THE MODERN LOVERS: S/t LP
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The Modern Lovers is the debut studio album by the Modern Lovers. It was released in 1976, although the original nine tracks had been recorded in 1972. Six of the original tracks were produced by John Cale. In 2003, the album was ranked number 381 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and again as number 382 in 2012
The Modern Lovers were an American rock band led by Jonathan Richman in the 1970s and 1980s. The original band existed from 1970 to 1974 but their recordings were not released until 1976 or later. It featured Richman and bassist Ernie Brooks with drummer David Robinson (later of The Cars) and keyboardist Jerry Harrison (later of Talking Heads). The sound of the band owed a great deal to the influence of the Velvet Underground, and is now sometimes classified as proto-punk. It pointed the way towards much of the punk rock, new wave, alternative and indie rock music of later decades. Their only album, the eponymous The Modern Lovers, contained idiosyncratic songs about dating awkwardness, growing up in Massachusetts, and love of life and the USA. One of our absolute favorite records here at True Love Always!
TRACKLIST:
A1. Roadrunner
A2. Astral Plane
A3. Old World
A4. Pablo Picasso
A5. Dignified
A6. I’m Straight
B1. She Cracked
B2. Hospital
B3. Someone I Care About
B4. Girl Friend
B5. Modern World
B6. Government Center
