Omnivore Recordings
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Rock ‘n’ Roll With The Modern Lovers (Red Vinyl)
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The
second
release
from
the
There’s
Something
About
Mary
star
Features
the
Top
5
UK
hit
“Egyptian
Reggae”
Co-Produced
by
Beserkley
Records
founder
Matthew
King
Kauffman
and
Glen
Kolotin
(Jimi
Hendrix,
Janis
Joplin)
Available
CD
&
LP,
with
an
exclusive
red
variant
for
Independent
Retail
While
his
desire
was
for
his
band
to
be
more
of
an
acoustic/harmony
based
endeavor,
Jonathan
was
blindsided
when
his
true
debut
was
overtaken
by
a
compilation
of
early
recordings.
Singles
like
“Roadrunner”
and
“Pablo
Picasso”
were
in
the
forefront
–
but
that
did
not
deter
Jonathan.
After
original
drummer
David
Robinson
left,
(eventually
finding
success
with
Hall
of
Famers,
The
Cars),
Richman
hired
D.
Sharpe,
and
the
band
recorded
and
released
the
aptly
titled
Rock
‘n’
Roll
With
The
Modern
Lovers.Now,
one
might
wonder
how
“rock
‘n’
roll”
and
album
with
songs
titled
“Ice
Cream
Man,”
“Dodge
Veg-O-Matic,”
and
a
version
of
“Wheels
On
The
Bus”
is
–
but,
Greil
Marcus
called
it
“the
purist
Rock
and
Roll
album
I’ve
heard
this
year.”
And,
due
to
the
UK
fascination
with
the
band’s
perceived
debut,
“Egyptian
Reggae”
hit
#5
on
the
singles
charts!
The
date
is
1977.
Revel
in
where
the
“real”
Jonathan
Richman
story
started,
and
how
it
evolves.
The
original
releases
are
available
on
CD
and
LP,
with
a
unique
red
colored
vinyl
variant
available
for
independent
retail.
His
true,
Beserkley
catalog
is
available
once
again.
The
way
Jonathan
intended.
Tracklisting
1.
The
Sweeping
Wind
(Kwa
Ti
Feng)
2.
Ice
Cream
Man
3.
Rockin’
Rockin’
Leprchauns
4.
Summer
Morning
5.
Afternoon
6.
Fly
Into
The
Mystery
7.
South
American
Folk
Song
8.
Roller
Coaster
By
The
Sea
9.
Dodge
Veg-O-Matic
10.
Egyptian
Reggae
11.
Coomyah
12.
The
Wheels
On
The
Bus
13.
Angels
Watching
Over
Me
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