Buried treasures you've forgotten?


I recently purchased a small collection of vinyl and have been busy cleaning/listening/grading them. One of the albums was The Steve Miller Band "Number 5" and I checked to see if I already had it, which I did. It made me ask myself why I hadn't bothered to play any Steve Miller tunes for so many years and the answer hit me when I flipped to "The Joker". That album got so much air time for so many years that I was completely turned off to his other work. I pulled out "Brave New World" and "Your Saving Grace" and was reminded quickly of why I enjoyed his music so much long ago.

I pondered this for awhile and came to the conclusion that this type of thing has happened with a number of artists for one reason or another. I lost interest in The Eagles when "Hotel California" came out. "Tusk" ended my affection for Fleetwood Mac. "Lawyers In Love" destroyed my love for Jackson Browne.

Last nights listening session ended in the wee hours of the morning rediscovering many buried treasures in my vinyl library. I highly recommend the very early work by the above artists. The recordings may not be the best but the music is. Has anyone else had this phenomenon happen to them also? What artists were they and why did you stop listening?
lugnut
Waltersalas(Chris), I totally agree about Fleetwood Mac's "Mirage" album. I use it for both musical purposes and sonic enjoyment for it's recording quality. I especially like "Gypsy", which I always previously thought was trite pop, but now I like it. I have the Japanese pressing of it, and it sounds great.
Onhwy61,

It sounds as if you miss the good old days of great FM stations. I sure do. You are blazing the trail with the hard drive based jukebox.

Waltersalas, it's nice when pearls get dropped in our laps and puts a smile on our face.

Patrick
4yanx, I am already there. Got all the early stuff on Japanese pressings, including Bare Trees, Mystery To Me, Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, Mirage, and a regular pressing of Buckingham/Nicks, which has some great stuff on it too.
Just try finding a mint Japanese pressing of Mystery To Me. This is one of the jewels of my collection.