Difficult Listening 13 - Los Angeles Free Music Society (LAFMS)

The Los Angeles Free Music Society, an association of artists and musicians, first came together in the mid-1970s and have ever since been releasing albums of challenging music. Occasionally, attempts at accessibility have been made - these are a few of those attempts...

DARKER SKRATCHER - a sampler of LAFMS groups from 1980.

LOOK TO THIS by The Doo-Dooettes - a 1982 almost approachable tour-de-force by some founding LAFMS associates.

BPEOPLE - a 1981 self-titled album, released through Faulty Products (I.R.S Records), in an attempt by LAFMS associates to reach a more mainstream audience.

TRAINS VS PLANES by Human Hands - this 1981 Faulty Products 45 was a minor hit and is possibly the only time LAFMS associates achieved repetitive mainstream airplay.

LAFMS is well-represented on YouTube - feel free to add a favorite if you can find one.