An early solo show with a few unusual song choices, and, tantalizingly, a few lines of an unknown and unrecorded song 'Nuclear Power', probably made up on the spot soon after Jonathan noticed someone wearing an anti-nuclear button....Ends with a barely audible acapella encore

1979 Apr 1 Apeldoorn Netherlands Gigant

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

Jerry

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

JR Fan 1

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

I love the instrumental break in Affection.

This album was a wild departure from his previous. One of his most overlooked and underrated

Back in Your Life (1979)

Back in Your Life

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

Ramon

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

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

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1980 Oct 7 Berkeley USA The International House

With  Beth Harrington, Ellie Marshall, and Michael Guardabascio.

1982 May 13 Boston Cambridge USA Jonathan Swifts

1982 Jun 3 Lyon France

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

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

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

Alongside Jonathan tonight are Ellie Marshall, Curly Keranen, Carla Brownlee (on Sax), Michael Guardabascio and one other performer whose name I can't quite hear, but sounds something like Scott (or Stan) Brook (?)

1984 Feb Vancouver Canada Soft Rock Cafe

1984 Jul 27 Manchester UK The Hacienda

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

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

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.

1992 Jan 30 New Orleans USA Tipitinas

This song was written in the studio during the recording of "Modern Lover's 88"

A strange JR song. Dark and almost evil sounding at times. Unless I'm missing the point of the song entirely. It wouldn't be the first time!

Yeah, this one and The Neighbors are both dark. Still not completely sure if I really get them...and I've heard them both countless times!

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