THE MODERN LOVERS 1976 DEBUT LP - 1986 UK REISSUE w/EXTRA TRACK UNPLAYED
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THE MODERN LOVERS 1976 DEBUT LP - 1986 UK REISSUE w/EXTRA TRACK UNPLAYED
THE MODERN LOVERSThe Modern Lovers
1986 UK BESERKLEY RECORDS ?(BZ 0050) REISSUE OF THE MODERN LOVERS' VELVET UNDERGROUND INSPIRED 1976 DEBUT
BEAUTIFUL COPY - LOOKS UNPLAYED
MATRIX: BZ + 0050 + A / BZ + 0050 + B
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE "MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE - DATED '186' (January 1986)
Compiled of demos the band recorded with John Cale in 1972, The Modern Lovers is one of the great proto-punk albums of all time, capturing an angst-ridden adolescent geekiness which is married to a stripped-down, minimalistic rock & roll derived from the art punk of the Velvet Underground.
While the sound is in debt to the primal three-chord pounding of early Velvet Underground, the attitude of Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers is a million miles away from Lou Reed's jaded urban nightmares.
As he says in the classic two-chord anthem "Roadrunner," Richman is in love with the modern world and rock & roll. He's still a teenager at heart, which means he's not only in love with girls he can't have, but also radios, suburbs, and fast food, and it also means he'll crack jokes like "Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole...not like you." "Pablo Picasso" is the classic sneer, but "She Cracked" and "I'm Straight" are just as nasty, made all the more edgy by the Modern Lovers' amateurish, minimalist drive.
But beneath his adolescent posturing, Richman is also nakedly emotional, pleading for a lover on "Someone I Care About" and "Girl Friend”.
That combination of musical simplicity, driving rock & roll, and gawky emotional confessions makes The Modern Lovers one of the most startling proto-punk records -- it strips rock & roll to its core and establishes the rock tradition of the geeky, awkward social outcast venting his frustrations.
More importantly, the music is just as raw and exciting now as when it was recorded in 1973, or when it was belatedly originally released in 1976
Side 1:
Roadrunner
Astral Plane
Old World
Pablo Picasso
I´m Straight (extra track not on the original LP)
Side 2:
She Cracked
Hospital
Someone I Care About
Girl Friend
Modern World
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels which show no spindle traces or any sign the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
In keeping with its possibly unplayed status my own play-check at volume found practically nothing to fault - just an occasional one-off tick - from manufacture rather than play - impossibly minor anyway - lovely copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Some storage rub to the surfaces but otherwise the sleeve is crisp and clean with sharp edges and spine
POST & PACKING:
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UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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