Name: L.A.M.F. - The Found '77 Masters
Brand: Heartbreakers

Tax rate EU

Default:19

Supplier EU

Rough Trade UK

Total Cap

Format detail

With Inner Sleeve and OBI.

Colour details

Pink and White

Discogs ID

Limited edition

Colour

Pink

Format Music EU

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Download code

Download code: No

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

2022-09-02

Format multiplier

Catalogue number

TRACKLP77A

UPC / Barcode

5013145913413

Pink LP

With Inner Sleeve and Poster.

Transparent Purple

Purple

2021-07-17

TRACKLP77

5013145213414

Purple LP

Artist

Heartbreakers

Label EU

Jungle

Genre EU

Punk / Hardcore

New York City-based band formed by Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan in April 1975 after they left the New York Dolls. Richard Hell was brought in to play bass and share songwriting and vocals, and in July, Walter Lure joined on rhythm guitar. In 1976, Hell's increasing effort to sideline Johnny led to Johnny and Jerry firing him, and Billy Rath was brought in to handle bass duties.

The Heartbreakers are a legendary rock band known for their influential sound that emerged from the vibrant New York punk scene of the 1970s. With their raw energy and rebellious spirit, they captured the essence of punk rock with their explosive live performances.

The band's lineup may have changed over the years, but their impact on music remains undeniable. From their early days as members of the New York Dolls to forming their own group, The Heartbreakers have left an indelible mark on rock 'n' roll history.

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On release in 1977, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers' L.A.M.F. had a mastering fault, widely condemned as a 'muddy mix'. Track Records went bust and the master was lost - so subsequent releases were compiled from outtake or re-mixes. Forty-four years later, the master has been found in an attic, and the classic punk album L.A.M.F. can at last be heard as the band and producers intended! Found in an Attic - a punk rock archaeological discovery - a copy master of the original 1977 Track Records tape, without 'mud'! This classic punk album, recorded in London by the New York band featuring two New York Dolls, was always controversial - and not just for the acronym. Upon release on Track Records in 1977, it was widely condemned for having a 'muddy mix' - later found to be a mastering fault. When Track went bust the following year, manager Leee Black Childers burgled the office and liberated the tapes - he found everything except the master-tape. Subsequent releases were remixed from the multi-tracks or compiled from outtake mixes - the 'lost '77 mixes' in 1994 being well-received and the version most known ever since. A lift from the vinyl didn't achieve much clarity. Meanwhile, fans found the '77 cassette version didn't have the infamous 'mud', nor did certain European vinyl matrixes. In 2020 a chance meeting led to Daniel Secunda's archives. He was an old-school music biz pioneer who became a Track Records director - and the Heartbreakers L.A.M.F. co-producer. Among his many tape boxes were two with no artist name, marked 'Copy Master 12.7.77'. They turned out to be a crystal-clear L.A.M.F., just as the band and producers intended it.

L.A.M.F. - The Found '77 Masters

Music EU

Discover L.A.M.F. - The Found '77 Masters by Heartbreakers on vinyl from Jungle Records. Original '77 mix found after 44 years, finally heard as intended!