Whether it be due to a sudden change in opinion, an un-cooperative record label searching for a hit single, a rift between band members, or even the tracks being stolen, there have been many occasions where bands have gone to the effort of writing and recording a full-length album, only to have it never be released, bound for a lifetime of floating around the outskirts of the internet to be collected by obsessed fans. We’ve put together a list of some of the most famous and sought-after ‘lost albums’, some which are readily available with the help of Google, and others that will probably never be heard again.
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