1. Anyway I Can
2. If These Are men
3. Lady Bug
4. I Can't Stay in Your Life
5. David Watts
6. Have I No Love to Offer
7. For Eric
8. It's All over
9. Boris' Lament
10. Mummer Band

Cleveland Ohio is not only the home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but the birthplace of many classic musical acts. The Choir’s first release was an acclaimed single on Canadian-American Records (eventually picked up by Roulette). It gained them opening spots for The Who and The Yardbirds among others, but the group eventually dissipated and morphed into other bands including the James Gang, and eventually, Raspberries.

Some of their original recordings have been complied on import EPs, various compilations, and on the expanded boxed set of Lenny Kaye’s Nuggets series, but not much is known about the band’s second wind. Until now.

Artifact: The Unreleased Album showcases 10 tracks, recorded in 1969, making their first appearance anywhere. They resonate with the original Choir vibe, adding in post-British Invasion influences like Procol Harum. Recently unearthed by Suma Recordings operator Ken Hammon’s son, they have been lovingly restored by Tommy Allen and Ducky Carlisle, whose work has been universally lauded after their work on Raspberries’ Pop Art Live.

The packaging contains liners from Eric Carmen, Al Kaston, and Choir members Denny Carelton and Phil Giallombardo, plus a family tree, and rare photos from the bands’ collections. Artifact: The Unreleased Album is a trip to the late ’60s church of rock ’n’ roll.