EARL’S CLOSET: THE LOST ARCHIVE OF EARL MCGRATH,
1970-1980
produced by journalist Joe Hagan, features 22 unheard recordings, including rarities by Daryl Hall and John Oates (who Earl discovered), the poet-punker Jim Carroll, Warhol “Superstar” Ultra Violet, Texas artist Terry Allen, Detroit sax legend Norma Jean Bell, David Johansen of the New York Dolls, and many more..
Joe Hagan authored the liner notes, which appear in a 20-page booklet inside, along with astonishing private photographs by Camilla McGrath.
“Earl’s Closet” is being produced by Light in the Attic Records of Los Angeles, Calif., and comes out JULY 15.
The story of Earl and the album is also told in a fabulous short documentary by filmmaker Brendan Toller (“Danny Says’”)