I never really "got into" either of the Lost Recordings tapes to the same degree as their previouly-released counterparts. They just don't seem to have as many great songs per tape as the "proper" cassettes" do.
Fear Yourself, as well - despite seeming like a great concept - seemed to be "missing something" when I first heard it, though it's grown on me somewhat. Specifically, I've grown to love every 3rd track (as in #3, 6, 9, & 12)!
However, I co-wrote the song "Rock Around the Christmas Tree" on "Lost & Found"* and I also sing back-up and play drums on it. So, clearly without bias, I can assure you that "Lost & Found" is the best of the albums you listed. If you can manage to get a copy, that is -- I still have to make do with the old CD-R copy I got from producer Brian Beattie along with my paycheck.**
- NotDan
PS: Lost & Found was all recorded at the same time as Rejected/Unknown, so if you like one, you will like the other. Enough material still exists for a third album from those sessions, though it might not be quite as high-quality as the first two.
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*(I doubt if I got a songwriter credit on the L&F version, but that's fine since the song was altered a great deal between our original improvised take*** and the actual finished version as heard on the CD.
**(A world in which I count as a "professional" drummer is a sick and sad world indeed!
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http://middlenamewayne.imeem.com/music/Zl3hEqhO/daniel_johnston_not_daniel_johnston_rock_around_the_christ/)****
****(Oh, and once again, people -- PLEASE tell me if you have trouble playing the songs on my IMEEM page, and whether you can download them or not. I'm completely lost as to how things work there!)
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