The lovely Ann Magnuson (Bongwater) did a one-woman show a few years back regarding Jobriath and Bowie, the music for which she released as an album. I saw the show at SFMOMA in the fall of 2011. The album is on Spotify: The Jobriath Medley Definitely worth a listen.
Watched Jobriath AD on Kanopy. Great documentary and the music is pretty damn good. And now I'm streaming his music on Spotify.
I like him a lot. But the records don't make him justice. They have some kinda decent songs but they aren't great in any way. Shame
For those interested - The first Jobriath album has been re-released: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/jobriath-jobriath/hnum/10924067
Personal recollections: There was a Pubic Television special around 1970 devoted to how record companies find and groom pop artists, which featured Jobriath - thought it might have shown up on YouTube, but coudn't find it. I recall his music as being in an Elton John / Leon Russell vein, the sort of Gospel rock that was big at the time; no trace of any glam influence but he did play a mean piano. Also, the cover of the Pidgeon album (dead pigeon in a sub sandwich) completely traumatized me as a teen when I saw it in a record store. Seriously! Who'd buy a record with that on the cover?
Totally. Horrific. Unfortunately, not at this point in time. As for what's currently officially available, there's the 1969 Pidgeon LP which has yet to see a CD release. Two studio albums. 1973's self-titled first album and 1974's, Creatures Of The Street. 2004 compilation, Lonely Planet Boy featuring the previously unreleased track, "I Love A Good Fight". 2014 collection of previously unreleased material, As The River Flows which includes a bonus download, Live at the Bottom Line - July 1974. 2015 LP release of unreleased music from Jobriath's 1977 lost musical, "Popstar". There's still unreleased material for the aborted third album, recorded in July 1974 like “Weightless (Love)”, “Actor Loves Himself”, “Girl of the Night”, “New York, New York” and an alternate “Ducky Lullabye”.
