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1977 Mar 23 Washington DC USA The Cellar Door

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 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.

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neats

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

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

With Asa, Leroy, and D. Sharpe. Including a 12 minute version of "Roadrunner"

1977 Boston USA The Paradise

1978 Apr 15 Boston USA The Paradise

JR Fan 1

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

This radio show starts out with a little ditty called something like "We're the Modern Lovers"

VPRO Radio - Amigos De Musica (1978)

VPRO Radio - Amigos De Musica

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

I received this a while back unnamed and undated, and previously had it listed as 1978 filler, Venue Unknown. However I've now been given a lot more info about where it was recorded and also confirmation of the date. Apparently this was a free concert recorded by BRT , Belgium National TV, since then re-named  VRT, which was broadcast in three sections. VRT say that what we have here is just one of them,... so maybe someone out there has the others?

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1978 May 18 Herentals Belgium Netepark

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

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Radiohuset Radio Show (1978)

Radiohuset Radio Show

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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"

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1978 Jul 7 Roslyn USA My Fathers Place

"Jambalaya" is performed with Steve Forbert

1978 Jul 8 Roslyn USA My Fathers Place

Studio Concert which unfortunately cuts out part way through My love is a Flower.

VPRO (1978)

VPRO

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

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

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

Said to have been recorded in Jonathans apartment in Cambridge. With Leroy Radcliffe, Andy Paley, Ellie Marshall, and  another backing singer, Liz Does.

The Paley Sessions (1979)

The Paley Sessions

Pol Dodu

The proper title for this one is "At my front door", although on stage in 1979 in Paris for the Chorus show, Jonathan himself first introduced it as "Crazy little Mama", before correcting himself. It's a cover of the biggest hit by The El Dorados, from 1955...

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

On the same CD as the one from the Roxy of the 5th October 1980. The whole of this show seems to be recorded, the other one is incomplete and just a few songs surviving on tape (see the other entry).

1980 Jul 18 Hollywood USA Roxy

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1980 Oct 18 Santa Cruz USA The Catalyst

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

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1982 Mar 20 New York City USA The Other End

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

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

1982 May 19 Paris France The Rex Club

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)

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

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

VinnieQ

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

Jonathan with Brennan Totten & Andy Paley.

1986 Apr 17 Bologna Italy

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

1988 Sep 10 Tokyo Japan

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

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