Format Details: 1LP Blue Coloured
Release Date: 14 February 2025
Label: Music On Vinyl
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8719262033368
Genres: Indie
Description
This is the eponymous debut studio album by the American Rock band The Modern Lovers, originally released in 1976. Six tracks ("Roadrunner", "Astral Plane", "Old World", "Pablo Picasso", "She Cracked" and "Someone I Care About") were produced by John Cale.
The Modern Lovers were formed in 1970 by teenage singer, songwriter, guitarist Jonathan Richman, augmented with Jerry Harrison (keyboards) -later of Talking Heads-, Ernie Brooks (bass) and David Robinson (drums) -later of The Cars-, with Richman's friend and original band member John Felice joining them occasionally.
The Modern Lovers influenced numerous aspiring punk rock musicians on both sides of the Atlantic, including the Sex Pistols, whose early cover of "Roadrunner" was placed on The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2003, the album was listed on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
The Modern Lovers is available as a limited numbered edition of 4000 copies on "Cool Blue" vinyl
Tracklisting
SIDE A
1. Roadrunner
2. Astral Plane
3. Old World
4. Pablo Picasso
SIDE B
1. She Cracked
2. Hospital
3. Someone I Care About
4. Girl Friend
5. Modern World
T-Spoon
Cheap Trick
Buckshot Lefonque
Takeshi Furukawa
Whodini
Silverchair
Tensnake
The Byrds
Dungen
Truly
The Tremolo Beer Gut
The Sinclairs Feat. Emily Breeze
The Fourth Wall
Starter Car
Radical Friendship Theory
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