Modern Lovers Vinyl Reissue

Rhino records 2 rnlp 70091 beserkley rnlp 70091 format.

Modern lovers vinyl reissue.

Vinyl version of last year s sa studio album by the legendary jonathan richman former leader of the modern lovers and one of the most influential figures in indie music. The modern lovers the modern lovers there s no more joyous album opener than the 1 2 3 4 5 6 with which the modern lovers announce roadrunner. One set of demos produced by john cale were released as the band s first album this one in 1976. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1986 vinyl release of the modern lovers on discogs.

This is a collection of raga inspired music sparked when richman read a book about 19th century indian mystic ramakrishna. Vinyl lp album reissue remastered country. Originally released on the beserkeley label in 1976 though most of the material was recorded in 1973 the modern lovers is a universally accepted proto punk classic. When i first played it it sounded so bad i thought there was something wrong with my system.

Vinyl lp album reissue 180g. I pulled out my original copy and although it lived a hard life during my misspent youth it still sounded way better than the vinyl lovers. Thanks to discogs most vinyl reissues have a tangible verifiable history. The modern lovers only ever recorded demos and live shows but the demos were released as albums several years later.

To appreciate the visceral beauty of this 1976 classic listeners don t need to know that it was effectively a compilation of early demos released two years after the band had split. Where was the reissue pressed. A couple of years ago i bought a vinyl lovers reissue of the allman brothers eat a peach. In 2003 the album was listed on rolling stone magazine s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time limited 180 gram white vinyl lp pressing.

The album was included in robert dimery s 1001 albums you must hear before you die. Account lists account returns orders. Before being stuck with a warped or bad sounding record glance the internet. This is the eponymous debut studio album by the modern lovers originally released in 1976.

Cds vinyl. It s an album that bridges the gap between the velvet underground a band whom leader jonathan richman was obsessed with and the first wave of punk rock. In the case of older 70 s 80 s reissues some countries did a better job.