{"product_id":"020543017525","title":"MODERN LOVERS – VACANT STARE 1971-1973 - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 020543017525 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: IMPORT \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: September 4, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew collection of tracks cleaned up using \"new technology\" to give us a great picture of the earliest version of the band... with The Real Kids' John Felice onboard! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere's the notes from the compiler...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJonathan Richman formed the Modern Lovers in August, 1970. When they broke up in April 1974, they had not released a single record. In 1976, just a month after Richman released what he considered \"his\" debut album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his label issued another Modern Lovers record -- this one made of remixed demos and sessions recorded between 1972 and 1973.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidely hailed as a classic, that second record -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Modern Lovers \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- has been reissued countless times with varying tracklists and bonus packages. In the 1980s, Greg Shaw's BOMP! Records issued a bootleg compilation of alternate demos from Richman and co., this time called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Original Modern Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Despite this wealth of material, there was more out there from the 1971-1974 sessions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection attempts to collocate those un-reissued demos and sessions with a more pleasurable listening experience, thanks to AI de-mixing technology. Since these tracks have not been given the remastering treatment by major labels, the overall sound was quite poor. I used AI to demix the sources to their stems, then rebuilt them from the ground up to improve upon the bootleg quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA note about the dates\/labeled sessions: I haven't found definitive sourcing on which dates\/sessions they come from. I tried my best to lock it down, but some may be wrong. Let me know if you know for certain and I can update.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IMPORT","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44563511410787,"sku":"020543017525","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/image_c95eb51e-4d1f-494b-885c-1b006d4cff13.png?v=1788741587","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/020543017525","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}