Peter Laughner sealed LP box with rare bonus 7"

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Smog Veil Records have been working for the last 10 years to create the definitive Peter Laughner retrospective.  I am pleased to announce that the box set is now in production, and the wait is nearly over. Peter Laughner was a singer songwriter from Cleveland like no other.  Before his untimely death in 1977, he played in numerous bands, most notably Rocket From The Tombs and Pere Ubu, and also as a solo performer.  He wrote for a variety of weekly newspapers and Creem, where he was a contemporary of Lester Bangs.  He famously told Jane Scott of the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he wanted to do for Cleveland what “...Brian Wilson did for California and Lou Reed did for New York.” In many ways, Peter did in fact put the Cleveland underground on the map.   In cooperation with Peter's estate and his many collaborators, the box set will contain the definitive statement of Peter's musical talents and additionally showcase his writings and the many works he created with a variety of talented friends.  Smog Veil's research team has looked in every basement, attic, and corner to uncover numerous gems and we are pleased to be able to place Peter's work on display.   Many of the 56 songs contained in the release are seeing the light of day for the very first time.  All songs have been carefully mastered and sonically upgraded from the best possible sources by the Grammy-nominated team of Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering.  The box set also contains a 100 page hardbound book of photos and writings.  Two box set formats will be available: 5 LPs or 5 CDs, and both formats contain an identical box, book, and track listing.



1972 (Fat City Jive) A01 Hesitation Blues Written-By – Billy Smythe A02 The Sidewalks Of New York Arranged By – Laughner*Written-By – Lawlor*, Blake* A03 Willin' Written-By – Lowell George A04 Solomon’s Mines Written-By – Peter Laughner A05 Please Mrs. Henry Written-By – Bob Dylan A06 Mean Ol’ Frisco  Written-By – Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup A07 Drunkard’s Lament Written-By – Terry Hartman A08 T For Texas Written-By – Jimmie Rodgers B09 Good Time Music Written-By – John Sebastian B10 Love Minus Zero (No Limit)  Written-By – Bob Dylan B11 I’m Waiting For The Man Written-By – Lou Reed B12 Eyes Eyes Written-By – Michael Hurley B13 The Eyes Of A New York Woman Written-By – Ogden*, Pynchon* B14 It’s Saturday Night (Dance The Night Away) Written-By – Peter Laughner B15 These Days Written-By – Jackson Browne B16 Fat City Jive Written-By – Terry Hartman B17 That’s The Story Of My Life Written-By – Lou Reed 1973 – 1974 (One of The Boys) C01 Rock & Roll Written-By – Lou Reed C02 One Of The Boys Written-By – Hunter*, Ralphs* C03 All Along The Watchtower Written-By – Bob Dylan D04 Heroin Written-By – Lou Reed D05 I’m So Fucked Up Written-By – Peter Laughner D06 White Light White Heat / Call The Ambulances Written-By [Call The Ambulances] – Cynthia Black (3)Written-By [White Light White Heat] – Lou Reed 1973 – 1977 (Pledging My Time) E01 Cinderella Backstreet Written-By – Peter Laughner E02 Down At The Bar  Written-By – Peter Laughner E03 Baudelaire Written-By – Peter Laughner E04 32-20 Blues Written-By – Robert Johnson E05 Rain On The City Written-By – Peter Laughner F06 “I Must Have Been Out Of My Mind” Written-By – Peter Laughner F07 Pledging My Time Written-By – Bob Dylan F08 (My Sister Sold Her Heart To) The Junk Man Written-By – Adele Bertei, Peter Laughner F09 First Taste Of Heartache Written-By – Peter Laughner F10 Sylvia Plath Written-By – Peter Laughner F11 Lullaby Written-By – Peter Laughner 1974 – 1977 (Rock It Down) G01 What Goes On Written-By – Lou Reed G02 Ain’t It Fun Written-By – O'Connor*, Laughner* G03 Amphetamine Written-By – Peter Laughner H04 Prove It Written-By – Tom Verlaine H05 Dear Richard Written-By – Peter Laughner H06 Hideaway Written-By – Peter Laughner H07 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Written-By – Bob Dylan H08 Pablo Picasso Written-By – Jonathan Richman H09 Rock It Down Written-By – Peter Laughner 1977 (Nocturnal Digressions) I01 See No Evil Written-By – Tom Verlaine I02 Come On In (Whatcha’ Doin’ On Them Stairs?)  Written-By – Tom Verlaine I03 Everything I Say Just Goes Right Through Her Heart Written-By – Adele Bertei, Peter Laughner I04 The Next Room Of The Dream Written-By – Peter Laughner I05 Do It Written-By – Jesse Winchester I06 Slim Slow Slider Written-By – Van Morrison J07 Blank Generation Written-By – Richard Hell J08 Wild Horses Written-By – Jagger-Richards J09 Isn’t That So? Written-By – Jesse Winchester J10 Me And The Devil Blues Written-By – Robert Johnson J11 Pale Blue Eyes Written-By – Lou Reed J12 (Going To) China Written-By – Peter Laughner J13 Summertime Blues Written-By – Eddie Cochran 1973 – 1976 (Easily Excited) K01 Drugstore Cowboy/I’m So Fuckin' Bored Written-By – Bangs*, Laughner* K02 Venus De Milo Written-By – Tom Verlaine L03 Heart (Section 2) Written-By – Michael Hronek L04 Who’s Been Here? Written-By – Bo Carter L05 Instrumental (fragment)  Written-By – Peter Laughner