Name: The L.A.M.F. Demo Sessions
Brand: Johnny Thunders

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FREUDLP135

Colour

Pink

Colour details

Transparent Magenta Vinyl

Discogs ID

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

2000

Release date

2022-11-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5013145213513

Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / pink

Artist

Johnny Thunders

Genre US

60s & 70s

Label US

Jungle Records

Black Friday 2022

Johnny Thunders was a Queens, New York-born guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He first gained recognition as the lead guitarist for a prominent rock band and later went on to form his own group. With his unique style and undeniable talent, Thunders left an indelible mark on the music industry.
Influenced by artists like Richard Hell and Stiv Bators, Johnny Thunders created a sound that was raw and authentic. His work with bands such as the New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers showcased his exceptional guitar skills and songwriting abilities.
With a discography that includes collaborations with notable punk rock bands like Dead Boys and The Damned, Johnny Thunders cemented his status as a true icon of the genre. Fans of MC5, Buzzcocks, or The Undertones will appreciate his gritty yet melodic sound.

The Heartbreakers (Johnny Thunders, Walter Lure, Billy Rath and Jerry Nolan) with four studio demo sessions from 1976 and 1977, compiled onto one album for the first time. Two sessions were recorded in 1976 in New York, including four tracks in their early incarnation with Richard Hell and later six tracks after Billy Rath had joined on bass. In London in 1977, they recorded one session just prior to signing with Track Records, and another after L.A.M.F. had been released, with The Clash’s Terry Chimes on drums replacing the newly departed Jerry Nolan.

Pressed on transparent magenta vinyl, it comes with a 12” poster of the Roberta Bayley cover photo, an outtake from the L.A.M.F. cover session, and an inner bag with Walter Lure interviewed by Johnny Thunders’ biographer Nina Antonia in 2005.

The album shows the development of the band building towards their classic 1977 ‘L.A.M.F.’ album (recently reissued with a newly found original master), and further points to the direction they would have gone had they not split up.

The L.A.M.F. Demo Sessions

Music US