Goldberg

A mainstay in the Minneapolis rock scene of the late '60s and early '70s, <a href="spotify:artist:4zqeeGcVfWkcRboYXV3TsW">Barry Thomas Goldberg</a> made his solo debut in 1974 under the name Goldberg. Abandoning the power pop of his previous group, <a href="spotify:artist:10XFwiIUeqJoflZ8LcrjTY">the Batch</a>, Goldberg collaborated with experimental guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:7jlfzbtuVUpeUHoYMrU2qD">Michael Yonkers</a> on a Spartan set of psych-folk songs that they recorded in mono to an Ampex tape machine in just two days. The resulting album, Misty Flats, was funded by <a href="spotify:artist:7jlfzbtuVUpeUHoYMrU2qD">Yonkers</a>, who used his payout from a work injury to release several of his own albums as well as Goldberg's debut. A lonesome and thoughtfully meandering album, Misty Flats was self-released and received a limited pressing of only 500 copies. Failing to make a commercial impact, Goldberg's debut faded into obscurity until Seattle-based reissue label <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Light+in+the+Attic%22">Light in the Attic</a> reissued it in 2015. Following its initial 1974 release, Goldberg formed a new rock group, <a href="spotify:artist:4zqeeGcVfWkcRboYXV3TsW">Barry T. Goldberg & the Hwy 52 Band</a>, who became regionally successful around the Twin Cities. He later resumed his solo career, releasing a string of albums under his full name, <a href="spotify:artist:4zqeeGcVfWkcRboYXV3TsW">Barry Thomas Goldberg</a>. ~ Timothy Monger, Rovi