Jonathan Richman 1939-??-??
Living Room Demos aka Solo Acetate, Unknown, Unknown
Set 1
I Feel Alright
Veil Of Cold
Crazy Little Mama
I Feel Alright
Falling In Love Must Be Two Way
Awkward Love
Song Of Rememberance For Old Girlfriends
Hey There Little Insect
Going Home
Instrumental Doodle
Touch Me If You Want To
Do You Believe In Magic?
It Will Stand
Dialogue
Instrumental
Let's Take The Long Way Home
Young And In Love
I'm Young
Government Center
Scat Melody
Little Latin Lupe Lu
Winters Get Hard In New England
Song Of Rememberance For Old Girlfriends
Twist And Shout >
Willie And The Hand Jive >
Trip To The Sea
Veil Of Cold
Crazy Little Mama
I Feel Alright
Falling In Love Must Be Two Way
Awkward Love
Song Of Rememberance For Old Girlfriends
Hey There Little Insect
Going Home
Instrumental Doodle
Touch Me If You Want To
Do You Believe In Magic?
It Will Stand
Dialogue
Instrumental
Let's Take The Long Way Home
Young And In Love
I'm Young
Government Center
Scat Melody
Little Latin Lupe Lu
Winters Get Hard In New England
Song Of Rememberance For Old Girlfriends
Twist And Shout >
Willie And The Hand Jive >
Trip To The Sea
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
Late 1973/January 1974 (the acetate itself was cut 1/25/74)
After the Lovers broke up Jonathan resumed playing solo.
This recording brings us probably as close as we'll get to hearing what those shows sounded like. Don't be misled by the long list of song titles; while there are a number of great fully-formed songs, many of these are loose song sketches and snippets. The music helps fill in the gaps between 1973 Jonathan and post-1976 Jonathan; there are a number of songs (I'm Young in particular) that would've sounded great with the original Lovers, but the vintage cover selections and the more ambitious melodies of some of the originals help point the way to new musical adventures.
On the advice of the better-informed, I've given up trying to guess why this recording was made. It surfaced as an acetate, which is a kind of LP produced in very small quantities. The looseness of the performances and the production lend this a wonderfully intimate atmosphere (hence the "Living Room Demos" nickname).
There's an audience of two or three friends tops, Jonathan wanders from guitar to tambourine to acapella, repeating songs, extolling the virtues of playing solo and, at one point, asking someone take a telephone message for him.
After the Lovers broke up Jonathan resumed playing solo.
This recording brings us probably as close as we'll get to hearing what those shows sounded like. Don't be misled by the long list of song titles; while there are a number of great fully-formed songs, many of these are loose song sketches and snippets. The music helps fill in the gaps between 1973 Jonathan and post-1976 Jonathan; there are a number of songs (I'm Young in particular) that would've sounded great with the original Lovers, but the vintage cover selections and the more ambitious melodies of some of the originals help point the way to new musical adventures.
On the advice of the better-informed, I've given up trying to guess why this recording was made. It surfaced as an acetate, which is a kind of LP produced in very small quantities. The looseness of the performances and the production lend this a wonderfully intimate atmosphere (hence the "Living Room Demos" nickname).
There's an audience of two or three friends tops, Jonathan wanders from guitar to tambourine to acapella, repeating songs, extolling the virtues of playing solo and, at one point, asking someone take a telephone message for him.
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