JOHNNY THUNDERS SO ALONE ORIG 1978 REAL RECORDS LP AUTOGRAPHED THIN LIZZY PUNK
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JOHNNY THUNDERS~SO ALONE~ORIG 1978 REAL RECORDS LP~AUTOGRAPHED~THIN LIZZY~PUNK
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Johnny Thunders – So Alone
Real Records – RAL 1
VERY RARE ORIGINAL PRESSING FROM 1978 ON REAL RECORDS!!
AUTOGRAPHED ON THE BACK IN PEN!
ALTHOUGH THE PERSON WHO OBTAINED THE SIGNATURE CANNOT TESTIFY TO THE AUTOGRAPHS LEGITIMACY (THE COLLECTOR DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR), THIS LP IS ONE OF DOZENS THAT HE HAD AUTOGRAPHED IN THE 1980s - 2000s.
COVER IS IN VG++ CONDITION WITH SOME WEAR AND CREASES AT THE EDGE.
VINYL IS IN VG++ CONDITION WITH LOTS OF LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES.
Following the drug-fueled implosion of the Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders bounced back with his first solo outing, So Alone. Featuring a veritable who's who of '70s punk and hard rock -- Chrissie Hynde, Phil Lynott, Peter Perrett, Steve Marriott, Paul Cook, and Steve Jones, among others -- the record was a testament to what the former New York Dolls guitarist could accomplish with a little focus. Much like Thunders' best work with the Dolls and Heartbreakers, So Alone is a gloriously sloppy amalgam of R&B, doo wop, and three-chord rock & roll. Despite the inevitable excesses that plagued every Thunders recording session, Steve Lillywhite's solid engineering job and a superb set of songs hold everything together. A cover of the Chantays' classic instrumental "Pipeline" leads things off, and is a teasing reminder of what a great guitarist Thunders could be when he put his mind to it. The record's indisputable masterpiece is "You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory," a wrenching, surprisingly literate ballad in which Thunders seems to acknowledge that his junkie lifestyle has doomed him to the abyss. Songs like "Leave Me Alone," "Hurtin'," and the chilling title track continue the theme of life inside the heroin balloon. Fortunately, all this back-alley gloom is leavened by some memorably animated moments. "London Boys" is a scathing reply to the Sex Pistols' indictment of the New York punk scene, "New York." The funky "Daddy Rolling Stone" features the inimitable Lynott on background vocals, while the rave-ups "Great Big Kiss" and "(She's So) Untouchable" are terrific examples of Thunders' raunchy take on classic R&B. Sadly, Johnny Thunders never followed up on the promise of his solo debut. His subsequent records were a frustrating mix of drug-addled mediocrity and downright laziness. But for one brief moment, he seemed to put it all together. That moment is So Alone.
Tracklist
Pipe Line
You Can't Put Your Arms Round A Memory
Great Big Kiss
Ask Me No Questions
Leave Me Alone
Daddy Rollin' Stone
London Boys
(She's So) Untouchable
Subway Train
Downtown
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