Despite now being hailed as one of punk rock's most important and enduring statements, Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers' banshee wail of a debut, L.A.M.F., screamed in silence upon its 1977 release, doing a commercial nosedive worthy of an FAA investigation. Admittedly, the record didn't stand much of a chance in the soft rock quagmire of the late '70s, but its odds certainly weren't helped by abysmal distribution (the group's label, Track Records, went belly up soon after the record's rel   [ read more ]

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A thirty-minute performance of JOHNNY THUNDERS live in New York City in 1982. Nine songs of raw and rugged rock'n'roll, including the hot-shit title track, "In Cold Blood."

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VINYL FORMAT. When former New York Dolls/Heartbreaker John Anthony Genzale died in 1991, he'd experienced just about all the ups and downs rock 'n' roll could possibly lay on one man. By the end of his solo career, abruptly shut down by heroin abuse, he had played an impressive number of live shows. This 1990 unplugged concert closed that circle and showed the many sides of a gifted guitarist and punk rock legend.

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The Doris Day song? Yes. Done by Johnny in his own weird way. This didn't appear on the Thunders album 'Que Sera Sera' but the 'B' side tracks 'Short Lives' and 'I Only Wrote This Song For You' do come from there. The cover photos come from the Nina Antonia book 'In Cold Blood'. They show a very young Johnny as a choir boy next to an older Johnny being held in jail.

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An unstoppable compilation from the driving force behind legendary NY punk bands the New York Dolls and the Heartbreakers! Thunders' "live fast, die young lifestyle" became the stuff of legend, and everyone from the Sex Pistols to MC5 has cited his music as an influence. Eighteen tracks including: "Jet Boy," "Born to Lose," "Chinese Rocks," "It's Not Enough," "Pirate Love," "Blame It On Mom," "Pipeline, "I Only Wrote This Song For You," "You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory," "Little Bit Of Whore," "M.I.   [ read more ]

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Originally released in 1983 as an analog cassette-only, New Too Much Junkie Business was one of ROIR'S best-ever selling cassettes. It has now been digitally remastered and repackaged for CD release. Ex-New York Dolls and Heartbreakers leader, the late Johnny Thunders, represents the pure unadulterated New "Yawk" Rock n' Roller. Walk down St. Mark's Place or Alphabet City in NYC even today and you will see dozens of Johnny Thunders look-a-likes, sound-a-likes and wanna-be's. A talented musician, singer,   [ read more ]

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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, {^S   [ read more ]

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Never the most prolific studio visitor, the late New York Dolls guitarist Johnny Thunders plied his brand of bent-string dementia where it shone brightest: live, and in your face, with no premium on timing, or tuning. Such carping about those factors is wasted on Thunders fans, who cared more about their hero's screw-you persona, than whatever physical condition he brought to each performance. This album drives that object lesson home once more, being culled from the Heartbreakers' 1977 tour pro   [ read more ]

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Fame and promise come easy to some; others handle it about as well as Bill Buckner fielding a ground ball. Rock & roll is littered with the names of artists who've squandered their musical gifts, and few names are as infamous in this regard as Johnny Thunders. In 1978 the former New York Doll recorded his solo debut and one of the better albums of the punk era, So Alone. Reviews were favorable, and the future looked decent for the guitarist and full-time junkie. But, in a move that would c   [ read more ]

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If ever something could be called a labor of love, Jungle Records' Born Too Loose is probably it. Delving into New York's back alleys, this two-disc set collects many of Johnny Thunders' finest moments. Given Thunders' legendary penchant for sloppy, unfocused performances (both live and in the studio), this is no mean feat. The collection spotlights the guitarist's post-New York Dolls career, compiling a healthy 39 tracks of studio and unreleased live material. Disc One contains studio record   [ read more ]

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An 18-track collection taken from an April 4, 1987, Heartbreakers gig at the Roxy Theater in Los Angeles, In the Flesh captures Johnny and the boys, with special guest, ex-New York Dolls bassist Arthur Kane, on one of those "had to be there" nights that, sadly, didn't come around nearly enough in J.T.'s career. Unlike a lot of Thunders live recordings, this one is conspicuous by the absence of the side banter and stoned drivel that spiced up so many of his shows. Johnny comes acro   [ read more ]

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