Jonathan Richman is such an entertaining showman, you must see him live in concert to fully appreciate his charm, charisma and his surprisingly good musicianship. There are many (bootleg) live recordings of Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers (and solo) from the late 70's to present and there was an official live album released in 1978. This record, Modern Lovers Live was credited to the Modern Lovers, but live recordings of the "classic" line-up of the Modern Lovers (Richman, Jerry Harrison, David Robinson, Ernie Brooks) are harder to find and rare. The only live recordings I've heard are from the Longbranch Saloon and Harvard University. I have a cassette I dubbed from the Precise Modern Lovers Order Live CD (from my sister?) in the mid-90's which include the previously mentioned gigs in Berkeley and Boston. I'm posting the remixed, reissue that is pretty much the same recordings with four different songs during the Harvard university portion. The sound quality is better than I remember it and considering it's not a soundboard, it's not bad. If there are any other decent live recordings from this Modern Lovers era (before the Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers album), please let me know so we can share.
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MODERN LOVERS
Live At The Longbranch And More (1998)
01. Someone I Care About
02. Dance With Me
03. She Cracked
04. Hospital
05. Girlfriend
06. Foggy Notion
07. Ride Down On The Highway
08. Pablo Picasso
09. A Plea For Tenderness
10. Walk Up The Street
11. Modern World
12. Old World
13. 96 Tears
14. I'm Straight
15. Wake Up Sleepyheads
16. Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
17. Roadrunner
Edited and remastered in 1998 at Archer Studios in Winooski, Vermont.
Previously released on Fan Club / Newrose in 1992. The 1998 version includes four songs not on Live At The Longbranch Saloon.
Tracks 01 to 08 recorded at the Long Branch Saloon, Berkeley Cal., April 1972.
Track 09 recorded in Cambridge, Mass. 1973.
Tracks 10 to 17 recorded at Harvard University, 1971 (maybe 1972).
Live At The Longbranch And More (1998)
01. Someone I Care About
02. Dance With Me
03. She Cracked
04. Hospital
05. Girlfriend
06. Foggy Notion
07. Ride Down On The Highway
08. Pablo Picasso
09. A Plea For Tenderness
10. Walk Up The Street
11. Modern World
12. Old World
13. 96 Tears
14. I'm Straight
15. Wake Up Sleepyheads
16. Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
17. Roadrunner
Edited and remastered in 1998 at Archer Studios in Winooski, Vermont.
Previously released on Fan Club / Newrose in 1992. The 1998 version includes four songs not on Live At The Longbranch Saloon.
Tracks 01 to 08 recorded at the Long Branch Saloon, Berkeley Cal., April 1972.
Track 09 recorded in Cambridge, Mass. 1973.
Tracks 10 to 17 recorded at Harvard University, 1971 (maybe 1972).
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ReplyDeleteYes!! You must have read my mind, I will post it on Saturday the 17th.
ReplyDeleteSoooo happy to see this pop up! Thanks so much binky!
ReplyDeleteSounds like 'I'm Straight' is not Harvard, but NYU per this video:
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Dude! I've been wanting to hear this recording forever. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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