Dusty tapes lost for decades in a Mobile AL studio... hard to resist. If you like Buffett's early work, this is earlier still, when he was trying (as he discusses in the commentary) to emulate Gordon Lightfoot. Well, things got better from there, much better, but even so it wasn't a bad start. Most of the songs are simple studio recordings of Jimmy with his acoustic guitar doing his own compositions, but there are enough surprises to spike things up. The live cover of California Dreaming with the Junior Miss contestants singing backup has to be heard to be believed. The guy always could put on a good show and get people wrapped up in the music. Maybe the best part is that you can hear echoes of work he would be cranking out in the next decade or so, hints of good things to come.
Also noteworthy, every other track is Buffett talking about his early career, what went into a particular song, etc. He also mentions that there were about 120 songs unearthed, and this disk is labeled "Volume One." Buffett's never been one to leave money on the table, so I'm guessing we'll see Vols. 2 thru N rolling out at some six-month-to-a-year intervals. Something to look forward to.
So yeah, Buried Treasure is an apt name for this album. It's not for everybody, but if you think you might like it, you probably will.
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