1979 Jul 14 Chicago USA Gaspars

Highly recommended! Previously listed here as 'Unreleased Lost Elpee, 1980'. These seem be better identified as the eight-track demos that were recorded at Perfect Crime Studios during late summer of 1979 (see Tim Mitchell's book 'There's Something About Jonathan' - page 124). 

The Lost LP (1979)

The Lost LP

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

1980 May 10 USA The Tam OShanter

JR Fan 1

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

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.

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

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

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

A neat sounding show, the 2nd of two nights at the Bottom Line, and with a very early acapella version of 'That Summer Feeling'... it's pretty different here and sounds like it's completely new to the audience too; Jonathan describes this as his 'Summer Song'...With Beth Harrington, Ellie Marshall, Ken Forfia, Michael Guardabascio, and Curly Keranen.

1981 Dec 27 New York City USA The Bottom Line

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

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

1982 Oct 23 New Orleans USA Tupelos Tavern

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

1984 Aug 6 London UK Dingwalls

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

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 great concert with a great version of 'Affection' tied into the concert cause.

1985 May 8 Berkeley La Pena USA Earth First Benefit

Earth First Benefit

1985 Jun 3 Bremen Germany Shauberg

1985 Jun 17 London UK Jacksons Lane Community Centre

A nice show, with a very atmospheric outdoors feel to it somehow; kids talking and playing in the background  between songs and a very enthusiastic band of Modern Lovers (Jonathan with Andy Paley & Asa Brebner) plus a couple of Jonathan's jokes thrown in between songs too. 

Leo Lyons

I think I took this photo of Jonathan at this gig.http://www.flickr.com/photos/21639778@N00/8544246781/

1985 Jun 20 Glastonbury UK Glastonbury Festival

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

Yo Jojo and This Kind Of Music are both on a poor sounding taping that we also have, but not on the CD copy.

1985 Jul 5 London UK The Riverside

I'm Just Beginning to Live (1985)

I'm Just Beginning to Live

1986 Jan 16 San Francisco USA Great American Music Hall

1986 Mar 16 Hoboken USA Maxwells

Jonathan breaks a string mid set and then spends the best part of the next 10 minutes taking time out telling jokes, the jokes are awful but the delivery's great  - Our kids really like the frog joke!

1986 Sep 5 Chicago USA Holsteins Folk Club

This album seems to get mediocre reviews but I've always loved it.

Agreed! It just has a special feel that's even different from other albums. "This Love of Mine" and "Just About 17" are just pure magic

Shirin and Fahrad gets me a litle choked up when I hear it.

Just About 17 is in my top ten JR songs of all time.

It's Time For Jonathan Richman (1986)

It's Time For Jonathan Richman

This show has the most songs of any show in this database

1991 Feb 13 Bloomington USA

I have this album but I'm ashamed to say that I rarely listen to it. Forgive me.

Te Vas A Emocionar (1994)

Te Vas A Emocionar

DMDCAF

There were many shows I was at where Jonathan at least did some of CLOSER as CERCA in espanol! Definitely my favorite song of his in Spanish!

I love when he goes "mas y mas y mas y mas y mas y mas"!