Mind & Matter- 1514 Oliver Avenue (Basement)Label: Numero Released 2013 Jimmy Jam Harris was just 16 when he began writing and arranging for Minneapolis 11 piece Mind & Matter. Boasting a perfectly calibrated vocal quartet, an aggressive rhythm section, and stacks of Rhodes, Rolands, and Hammonds, the danceable act failed to win favor with frigid Midwest audiences. Tracked in 1977, this bundle of never before released basement demos throw Harris beloved Philadelphia Sound into an unfinished

Yaldabaoth

Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me)

magnificent forest

and interviews with Lee herself

Bonus DVD contains the entire afternoon set from the final show in Boston in 1983

Patrick Troughton

when paired up

the bands were born and imploded within a few months

Strictly Personal features late 60s-style psychedelic production techniques that tend to confuse the purists

Bernie Tormé– Streetfighter

part tabloid sensationalism

I'm in Love with My Car