Buried Treasure, Vol. 1

by Jimmy Buffett

Overview

Buried Treasure, Vol. 1 brings to light a demo tape Jimmy Buffett recorded for Nashville producer Buzz Cason in Mobile, Alabama and Nashville in 1969. Buffett forgot about these tapes, and so did Cason. They were discovered by engineer Travis Turk when cleaning a closet and, intrigued, Buffett decided to put out 11 of the best songs as Buried Treasure, Vol. 1. These recordings do showcase a nascent talent, one who is admittedly in thrall to Gordon Lightfoot. At times, he can also sound a little bit like Bob Lind ("The Gypsy") and he also dipped his toes into pure country-rock ("Abandoned on Tuesday"), but most of this features a singer/songwriter alone with a guitar, figuring out his own voice, and it's fascinating for that. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/17/2017
Label:	Mailboat Records
UPC:	0698268216730
Rank:	87542

Tracks

1. The Mobile Days [Narration]
2. Don¿¿¿t Bring Me Candy
3. Lightfoot [Narration]
4. The Circle Is Small
5. Clunker Chord [Narration]
6. Abandoned on Tuesday
7. Technology [Narration]
8. I Can¿¿¿t Be Your Hero Today
9. Blame It on New Orleans [Narration]
10. Rickety Lane
11. Sgt. Pepper in the Gumbo Pot [Narration]
12. The Wino Has Something to Say
13. Going Where the Wind Takes You [Narration]
14. California Dreamin'
15. Nashville Here We Come [Narration]
16. The Gypsy
17. Hopelessly Gone [Narration]
18. Hopelessly Gone
19. Simple Pleasures [Narration]
20. Simple Pleasures
21. Close the World at Five [Narration]
22. Close the World at Five
23. Thank You's [Narration]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jimmy Buffett   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Bob Cook   Harmonica,Bass
Rick Hirsch   Guitar (Acoustic)
Harold Floyd   Guitar (Bass)
Lou Walding   Drums
Travis Turk   Percussion
Lanny Fiel   Guitar

Technical Credits

Irene Fukunaga   Production Assistant
Harold Sulman   Producer
Nina Avramides   Project Coordinator
Laurie Gorman   Production Assistant
Marcie Rubalcaba Rupcich   Photography
Gretty Hasson   Production Assistant
Jared Sanscrainte   Production Assistant
Mark Edwards   Production Assistant
Ardell Hill   Engineer
Travis Turk   Engineer,Producer
John Phillips   Composer
Jimmy Buffett   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes
Jim DeMain   Mastering
Michelle Phillips   Composer
Milton Brown   Producer
Mike Ramos   Producer
Michael Utley   Music Supervisor
Will Kimbrough   Arranger,Narrator
Gordon Lightfoot   Composer