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Lost 1960s Album Resurfaces After Thrift Store Find

In 2016, Marcus Pollard bought a damaged vinyl at a Canadian thrift shop and was intrigued by six songs from the 1960s indie band The Glass Cage. Pollard spent two years searching for the band’s members, posting on Facebook groups until a 77‑year‑old Norman Roth replied that the record was his. Roth, now a warehouse manager, was stunned to hear his long‑lost music after more than five decades and welcomed the chance to share it with new listeners. Over the next eight years, Pollard used industry contacts to refurbish, remaster, and design packaging for the album, titled Where Did the Sunshine Go?. The finished vinyl was released on February 24, 2026, and is now available for streaming on Bandcamp and purchase on vinyl. Both Roth and his former bandmates expressed excitement but said they are not chasing fame; they simply want people to hear their music. The story highlights how a single thrift‑store find can revive forgotten art and bring decades‑old creativity to a modern audience.

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The essential points

  1. 01Marcus Pollard discovers a damaged 1960s vinyl in a Canadian thrift shop and becomes obsessed with the six songs.
  2. 02After two years of searching, Norman Roth, 77, confirms the record is his, sparking a reunion of The Glass Cage’s lost music.
  3. 03Pollard spends eight years refurbishing, remastering, and packaging the album, titled Where Did the Sunshine Go?, before its 2026 release.
  4. 04The album is now available for streaming on Bandcamp and for purchase on vinyl, giving the band a new audience after 58 years.
The full brief

In 2016, Marcus Pollard bought a damaged vinyl at a Canadian thrift shop and was intrigued by six songs from the 1960s indie band The Glass Cage. Pollard spent two years searching for the band’s members, posting on Facebook groups until a 77‑year‑old Norman Roth replied that the record was his. Roth, now a warehouse manager, was stunned to hear his long‑lost music after more than five decades and welcomed the chance to share it with new listeners.

Over the next eight years, Pollard used industry contacts to refurbish, remaster, and design packaging for the album, titled Where Did the Sunshine Go? The finished vinyl was released on February 24, 2026, and is now available for streaming on Bandcamp and purchase on vinyl. Both Roth and his former bandmates expressed excitement but said they are not chasing fame; they simply want people to hear their music.

The story highlights how a single thrift‑store find can revive forgotten art and bring decades‑old creativity to a modern audience.