Aside from a brief entry in The Acid Archives Of Underground Sounds, a Popsike.com listing, and a track posted on And Then The Chimney Spoke, I can't seem to find any information about the private press album by Hopkins & Bradley, or is it Hopkins-Bradley? My friend Brooks burned this mysterious folk/pop record onto a CD-R for me a while back and I've really been enjoying it. A listener asked for a copy when I played it a few weeks ago and since it's worth hearing and near impossible to find, I've decided to pass it along to all of you.
After the jump, you'll find MP3s of the entire LP...
1 - Take A Second Chance (4.6 MB MP3)
2 - Nothing Hides Better Than Darkness (4 MB MP3)
3 - I'd Really Like To See You (3.6 MB MP3)
4 - Midnight Thunder (1.8 MB MP3)
5 - A Song For You (3.1 MB MP3)
6 - Final Bow (2.4 MB MP3)
7 - Friar Circle (1.5 MB MP3)
8 - Day Dreamer (2.6 MB MP3)
9 - Old Sailor Man (3.4 MB MP3)
10 - Funny But The Way I Feel (2.6 MB MP3)
11 - Take Me Home (2.6 MB MP3)
12 - Open Road (3.5 MP MP3)
13 - Good-bye To You (1.4 MB MP3)
Like Aztec Two Step..........Minus the talent.
Posted by: rocketboy | April 10, 2007 at 11:04 PM
really lovely....thanks!
Posted by: ross | April 11, 2007 at 12:41 AM
Great stuff. Reminds me that I first heard FJ McMahon on Hatch's show and love that one, too.
Posted by: Scott M | April 11, 2007 at 08:28 PM
Man, we should really do something to get a proper rip of this. Day dreamer is a bit skippy, but I would kill to get a hold of a copy of this. Could Hatch possibly ask the friend who burned the CD-R where he got it?
And of course, thanks a million for this.
Posted by: William Zeuthen | April 15, 2007 at 12:07 PM
William, it turns out that the friend who sent it to me actually got a burn from someone else. He tells me that only 50 copies of the LP were ever pressed... maybe someday the album will see a proper reissue taken from the master tapes or from a cleaner copy.
Posted by: Hatch | April 16, 2007 at 11:29 AM
hey, reminds me of myself when i was eighteen. a few of these songs have potential. "nothing hides better than darkness" is particularly good.
Posted by: mpb | January 21, 2008 at 09:56 PM
Thank you.
Posted by: matty | April 12, 2009 at 06:32 PM
Good album! Thanks so much for posting this!
Steven
Posted by: Steven K | October 29, 2009 at 11:06 AM