A Letter Home

One off project organised by Leon A. "Buddy" Walters, which resulted in a private press LP release in 1975, later reissued in 2021. According to Walters, the album title is "Presents A Letter Home".

"Little is known about the group A Letter Home and their home-studio recorded, private press release. The title, as well as the cover and its stock vintage holiday card design, indicate that this album is some sort of ode to Christmas past, but upon listening there is no sign of Yuletide joy (...) With an ever shifting lineup of musicians and singers that differ from song to song, it’s likely that these recording sessions were more about sharing in an experience and communal bonding than they were about releasing an actual album. No reason for press photos or an advertising campaign. Just music for the sake of - and the love of - creating music." This theory is endorsed by the fact that Barry Jenkins later confessed to Hilton Valentine he didn't remember working with Tim Rose or even being present during the session because he "was too spaced out to remember any of this".

Source of the above quote: Sundazed Bandcamp page on the occasion of their 2021 reissue + liner notes to the 2021 CD reissue A Letter Home - Have A Good Old Fashioned Christmas (second quote).