Sad About the Times
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | May 17, 2019 |
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| Length | 1:08:12 |
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Sad About the Times is a compilation album made up of 15 obscure songs from the 1970s that "could have been hits", curated by Mikey Young (Total Control / Eddy Current Suppression Ring) and Keith Abrahamsson (founder of Anthology Recordings and head of A&R).[1] It was published by Anthology Recordings, a reissue imprint of Mexican Summer, as a companion[2] to Follow the Sun – a collection of 70s FM through a distinctly Australian lens assembled by the same duo.
Sad About the Times is an "exploration of 70s FM folk, soft rock, west coast jangle, power pop and late night jams" by North American artists.[3]
On October 29, 2019, Anthology reissued three 1970s albums from artists featured on the album: Art Lown's Piper Oz the Hound, Boz Metzdorf's Signs of Seasons, and David Chalmers' Primeval Road.[4]
Track listing
[edit]Some digital editions of the album remove Loaves & Fishes, Illusion, Holy River, Am I Supposed to Let it By Again, and the eponymous Sad About the Times, shortening the total length of the album to 58:04.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length |
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| 1. | "Sad About the Times" | West | 2:32 | |
| 2. | "Lonely City" | Hollins Ferry | 4:23 | |
| 3. | "N.Y. Survivor" | Randy & The Goats | 3:50 | |
| 4. | "Loaves & Fishes" | Willow | 3:07 | |
| 5. | "Deep Blue Sea" | Art Lown | 2:43 | |
| 6. | "Tomorrow is Gone" | Jode | 3:10 | |
| 7. | "Illusion" | Norma Tanega | 3:40 | |
| 8. | "If You Can Want" | Perth County Conspiracy | 4:28 | |
| 9. | "Hotel Room" | David Chalmers | 4:00 | |
| 10. | "Another Lonely Day" | Jim Spencer | 2:11 | |
| 11. | "Absolute Zero" | Hoover | 3:35 | |
| 12. | "Holy River" | Space Opera | 5:24 | |
| 13. | "Am I Supposed to Let it By Again (Above the Covers)" | Roger Rodier | 4:03 | |
| 14. | "Paula's Song" | Emmett Finley | 3:40 | |
| 15. | "Sing For Me" | Sky (20) | 4:27 | |
| 16. | "Running Water" | Smubbs | 5:04 | |
| 17. | "Here Comes the Sun" | Maurice Springfield Jr. | Oliver Klaus | 2:32 |
| 18. | "Wolf" | Antonia Lamb | 3:18 | |
| 19. | "Lover Now Alone" | Kevin Vicalvi | 3:06 | |
| 20. | "Sails Across The Sea" | Boz Metzdorf | 5:52 | |
| 21. | "Maybe Someday/Maybe Never" | Dennis Stoner | 6:32 | |
| Total length: | 1:18:05 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Anthology, Mexican Summer &. "Various Artists - Sad About the Times. Mexican Summer & Anthology". Mexican Summer & Anthology. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Sad About the Times: Lost Tracks of the '70s That Sound Vaguely Familiar, PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Out Now: Sad About The Times". Anthology. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Anthology Recordings Is Reissuing Three Obscure '70s LPs From Artists On Their Incredible Sad About The Times Comp". Stereogum. 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
External links
[edit]- Sad About the Times at Discogs (list of releases)