History:

J.D. Elias was a singer-songwriter from somewhere in the western United States. Most likely he was from either Arizona or Colorado. Elias, like many others, spent his evenings playing music on the club scene. He performed mostly acoustic material with folk and country influences.

Elias put together some original material and recorded his only full length album in 1978. It was recorded and released by BIRC and distributed by Audio Design out of Tuscon, Arizona. 

The album features eleven original cuts, in which eight of them are performed solely by Elias. He played lead and rhythm acoustic guitars, bass guitar, and various percussion including stompbox, congas, and rings. He is joined on backing vocals on "Invitation"  and "In Colorado" by the trio of Leora Napp, Nessa Benson, and Terry Closs. On the title track and "Inventions Of My Mind", Elias is joined by a full backing band of Tuscon jazz session musicians. The band included Bruce Stone on bass guitar, Dick Fazio on piano, and David Bromberg on drums. Tim O'Conner overdubbed fiddle and banjo onto several songs. 

Elias didn't release anything after this and fell off the map entirely. A lot of copies are out there so perhaps it sold well at the time of release.