For many listeners, Jimmy Griffin's voice is tied to the songs that made BREAD a lasting part of the soft rock conversation. The Archive Series opens another door: music that lets you stay with the songwriter, performer, and collaborator behind that voice.
These are digital releases for the listener who does not want the story to end with a greatest-hits playlist. Each volume brings a different part of Griffin's work closer, whether you are drawn to rare recordings, live BREAD performances, studio collaborations, or the later music he made with GYG.
More to hear
Beyond the songs you already know.
Jimmy Griffin was a co-founding member of BREAD, an Academy Award-winning songwriter, and a musician whose work continued to reach beyond one band or one era. The Archive Series is for fans who want to hear the range of that work in a more personal way.
Rather than treating the catalog as a history lesson, these releases invite you to listen closely. You can hear the thread running through the songs: the melody, the storytelling, the voice, and the musical instinct that made Griffin's work feel both polished and human.
It is an easy place to begin when you want more than a biography, but do not know where to look next. Choose the volume that catches your attention, listen at your own pace, and return whenever a song asks for another play.
Choose a volume
Find your way into the archive.
Each release offers a different entry point into Jimmy Griffin's music.
Volume One
A first stop for rare Jimmy Griffin recordings, remastered selections, and music drawn from the archive.
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Volume Two
A deeper listen for fans looking beyond the familiar songs and into Griffin's wider catalog.
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Volume Three
Twelve tracks spanning live BREAD performances, studio work, and a collaboration with Terry Sylvester.
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Volume Four: GYG
Jimmy's final group, GYG, in an eleven-song collection with two previously unreleased singles.
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Keep listening after the familiar chorus.
Some music becomes part of your life so naturally that you forget there is more of the story waiting outside the songs you hear most often. The Archive Series gives BREAD fans and classic rock listeners a way to follow that curiosity without having to search through scattered recordings or secondhand mentions.
Start with a single volume when you want a new listening session. Build the collection over time when you want the broader picture. There is no wrong route through it, only the pleasure of finding a performance, lyric, or arrangement that makes you hear Jimmy Griffin differently.
Because the releases are digital, the music is ready when you are. Put on a volume during a quiet evening, listen through headphones on a long drive, or share a discovery with the person who first put BREAD on your turntable.
The collection also makes a thoughtful gift for the listener who has lived with BREAD's records for years. A familiar artist's deeper catalog can be more personal than another standard music purchase, because it gives someone a chance to hear an artist they already care about from a new angle.
That is the pleasure of an archive when it is made to be heard. It does not ask you to memorize dates or complete a checklist. It simply gives the songs room to surprise you again, whether you are returning to a voice you have loved for decades or finding the connection for the first time.
A record of the work
Hear the songwriter in a wider frame.
Jimmy Griffin's best-known songs can feel effortless, which is often the mark of a great songwriter. The Archive Series gives that ease more context. The releases make space for the parts of a musical life that are easy to miss when a listener knows an artist through only a handful of radio staples.
Live moments bring a different energy. Studio collaborations show another side of the work. Rare recordings make the catalog feel less finished and more alive. Taken together, the four volumes offer a fuller listening experience without asking you to know every detail before you press play.
That makes the series easy to return to. You may start with the release that feels most familiar, then come back later for a different mood, a performance you overlooked, or a song that sounds different after a second listen.
The later chapter
Hear Jimmy Griffin with GYG.
Volume Four captures Jimmy's final band, GYG, with Rick Yancey and Ronnie Guilbeau. The eleven-song release includes two singles that had not been heard or released before, alongside nine original GYG compositions.
It is a meaningful choice for listeners who know Griffin through BREAD and want to hear where his musical life continued. The sound is a later chapter, not a footnote: another chance to spend time with a songwriter who kept making music because the songs still had somewhere to go.
For a fan building the set one release at a time, this volume gives the collection a sense of forward motion. It shows that the story did not stop at the point most listeners know best, and it makes a strong next listen once you are ready to follow Jimmy Griffin beyond the familiar era.
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A simple way to choose your first release.
Choose Volume One when you want a strong introduction to the collection and its rare recordings. Choose Volume Two when you are ready to keep digging into Griffin's catalog. Volume Three is the natural pick for the listener drawn to live BREAD material and studio collaborations, including music with Terry Sylvester of The Hollies.
Choose Volume Four when the story after BREAD is what interests you most. Its GYG recordings make the series feel less like a look backward and more like an ongoing conversation with the work Jimmy Griffin continued to create.
Frequently asked questions
What is The Archive Series?
The Archive Series is Wraysong Records' collection of Jimmy Griffin recordings for listeners who want to spend more time with his work beyond the songs they already know from BREAD.
Are the albums available as digital downloads?
Yes. Each volume is available as a digital purchase through Wraysong Records, so you can choose a volume and begin listening without waiting for a physical shipment.
Which Archive Series volume should I start with?
Start with Volume One if you are meeting the series for the first time. Choose Volume Three for live BREAD performances and collaborations, or Volume Four if you want to hear GYG, Jimmy's final band.
Is this a collection for BREAD fans?
Yes. The series is especially rewarding for BREAD fans who want to hear more of Jimmy Griffin's songwriting, performances, and recordings beyond the band's best-known catalog.