. Third Ear Band Music from Macbeth 1972
  110. Bobby Keys Bobby Keys 1972
  111. Don Bradshaw-Leather Distance Between Us 1972
  112. Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom From Jamestown, North Dakota 1972
  113. The Peddlers Suite London 1972
  114. Arlo Guthrie Last of the Brooklyn cowboys 1973
  115. Hawkwind Space ritual 1973
  116. Sensational Alex Harvey band Next 1973
  117. Airto Fingers 1973
  118. Gary Higgins Red hash 1973
  119. Country Joe McDonald Paris sessions 1973
  120. Home The alchemist 1973
  121. Chris Barber Drat That Fratle Rat 1973
  122. Chris Darrow Chris Darrow 1973
  123. Scaffold Fresh Liver 1973
  124. Tracy Nelson Tracy Nelson 1974
  125. Glen Campbell Reunion : the songs of Jimmy Webb 1974
  126. Steve Ashley Stroll on 1974
  127. Shuggie Otis Inspiration information 1974
  128. Harmonia Musik von Harmonia 1974
  129. Bruce Henry with Ronnie Biggs Mailbay blues : the Ronnie Biggs story 1974
  130. Hall & Oates War babies 1974
  131. Sir John Betjeman Late flowering love 1974
  132. Robert Calvert Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters 1974
  133. Rodger Wilhoit The “Social World” Of Roger Wilhoit 1974
  134. Barry Thomas Goldberg Misty Flats 1974
  135. Clifford T. Ward Escalator 1975
  136. Dion Born to be with you 1975
  137. Guy Clark Old no. 1 1975
  138. Kenny White Venusian summer 1975
  139. Peter Hammill Nadir's Last Chance 1975
  140. Various Artists Wilderness America, A Celebration Of The Land 1975
  141. Terry Reid Seed of memory 1976
  142. Pavlov's dog At the sound of the bell 1976
  143. American flyer American flyer 1976
  144. David Forman David Forman 1976
  145. Mac Gayden Skyboat 1976
  146. Penguin café orchestra Music from the Penguin cafe 1976
  147. Lewis Furey The humours of 1976
  148. Dwight Twilley band Sincerely 1976
  149. Dennis Wilson Pacific ocean blue 1977
  150. Beatles Live at the Hollywood bowl 1977
  151. Daevid Allen Now is the happiest time of your life 1977
  152. Shoes Black vinyl shoes 1977
  153. Mink DeVille Cabretta 1977
  154. England Garden Shed 1977
  155. Handbag Snatchin' by Handbag 1977
  156. Van Duren Are You Serious? 1977
  157. Adverts Crossing the Red sea with the Adverts 1978
  158. Herman Brood & His Wild Romance Shpritsz 1978
  159. Captain Sky The Adventures Of Captain Sky 1978
  160. R.D. Laing Life Before Death 1978
  161. Lowell George Thanks I'll eat it here 1979
  162. Magazine Secondhand daylight 1979
  163. Holger Czukay Movies 1979
  164. Alternative TV Vibing Up the Senile Man (Part One) 1979
  165. Chelsea Chelsea 1979
  166. Chrome Half Machine Lip Moves 1979
  167. M New York-London-Paris-Munich 1979
  168. Soft Boys Underwater Moonlight 1980
  169. Warren Zevon Bad luck streak in dancing school 1980
  170. Roky Erickson and the Aliens Roky Erickson and The Aliens 1980
  171. Basement 5 1965-1980 1980
  172. Pylon Gyrate 1980
  173. Pragvec Spec records presents "No-cowboys" 1980
  174. Daryl Hall Sacred songs 1980
  175. Blackbeard I Wah Dub 1980
  176. Laurie Spiegel The Expanding Universe 1980
  177. Creation Rebel Starship Africa 1980
  178. Nic Jones Penguin Eggs 1980
  179. Sleepers Painless nights 1981
  180. Roy Ayers Africa, center of the world 1981
  181. Frank Sinatra She shot me down 1981
  182. Modern eon Fiction tales 1981
  183. Ruts DC Animal now 1981
  184. Mass Labour of love 1981
  185. Ellen Foley Spirit Of St. Louis 1981
  186. Prince Far I & The Arabs Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter IV 1981
  187. Empire Expensive Sound 1981
  188. Beat Special Beat service 1982
  189. Romeo void Benefactor 1982
  190. Names Swimming 1982
  191. Monoton Monotonprodukt 07 1982
  192. Wall of voodoo Call of the West 1982
  193. Michael O’ Shea Michael O’ Shea 1982
  194. Gist Embrace the herd 1983
  195. NRBQ Grooves in orbit 1983
  196. Undertones The sin of pride 1983
  197. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Dazzle ships 1983
  198. Diamond head Canterbury 1983
  199. Lewis L'amour 1983
  200. Jon Wayne Texas funeral 1984
  201. Violent femmes Hallowed ground 1984
  202. Subhumans From the cradle to the grave 1984
  203. Nyam nyam Hope of heaven 1984
  204. The Very Things The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes 1984
  205. Yeah yeah noh Cutting the heavenly lawn of greatness 1985
  206. Shriekback Oil and gold 1985
  207. Emptifish "The Branksmere Sessions" 1985
  208. Let's active Big plans for everybody 1986
  209. Lone justice Shelter 1986
  210. Prisoners In from the cold 1986
  211. Len Bright combo The Len Bright combo present the Len Bright combo 1986
  212. Triffids Born sandy devotional 1986
  213. It's immaterial Life's hard and then you die 1986
  214. Felt Forever breathes the lonely word 1986
  215. Danny Gatton Unfinished business 1987
  216. Pastels Up for a bit with the Pastels 1987
  217. McCarthy I am a wallet 1987
  218. Colourfield Deception 1987
  219. Chorchazade Made to be devoured 1987
  220. Thirteen moons Origins 1987
  221. Thin white rope Moonhead 1987
  222. Head A snog on the rocks 1987
  223. Cosmic psychos Cosmic psychos 1987
  224. The James Taylor Quartet The Money Spyder 1987
  225. The Verlaines Bird Dog 1987
  226. Keith Richards Talk is cheap 1988
  227. 808 State New build 1988
  228. Pursuit of happiness Love junk 1988
  229. Mary Margaret O'Hara Miss America 1988
  230. World domination enterprises Let's play domination 1988
  231. Marden hill Cadaquéz 1988
  232. The Godfathers Birth, School, Work, Death 1988
  233. Jeanette Prefab in the Sun 1988
  234. Stairway Moonstone 1988
  235. Lilac time Paradise circus 1989
  236. Orchestra Baobab Pirates choice : the legendary 1982 session 1989
  237. Frogs It's only right and natural 1989
  238. Grant Hart Intolerance 1989
  239. Durutti column Vini Reilly 1989
  240. Dub seks Splintered faith 1989
  241. Black sun ensemble Lambent flame 1989
  242. Miracle Legion Me and Mr. Ray 1989
  243. A.C. Marias One of our girls (has gone missing) 1989
  244. Sun dial Other way out 1990
  245. London posse Gangster chronicle 1990
  246. World of twist Quality street 1991
  247. DC Basehead Play with toys 1991
  248. Eg & Alice 24 years of hunger 1991
  249. Pooh sticks The great white wonder 1991
  250. Joe Meek & The Blue Men I Hear a New World: An Outer Space Music Fantasy 1991
  251. Leatherface Mush 1991
  252. LFO Frequencies 1991
  253. Dead Moon Stranded In The Mystery Zone 1991
  254. Denim Back in denim 1992
  255. Barry Adamson Soul murder 1992
  256. Steven Jesse Bernstein Prison 1992
  257. The Stairs Mexican R'n'B 1992
  258. Towering inferno Kaddish 1993
  259. Walkabouts Satisfied mind 1993
  260. Man Or Astro-Man? Is It… Man Or Astro-Man? 1993
  261. One Dove Morning Dove White 1993
  262. Cardinal Cardinal 1994
  263. Astronettes People from bad homes 1994
  264. Smoke Heaven on a popsickle stick 1994
  265. Brainiac Bonsai superstar 1994
  266. Animals That Swim Workshy 1994
  267. Global Communication 76:14:00 1994
  268. Shack Waterpistol 1995
  269. Heads Relaxing with ... 1995
  270. Nectarine no. 9 Saint Jack 1995
  271. Aloof Sinking 1996
  272. Monoshock Walk to the fire 1996
  273. Matt Deighton Villager 1996
  274. Family Of God Family Of God 1996
  275. Jack Pioneer soundtracks 1996
  276. 60 Ft Dolls The Big 3 1996
  277. Earl Brutus Your Majesty... We Are Here 1996
  278. Jock Scot & the Nectarine no. 9 My personal Culloden 1997
  279. Wingless angels Wingless angels 1997
  280. Simon Warner Waiting rooms 1997
  281. The Gentle People Soundtracks For Living 1997
  282. Earl Brutus Tonight you are the special one 1998
  283. Pernice Brothers Overcome by Happiness 1998
  284. Add N to (X)  Add Insult to Injury 2000
  285. Dead meadow Dead meadow 2001
  286. Soundtrack of our lives Behind the music 2001
  287. Life Without Buildings Any Other City 2001
  288. Bill Wells trio Also in white 2002
  289. Richard Youngs May 2002
  290. Delta Hard light 2002
  291. Cornershop Handcream for a generation 2002
  292. Teenage Fanclub & Jad Fair Words of Wisdom and Hope 2002
  293. Rachel's Systems/Layers 2003
  294. French Local information 2003
  295. Patrick & Eugene Postcard from summerisle 2004
  296. Charles Douglas Statecraft 2004
  297. P.G. Six The Well of Memory 2004
  298. Laibach Volk 2006
  299. King Tubby King Tubby Meets Jacob Miller In a Tenement Yard 2006
  300. Mark Murphy Love Is What Stays 2007
  301. Patrick Cowley & Jorge Socarras Catholic 2009
  302. Connie Converse How Sad, How Lovely (rec.1954) 2009
  303. Lowland hundred Under Cambrian sky 2010
  304. The Sand Band All Through The Night 2011
  305. Carola Baer The Story of Valerie 2018

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