Ok, I'd better say a few words... When I received both this and the following one (Cambridge Boathouse) they were mixed up and named as Boston 1971 & 1973, but I think they were accidentally mis-labeled at some time.   Why do I think this? Well, by doing a comparison of some tracks included in Precise Modern Lovers Order & also by checking out some other people's early Modern Lovers web pages: they tie in as actually being from Harvard University 1971 & Cambridge Boathouse.  Quality-wise though, the recording sound is pretty rough, especially when you compare them to the cleaned up songs included on Precise Modern Lovers Order, but, because some are not included on either Precise Modern Lovers Order or Live at the Longbranch Saloon, then they are probably only available within this recording. So, that's my ten cents, enough said...

1971 Boston Cambridge USA Harvard University

Jerry

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

1971 Ipswich USA Stonehenge

JR Fan 1

1-4 Jonathan's first demos said to have been made in the Harvard Square area of Boston, Summer 19705-7  From The Modern Lovers first session, Intermedia Studios, Boston, 19718-9 From The Warner Brothers Demos with John Cale, Elektra Studios, LA, April 197210-11 From Dinky Dawsons Studio, Boston with Kim Fowley, Summer 197212 Gold Star Studios, LA, with Kim Fowley, October 197313 Live Radcliffe, Cambridge, October 197214 - 17 The Mercer Arts Center, NYC, New Years Eve 197218 Cambridge Boathouse, MA, 1972 Also, - Tracks 5,7, and 9, are among the extra tracks on the 2003 Castle Music re-issue of 'The Modern Lovers' (CMQCD 782) Track 6 was on the original 1976 release of 'The Modern Lovers', but the version here has some brief studio chat before it begins.

A CD bootleg released in 1998 by Punk Vault(PVCD1003). The sound is generally pretty good

http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/374565773/songs-of-remembrance-more-jojo-this-one-takes-us

Songs of Rememberance (1972)

Songs of Rememberance

Tracks on the re-issue: Dignified and Old, I'm Straight, Government Center, I Wanna Sleep in your arms, Dance With Me

The very first JR album I bought. I ordered this LP through the mail around 1976-1977.

Proto Punk. Years ahead of it's time. It plays like a Greatest Hits album. Classic.

Has there ever been a greater opening few seconds than "1 2 3 4 5 6"? Answer: No

The Modern Lovers (1976)

The Modern Lovers

With Leroy Radcliffe, Curly Keranen, and D. Sharpe.

This is the early show of two shows played that day

http://haystackpudding.com/MP3/3e59e175.html

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

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 Original Modern Lovers (1981)

The Original Modern Lovers

1988 Sep 10 Tokyo Japan

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

1990 Oct 3 Hildesheim Germany Vier Linden

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

A rowdy and very lively audience; Jonathan joins 'the Skeletons' for the first 3 songs...

1991 Feb 16 Chicago USA Lounge Axe

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!

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

Jonathan is speaking Italian throughout this one, dropping some into the lyrics on a few songs, and even manages to do the whole of  'Monologue on Bermuda' in Italian. 

1991 Sep 14 Bologna Italy Festa Dell Unita

A slightly muffled sound here: it does though include a couple of songs unique to this show.

Superb show. Did "Since She Started To Ride" after someone shouted "Go Country Jonny!". After that funny request he did another song, and afterwards remarked how he liked how informally he was addressed! ("very  familiar of them!") He then played the song with these twangy country guitar licks that I had never heard him play before

1998 Dec 6 San Francisco USA Slims

A great sounding show, Jonathan sings in French - lots! Just look at the song list...

2000 Oct 25 Paris France Cafe de la Danse

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

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

A pretty good show this, with quite a lively audience and a pretty long one. The sound for the first 30 seconds is a bit off but from there on the recording sharpens up and the sound is pretty good for the rest of the night. Like I said it's a pretty long one this - at about one and three quarter hours and with several encores... Jonathan has has said in the past how much he enjoys playing to Spanish audiences.. this is a good example why... the rapport's great here!

In "She Cracked", the beginning is cut due to a tape flip