Sad About the Times explained

Sad About the Times is a compilation album made up of 15 obscure songs from the 1970s that "could have been hits", curated by Mikey Young (Total Control / Eddy Current Suppression Ring) and Keith Abrahamsson (founder of Anthology Recordings and head of A&R).^[1] It was published by Anthology Recordings, a reissue imprint of Mexican Summer, as a companion^[2] to Follow the Sun – a collection of 70s FM through a distinctly Australian lens assembled by the same duo.

Sad About the Times is an "exploration of 70s FM folk, soft rock, west coast jangle, power pop and late night jams" by North American artists.^[3]

On October 29, 2019, Anthology reissued three 1970s albums from artists featured on the album: Art Lown's Piper Oz the Hound, Boz Metzdorf's Signs of Seasons, and David Chalmers' Primeval Road.^[4]

Track listing

Some digital editions of the album remove Loaves & Fishes, Illusion, Holy River, Am I Supposed to Let it By Again, and the eponymous Sad About the Times, shortening the total length of the album to 58:04.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anthology . Mexican Summer & . Various Artists - Sad About the Times. Mexican Summer & Anthology. . 2024-09-30 . Mexican Summer & Anthology.
2. Web site: 2019-06-06 . Sad About the Times: Lost Tracks of the ’70s That Sound Vaguely Familiar, PopMatters . 2024-09-30 . www.popmatters.com . en-US.
3. Web site: Out Now: Sad About The Times . 2024-09-30 . Anthology . en-US.
4. Web site: 2021-10-29 . Anthology Recordings Is Reissuing Three Obscure '70s LPs From Artists On Their Incredible Sad About The Times Comp . 2024-09-30 . Stereogum . en.