11-3-09 Lounge Lizards / John Lurie
I have been a fan of John Lurie / The Lounge Lizards since 1980 or so. I recently ran across both of my ticket stubs for the 2 x Lounge Lizards shows I saw – June 16, 1981 @ Whisky A-Go-Go ($5) and June 12, 1998 @ El Rey Theatre ($20). In 1981, I drank a lot at this show – but I recall it was rather good. I would’ve been 22 or so at that time, and they seemed a lot older than myself. In 1998, it seemed too good to be true that they were returning to
And of course Mr. Lurie has expensive coffee table art books, too. Wonderful stuff. And he’s in those Jim Jarmusch films – even stranger, Mr. Lurie contributed to the soundtracks of some ‘straight’ films – “Get Shorty”, for example. Ever see “Fishing With John”? It’s on DVD. Amazing stuff.
CD BIG HEART - LIVE IN
1986 7 TRKS Live
CD BIG HEART - LIVE IN
1986 10 TRKS Live 'DDD'? 3 x bonus tracks
LP BIG HEART - LIVE IN
1986 7 TRKS Live
LP FUSION (W/ Teo Macero) EUROPA
1984 7 TRKS with The Lounge Lizards
CD LIVE '79 / '81 DANCETERIA FR DANCD 046
1985 12 TRKS Live '79 - '81
LP LIVE FROM THE DRUNKEN BOAT EUROPA
1983 8 TRKS Live 11/82
CD LIVE IN
1992 6 TRKS Live, CD-only release?
CD LIVE IN
1995 6 TRKS Live, CD-only release?
CD LOUNGE LIZARDS EG US EEGCD 8
1981 13 TRKS
LP LOUNGE LIZARDS EG US EGS 8
1981 13 TRKS
CD NO PAIN FOR CAKES
1987 9 TRKS 'DDD'
LP NO PAIN FOR CAKES
1987 9 TRKS
CD QUEEN OF ALL EARS STRANGE AND B SB 0015
1998 10 TRKS autographed, CD-only release?
CD VOICE OF CHUNK LAGARTO
1989 10 TRKS (2 x bonus tracks) mail-order vers.
CD VOICE OF CHUNK VERABRA DE VBRCD 25
1989 10 TRKS (2 x bonus tracks)
LP VOICE OF CHUNK VERABRA DE NO. 25
1989 8 TRKS
John Lurie solo works:
CD AFRICAN SWIM AND MANNY & LO STRANGE AND B SBM CD0017
1998 25 TRKS Original soundtracks
CD DOWN BY LAW CRAMMED BEL MTM 14CD
1987 21 TRKS 'VARIETY'
CD FISHING WITH JOHN (O.S.T.) STRANGE AND B SB 0014
1998 23 TRKS O.S.T.
CD GET SHORTY (V.A. - O.S.T.)
1995 17 TRKS Various Artists
CD MARVIN PONTIAC STRANGE AND B SB 0018
1999 14 TRKS
CD MEN WITH STICKS (J. Lurie Nat'l Orch.) CRAMMED BEL MTM 34CD
1993 3 TRKS
CD MYSTERY TRAIN (V.A. - O.S.T.)
2001 16 TRKS Various Artists
CD STRANGER THAN
1999 9 TRKS O.S.T. "Resurrection of Albert Ayler"
2 comments:
We only have the great Marvin Pontiac album. Sue heard it on the college radio one day and it became a must have item. I have the great ad Mr. Lurie ran on VH-1 for "Voice Of Chunk" on video somewhere. The Lounge Lizards were on E'G so I should have checked them out when they first happened. He's one of those "someday" artists. I'd probably like most of his stuff a lot.
"hello, farmer!"
Good band, fun artist. I recommend almost everything they ever did. Some live CD's have sound quality issues, but they're hard to find anyway. I still have LL laser discs, even!
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