She’s Gone. The Complete Works

A Midwestern Masterpiece – The Album That Should-Have-Been. Now-Again Presents The Hamilton Movement With Previously Unreleased Tracks And An Extensive Booklet.

You’d be hard pressed to name a song with the driving, emotional intensity and raw energy of the

Hamilton Movement’s anthemic ode to heartbreak, “She’s Gone.” Issued as the B-Side of the band’s

1976 single “We’re Gonna Party,” and distributed in and around Indianapolis, there is no evidence the

song garnered significant attention upon release—yet over the past fifty years it has amased a cult of

devotees across the globe. But while interest in the group’s music remains strong, little information

has surfaced about the Hamilton Movement’s history, and until now, there have been no official

reissues of their work. This collection presents the band’s discography, alongside previously

unreleased music discovered on tape; it is the Indianapolis soul album that should-have-been.

The keys to the Hamilton Movement’s mystery can be found in central Indiana, where promoter Dick

Melvin has lived the past few decades, in a rural suburb of Indianapolis, amidst forests and cornfields.

Melvin served as the group’s manager throughout their entire existence, but his involvement extended

far beyond typical managerial duties. He co-wrote and co-arranged the band’s music; he produced

and released their recordings on his Look Out label. Dick is also the band’s archivist. His home is

filled with boxes of demo sessions, live tapes, contracts, posters, and promotional photos

documenting his work with the Hamilton Movement. He entrusted his archive to Now-Again’s care

and they’ve assembled this album under his watch. Dick’s story, and the story of his band, are

presented in an extensive, oversized booklet with Dick’s rarely-seen photos and ephemera and words

by Now-Again’s Egon and Naptown historian Kylie Long.