Hammond’s unheralded ‘60s Bay Area band Mad River blurred traditional American music with blazing psychedelic twin-guitars.
Now an unreleased, cautiously unconventional, 1977 solo album emerges, blinking. Only the nine minute West Texas Border Patrol builds on Mad River’s expansive blueprint, but the other songs are all tiny shiny country rock period pieces.
John Dere Tractor was an ‘80s hit for The Judds, who learned it from an associate of Hammond’s.
Hammond himself, now an Indian reservation medic, his music abandoned, heard it on the radio, but never looked back.
Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Stuart, Chortle
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Rudeness, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Bosco239, youtube
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Idrie, Youtube
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com