The Dawg Years is a collection of 20 Foley songs, recorded when his moniker was Deputy Dawg. They were cut during three different living room sessions between February of 1976 and September of 1978. They may or may not be his first recordings.
There is truly something for everyone on this song-cycle. At Tubby's was recorded mostly from the board with minimal mixing work from Dougie himself on analogue tape.
I Hope We Can Still Be Friends is essentially an anthology that bridges Johnson’s earliest days as a songwriter with his present-day outlook and abilities.