Jonathan with Leroy Radcliffe on guitar, Curly Keranen on bass, accompanied an unnamed drummer.The sound is a little 'boomy'. 

1976 Apr 11 San Francisco USA

Jerry

"Here Come the Martian Martians" has cuts

1976 Apr Iowa USA

The very first JR song I ever heard. I heard Hospital on the radio around 1976 or so. That got me hooked for life.

Jonathan and the Modern Lovers - Leroy Radcliffe, Curly Keranen, and D. Sharpe. A really rare recording, with a couple of completely unknown songs - 'At Home with a Lover' and  'I Love People'' - both of them don't seem to exist on any other JR recordings. Some issues with the sound, a bad burn's been done at some time in the past, but nothing too much to spoil it.

1976 Oct 3 San Francisco USA The Boarding House

I just remembered how much I love this song

This is such a fun recording! Jonathan taking the second line up of Modern Lovers on the road with his new songs; Ice Cream Man; Here come the Martian  Martians; Rockin' Rockin' Leprechauns; etc  to a New York audience that sound like they fully expected to hear the 'old stuff!' Lots of heckling at the beginning but Jonathan soon has them won over  well most of them) Best heckle is something like 'You sound like you've got a head full of Ice Cream!'

neats

i was at this show too..very close to the front and it was still hard to hear...curly, leroy and the late d sharpe..d sharpe had a great drum kit..big african skin floor tom..leroy had the epiphone casino type guitar...curly was, curly on standup bass..

That's awesome.I guess this show got a lot of press too. I get the sense that this was the first time that Jonathan introduced his "child-like" songs/persona to a NYC audience.

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/befa3b71.html

Ramon

Thanks Ramon, I updated the track listing

Thanks Ramon, I updated it to to Summer Morning

Between 'Important in your Life' and 'Abominable...' I have a version of 'Fly into the Mystery'

1976 Oct 9 New York City USA Town Hall

New England/Here Come the Martian Martians (1976)

New England/Here Come the Martian Martians

This album had me scratching my head when I first heard it. This album came out right after The Modern Lovers and it was like night and day. But this album was the direction JR would take from then on.

Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers (1977)

Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers

This is the late show of two shows played that day 

1977 Mar 13 San Francisco USA The Boarding House

A great show this - with a very funny trombone instrumental and a few unusual songs, as well as, Little Boy In My Heart, a song that I'm only aware of through this recording and one other - The Paradise, Boston (just above here) with Leroy Radcliffe, Asa Brebner, and D. Sharpe.

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/dff89573.html

i was at this show..i was a freshman at nyu..pretty sure he played nyu 2 different times

1977 Oct 29 New York City USA New York University

1978 Feb 17 Philadelphia USA Houston Hall

JR Fan 1

JR is the man!  He lives near my family.  I want to wear his socks

So classic...includes a very early version of Abdul 

1978 Feb 17 Philadelphia USA University of Pennsylvania

1978 Mar 4 Chicago USA The Quiet Knight

1978 Apr 15 Boston USA The Paradise

Sweet!!! Someone referenced this page: http://www.boiseweekly.com/Cobweb/archives/2012/06/01/jonathan-richman-is-the-crazy-uncle-you-wish-you-had

A little bit of echo for the 1st couple of  songs only, but excellent for the rest of the show.

1978 May 15 Netherlands Pinkpop Festival

Pinkpop Festival

Good  live in the studio recording of the Modern Lovers, with nice and relaxed performance. Some nice chat between songs too.

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/c3bb5678.html

Radiohuset Radio Show (1978)

Radiohuset Radio Show

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/9f90f76d.html

1978 Jun 22 Bristol UK Bristol University

Jonathan with Leroy Radcliffe and Asa Brebner, both this and the show from the following night are really sharp recordings; neat that such early shows occasionally turn up in great condition.

The band introduction is after "New England"

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/6bc06777.html

1978 Jul 7 Roslyn USA My Fathers Place

"Jambalaya" is performed with Steve Forbert

1978 Jul 8 Roslyn USA My Fathers Place

A really good recording and something of rarity from this time. Tonight's and the following nights recording are solo performances, a lot of fun, and full of spontaneity. An added bonus too is the inclusion of  a rare recording of 'I Don't Want No Nuclear Power Plants (in My Life)', a song once planned to be released as a single with the Beserkley label. This release never came to be and the song quickly dropped from Jonathans live shows.

1979 Jul 13 Chicago USA Gaspars

A pretty rare solo show, but not the best of recordings with this one. 

1980 May 10 USA The Tam OShanter

1980 May 23 New York City USA Club 57

Includes a couple of very unusual songs, but, be warned... the sound quality is poor.

"I'm a Little Dinosaur", and "Shirin and Fahrad" are performed acapella

She's Mine is really Rama Lama Ding Dong by the Edsels

Thanks Ramon! I changed the song to Rama Lama Ding Dong

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/f62e127e.html

1980 Oct 7 Berkeley USA The International House

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/dedc5873.html

1980 Oct 18 Santa Cruz USA The Catalyst

Boston TV (1980)

Boston TV

A cracking two set show featuring the Rockin' Robins (Beth Harrington and Ellie Marshall). The second set is particularly enjoyable... everyone's loosened up and having fun.

1981 Feb 6 Bloomfield USA The Dirt Club

Set 2 sounds to have come from a different source to that for Set 1, and is a much better recording; hence a different rating for each of the sets.With the Rocking Robins & Michael Guardabascio. 

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/ffab0972.html

1981 Feb 13 Boston USA Bradford Ballroom

With Curly Keranen, Michael Guardabascio and Ken Forfia, plus 'The Rockin' Robins' : Ellie Marshall and  Beth Harrington.Yoyos On Parade' & 'Creeps On The March' aren't really songs they're just a few lines while Jonathans messing about for a minute or two.

1981 Feb 14 Providence USA

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/df3f4772.html

1981 Feb 20 Mt. Vernon USA Left Bank

With Curly Keranen, Beth Harrington, Ellie Marshall, Ken Forfia, and Michael Guardabascio.

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/ee7df973.html

1981 Feb 21 New York City USA My Fathers Place

Very clear - probably a soundboard recording. With Beth Harrington, Ellie Marshall, Ken Forfia, Michael Guardabascio, and Curly Keranen.

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/63eb2c77.html

1981 Mar Detroit USA Bookies

With Beth Harrington, Ellie Marshall, Ken Forfia, Michael Guardabascio, and Curly Keranen.

"Roll With Me Henry" and "My Guy" are cut

1981 Jul 17 Boston USA The Channel

Right, I had this previously listed as New York 1982, and as a one CD show only, but now have a copy of the full show as below... the thing is that the one CD copy seemed to sound better than the new complete copy does (the 1 CD copy ran from fireside chat to Abdul & Cleopatra) so I now need to do some further sound checking and come up with the best recording.Here's the show... and by the way, 'Bring Back Springtime' still stands out as a great unlisted and unrecorded song...

1981 Jul 20 New York City USA The Peppermint Lounge

Also known as "I Can't Stand To See People With Their Feeling's Hurt"

With Beth Harrington, Ellie Marshall, and Ken Forfia. A pretty short show this, at something like 30 minutes long. 

1981 Oct 10 Boston USA Commonwealth Pier Exhibition Hall

A solo show in the main, except for a few songs with 'the Rockin Robins' on each set, joined by Andy Paley on piano for 'Up In The Sky Sometime'.

1982 Mar 2 Boston Cambridge USA Jonathan Swifts

cover files available     This is a great little show! It sounds really intimate and of the 16 songs Jonathan plays 6 that I've only heard here (well maybe one or two exist on a couple of other live shows but the performance here is spot on). This is one of my favorites and listened to lots.

1982 Mar 21 New York City The Other End

I'd have probably graded this one as excellent if it hadn't have been for some very occasional loss of sound in one channel. With a few unusual songs choices that don't get performed too often, and a very unusual end of show poem...

1982 May 5 St. Louis USA Mississippi Nights

With  Beth Harrington, Ellie Marshall, and Michael Guardabascio.

1982 May 13 Boston Cambridge USA Jonathan Swifts

1982 May 19 Paris France The Rex Club

1982 Jun 3 Lyon France

With the Modern Lovers. The first track here doesn't sound quite right, but the sound on rest of the recording is pretty good.

1982 Sep 23 New York City USA Lone Star Cafe

With the Modern Lovers and Beth and Ellie (The Rockin' Robins)

1982 Sep 24 Boston USA The Channel

1982 Oct 23 New Orleans USA Tupelos Tavern

Loads of unusual songs here, Jonathan's very chatty and joking throughout and everybody's having a great time. Lots of interaction between him and what is a pretty lively audience. A great show!

1983 Feb 14 Los Angeles USA Uncle Charlies

I believe he is referring to the Roman god "Pan", the god of nature-like things: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_(god). So, maybe the grammar should be: "I'm Your God, Pan". He keeps his Pan-Pipe ready for Pan-Melodies! He lives in the woods...not much to steal...but those colors well, those colors are real (natural)

1983 Oct 7 Amherst Bluewall USA University of Massachusetts

1983 Oct 9 Bloomfield The Dirt Club

One of the best sounding shows I have of The Modern Lovers from the early 1980's.Jonathan doesn't introduce all the band members so can't be sure of the full line-up tonight, but the performers included 'The Rockin' Robins' (Beth and Ellie), Curly Keranan, and Carla Brownlee on Saxophone. Carla's Sax is put to full use throughout and some of the songs have never sounded better

"This Kind of Music", and "Hospital" are cut

1983 Oct 10 Boston USA Jonathan Swifts

With (among others) Carla Brownlee, Curly Keranan, Ellie Marshall, and Jamie Hawkins (?)

I've been to The Bottom Line a few times back in the 70's. I saw Billy Joel,Patti Smith and Elliot Murphy there.

That Patti Smith show must have been amazing

1983 Oct 11 New York City USA The Bottom Line

With Curley & Ellie, and probably Jonathans Saxophone.

"Vincent Van Gogh" starts halfway through the song

1983 Nov 15 San Diego USA San Diego State University

Personal highlights are 'I'm a Jerk' and a really nice and long 'Affection'.Deservedly Excellent.

The Penthouse Radio Show (1983)

The Penthouse Radio Show

He also appeared on Tulane University Radio WTUL-FM on this date

Full band present with Asa, Curly, and Ellie on Rhythm guitar

1983 Nov 22 New Orleans USA Tipitinas

cover files availableWith Jonathan on Sax and Curly Keranen on Acoustic Bass: no guitars! 

1983 Portland USA Reed College

KALX Radio Show (1983)

KALX Radio Show

A good show but the audience here is pretty rowdy and a sizeable number seem pretty inattentive to the performance, there's also quite a lot of chatting way too near the microphone, but, besides these gripes it's still an interesting recording and includes a couple of otherwise unknown songs - 'More Surprises' and 'Let's Go Wild' - apart from on this tape.

1984 Jan 27 Providence USA The Living Room

Jonathan with the Modern Lovers: Ellie, Curly, and Michael Guardabascio; it's quite a short show, at something like 40 minutes, but a good one and includes 'Let's Go Wild'.

1984 Jun 21 London UK Hammersmith

Excellent recording made for Radio-Bellevue, recorded through the soundboard and mixed on-the-fly, incorporating a couple of  ambience microphones standing in front of the stage. With Ellie Marshall and Curly Keranen.

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/3f3da275.html

1984 Jul 12 Lyon France West Side Club

The single version of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMmSH-628jI

1984 Jul 27 Manchester UK The Hacienda

English music festival, Jonathan with Ellie Marshall and Curly Keranen.

1984 Jul 29 Cornwall UK Elephant Fayre

Elephant Fayre

Very good audience recording of Jonathan with Ellie & Curly. Including an improvised and otherwise completely unknown song, 'Jonathan I feel so Bad'', the words of which Jonathan seems to be spilling out, line by line, in a stream of consciousness style of improvisation.

1984 Jul 31 Bath UK Moles Club

With Jonathan, Curly & Ellie Marshall. A few faults with the original taping : every once and a while the microphone seems to be getting a bit of a knock which then affects the recording levels for the next 30 seconds. This doesn't happen too much at the start though it's a lot more noticeable for the last 10 minutes.

"There is No Squiltage" and "There is No Abomination" are very short

1984 Aug 3 Edinburgh UK Queens Hall

With Ellie and Curly, a great sounding performance, and several encores too.

1984 Aug 6 London UK Dingwalls

1985 Apr 25 San Francisco USA Last Day Saloon

VinnieQ

i always wanted to hear the full version of CornerStore from the film Kingpin, but i never found it..

A pretty good show with Asa Brebner, and almost certainly Andy Paley. The recording ends a little before the end of the show and just a few seconds into 'My Jeans'.  It's one of the few shows I have that includes 'Lets say we just met', and it's a cracking version performed on this one - great!!!

1985 Jun 12 Paris France The Rex Club

I am pretty sure that the instrumental, track 20, is really Malaguena De Jojo. 

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/bfcdd072.html

1985 Jun 24 Torino Italy Big Club

A great and hugely extended 'This kind of Music', something like 15 minutes in total, adds to a very memorable performance. 

1985 Sep 27 Santa Monica USA

Excellent apart from a couple of songs where Jonathan's singing away from the microphone. 

1985 St. Louis USA Heartbreak Club

1991 Nov 15 Bloomington USA Second Story

I love it when JR writes songs about real people. Velvet Underground,Pablo Picasso,Walter Johnson, etc.

A great show including an outstanding version of 'Monologue on Bermuda' - the full story is here with two, yes, two songs within a song, 'Here come the Martian Martians' &  'Abominable Snowman in the Market',  before moving back to where we started at 'Down in Bermuda' - Excellent.It's also one of the few shows I have, so far, that includes a live version of "Tandem Jump!" so, set your altimeters...another - Highly recommended!

1992 Jun 9 Arlington USA The Birchmore

"Here Come the Martian Martians" and "Mary Anne" are together

2003 Mar 6 Valencia Spain Sala Roxy

How is JR able to point out things that rarely get pointed out in such a lucid way?

A super sounding show and a pretty long concert. Jonathan does quite a few French songs tonight, as well as a French version of 'Not in my Name'.

C'etait Toujours Toi means "It Was Always You"

2003 Mar 14 Paris France Cafe de la Danse

She's not so scary she's got all of my records! 

The term "Vampire Girl" has entered into my natural dialect because of this song

Just a few crackles during 'Springtime in New York' but otherwise all okay.This is one of the few recordings we have that includes 'Not in my Name', a short verse on the pending American/British attack on Iraq, he didn't choose to do it when we saw him in Liverpool a week later.

"Life is unpredictable" surely was "in che mondo viviamo". Weird that lots of these shows I went to and I had no idea any recording of any of them existed till now.