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

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