J. RIDER [Anonymous] - Inside The Shadow CD 77 w No Longer Anonymous & 10 CD 15 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Text from blog within per:  Anonymous was an American psychedelic / folk rock band from Indianapolis, Indiana. They changed line-up slightly in 1977, becoming J.Rider.

Anonymous formed primarily from members of Madison Zane, a cover band featuring previous Sir Winston And The Commons members Joe Stout and Ron Matelic, along with bassist Glenn Weaver and vocalist Marsha Rollings. Matelic and John Medvescek had been childhood friends before playing together in Sir Winston, and Matelic had performed with Rollings at small get-togethers in the later Sir Winston days. 

The informal group of musicians jammed together on Sunday afternoons, developing material primarily written by Matelic, until recording a set of songs at Jim Spencer's studio The Music Factory in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1976. A few hundred copies were pressed up as Anonymous - Inside The Shadow, with the name "Anonymous" being chosen by Matelic due to the group's unofficial nature. The band played no gigs under the moniker, but they later played some original material at some local venues after becoming J. Rider. 

After the 1976 release of “Inside the Shadow”, the group decided to change their name to J Rider (after the second cut on the Anonymous LP) and pursued a similar rich vein of impeccable songwriting, but this time adding more hard rock to the mix, resulting in a fantastic sounding album that sadly went unreleased at the time. The excellent reissue label OR Records first unearthed the tapes and put out a small edition of LPs in 1996, and we are now there's this new and deluxe edition of this gem, complete with new sleeve art. 

“Kiss Of Your Soul” and “Pike River” get our vote for two of the greatest songs ever written, and “One Sided Lover”, “High Roller” and “Sunday‘s Hero” each offer a heavier spin on the group’s Television-like interplay and compositional prowess. This record is highly recommended for everyone who enjoyed “Inside the Shadow”, and it also happens to come with an entire unreleased album of songs recorded by the group’s visionary songwriter Ron Matelic! That’s right, ten bonus tracks of previously unheard songs recorded in the 1990s, featuring most of the members of Anonymous; a lost LP, if you like, and a fascinating complement to the Anonymous and J Rider albums.

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