L.A.M.F. The Lost ’77 Mixes (1995)
2CDs, Fresher Mixes & Outtakes
The original was a glorious, muddy mess. But, it captured the punk asethetic so well that there are those that may not even want it without the murky mix. Thunders himself tried to clean it up in 1984 with a reissue, L.A.M.F. Revisited, but that one didn’t take. This 2CD version, with a generous disc of outtakes and demos finally gets it right. The ex-New York Doll and his Heartbreakers epitomized the exploding anti-genre, as sort of a punk Blind Faith, once including Richard Hell, Ex-Doll Arthur Kane & Walter Lure. This debut (plus) contains two classics, “Born To Lose (Born Too Loose)” and “Chinese Rocks,” and the expanded extras, all recorded live in the studio, also include a take of “Too Much Junkie Business.” It’s amazing to hear what Johnny & the boys actually sounded like. Listen to an outtake version of “Born To Lose,” below. Amazon.
L.A.M.F. – The Lost ’77 Mixes
Born Too Loose (3:04)
Baby Talk (2:22)
All By Myself (2:50)
I Wanna Be Loved (2:40)
It’s Not Enough (4:09)
Chinese Rocks (2:55)
Get Off The Phone (2:01)
Pirate Love (3:57)
One Track Mind (2:33)
I Love You (2:22)
Goin’ Steady (2:43)
Let Go (2:25)
Can’t Keep My Eyes On You (3:45)
Do You Love Me? (2:16)
L.A.M.F. – Demos, Outtakes And Alternative Mixes
Born To Lose (3:03)
Chinese Rocks (2:44)
Let Go (3:18)
Goin’ Steady (Instrumental) (3:16)
Baby Talk (Instrumental) (2:45)
Pirate Love (Instrumental) (3:45)
Born To Lose (Instrumental) (4:19)
Chinese Rocks (Instrumental) (5:45)
Do You Love Me? (2:28)
Can’t Keep My Eyes On You (3:42)
Get Off The Phone (2:02)
All By Myself (2:54)
It’s Not Enough (4:18)
One Track Mind (2:35)
Too Much Junkie Business (2:22)
London Boys (2:28)
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Wow, thanks!
Don't mention it.
Coincidently, i just dug out the LAMF Revisited 84 record last week and i gotta say it sounded great! Johnny's Guitar sounds fantastic on it, but the whole record sounds more 'modern' than the original, and i suspect maybe re-recorded to some extent. I also have the vinyl of this Lost'77 Mix version, which i thought was great when it came out (although it still had the strange whirling sound, like a 45 with a slight warp), but haven't heard for a long while so let the shoot-out begin!
Thanks for sharing all the great stuff Willard – it's a fantastic blog you got here.
Paolo.
I'd read that the Revisited version had a modern sheen to the production, which didn't sound appealing to me. I'm pretty used to the original, myself, but I like hearing what actually went down… which this Lost '77 2CD delivers. Many thanks.
Oh my.