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2003 reissue of 1976 classic, that's unavailable domestically, features 17 tracks including 8 bonus tracks, 'Dignified & Old', 'I'm Straight', 'Government Center', 'I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms', 'Dance With Me', 'Someone I Care About' (Alternative Version), 'Modern World' (Alternative Version), & 'Roadrunner' (Alternative Version). Includes slipcase & foldout sleeve with extensive liner notes, photos & other memorabilia. Castle.

The Modern Lovers: Jonathan Richman (vocals, guitar); Jerry Harrison (keyboards); Ernie Brooks (bass); David Robinson (drums).
Producers: John Cale, Kim Fowley.
Engineers: Robert Appere, Alan Mason.
Digitally remastered by Bill Inglot & Ken Perry.
THE MODERN LOVERS is a reissue of the 1975 Beserkley album with two additional tracks.
U.K. edition features eight bonus tracks and original cover art.
Compiled of demos the band recorded with John Cale in 1973, The Modern Lovers is one of the great proto-punk albums of all time, capturing an angst-ridden adolescent geekiness which is married to a stripped-down, minimalistic rock & roll derived from the art punk of the Velvet Underground. While the sound is in debt to the primal three-chord pounding of early Velvet Underground, the attitude of Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers is a million miles away from Lou Reed's jaded urban nightmares. As he says in the classic two-chord anthem "Roadrunner," Richman is in love with the modern world and rock & roll. He's still a teenager at heart, which means he's not only in love with girls he can't have, but also radios, suburbs, and fast food, and it also means he'll crack jokes like "Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole...not like you." "Pablo Picasso" is the classic sneer, but "She Cracked" and "I'm Straight" are just as nasty, made all the more edgy by the Modern Lovers' amateurish, minimalist drive. But beneath his adolescent posturing, Richman is also nakedly emotional, pleading for a lover on "Someone I Care About" and "Girl Friend," or romanticizing the future on "Dignified and Old." That combination of musical simplicity, driving rock & roll, and gawky emotional confessions makes The Modern Lovers one of the most startling proto-punk records -- it strips rock & roll to its core and establishes the rock tradition of the geeky, awkward social outcast venting his frustrations. More importantly, the music is just as raw and exciting now as when it was recorded in 1973, or when it was belatedly released in 1976. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
One of the great 'lost' albums in rock history, Modern Lovers offered listeners a bridge between the Velvet Underground and the birth of punk. It also introduced them to Jonathan Richman, a most underrated songwriter. The Modern Lovers' only proper album is actually a collection of demos recorded with John Cale in the early 70s. They were never released until 1976, by which time the band had long passed. The classic tracks available here include 'Pablo Picasso', 'She Cracked' and 'Roadrunner', the subliminal influence at work behind Cornershop's 'Brimful Of Asha'. Richman's aching vocals, often seemingly on the point of collapse, provide the sort of direct emotional connection that great rock 'n' roll has always been about.

Spin (p.104) - "New wave's first baby steps."
Q (3/93, p.98) - 5 Stars - Indispensable - "...their delightfully offhand garage rock recalled [singer/songwriter] Richman's mentors, The Velvet Underground, and the cornbread naivete of 1962. He tapped into rock & roll's innocent roots to create a personal landscape..."
Q (11/03, p.136) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Pretty damn essential..."
Uncut (2/04, p.90) - "[T]here's a sincerity in his timbre and pithiness to his lyrics that make Richman's lovelorn protestations seem like those of a genuine poet..."
No Depression (p.91) - "Drummer David Robinson and bassist Ernie Brooks are a stellar rhythm section throughout."
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List Price $28.98 (You save $4.03)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, New Wave
Label Castle Music Ltd.
Orig Year 1975
All Time Sales Rank   25559  
CD Universe Part number 6118923
Catalog number 782
Discs 1
Release Date Aug 05, 2003
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Personnel Jerry Harrison - keyboards
David Robinson - drums
Jonathan Richman - vocals, guitar
Ernie Brooks - bass
Additional Info Bonus Tracks; United Kingdom
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1.Roadrunner
2.Astral Plane
3.Old World
4.Pablo Picasso
5.She Cracked
6.Hospital
7.Someone I Care About
8.Girl Friend
9.Modern World
10.Dignified & Old (Bonus Track)
11.I'm Straight (Bonus Track)
12.Government Center (Bonus Track)
13.Someone I Care About (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)
14.Dance With Me
15.Someone I Care About
16.Modern World (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)
17.Roadrunner (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)
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