Unreleased John Prine Recordings to Be Compiled In New Collection Found Dogs

This year marks the 30th anniversary of John Prine‘s 12th studio album, Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings. In celebration, a curated archival release, titled Found Dogs, will be released on October 9th via Oh Boy Records (one day ahead of what would have been Prine’s 80th birthday). The 10-track Found Dogs was originally released as a limited-edition run of 2,000 LPs for April’s Record Store Day. The collection includes acoustic solo performances, various alternate takes, and several unreleased Prine originals. Standouts include “Quit Hollerin’ At Me,” a solo acoustic version of “Humidity Built the Snowman,” the “Lake Marie” demo, and the unreleased “Hey Ah Nothin'” and “Dogs in Burlington.” A press release for Found Dogs calls it an “intimate look at his songwriting and studio process during a pivotal time era of his career.” Our first preview of Found Dogs comes with “World Without Love,” another unreleased original composition. Whether you know the record itself or the corresponding “era,” Prine once again dazzles with a ditty that lands squarely in your chest. Below, watch a lyric video comprised of Super 8 footage from a Prine family vacation circa 1970. Found Dogs is just the l...