Michael Hurley, Long Journey (CD)

Renewed interest in Michael Hurley has gone on for so long that I have little to add to the conversation. The weird, ultra-dry/isolated (and very characteristically late-70s) mixes of Long Journey sometimes bother me, and other times I don't even notice them. It features some classic Hurley songs like "Portland Water" and "Hog of the Forsaken" that he'd re-record later (with different weird production ideas). On most recent listen, I noticed a lyrical reference to Cambridge that obviously refers to Rounder, who released Long Journey in 1976 (and reissued it on CD 22 years later).