Name: Love Lives Forever (BBC Sessions 2003-11)
Brand: Daniel Johnston

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CASPER001LP

Colour

Black

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Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Numbered, 8 page booklet included.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-03-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Trust Management 

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Standard:20

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Black LPx2

CASPER001CD

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Artist

Daniel Johnston

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Trussed Recordings

Daniel Johnston is a highly influential singer-songwriter and visual artist. Born in Sacramento, California in 1961, Johnston's unique blend of folk, rock, and lo-fi recordings have garnered him a dedicated cult following. Despite struggling with mental health issues throughout his life, he has released over 20 albums and gained recognition for his raw and emotionally charged lyrics. Johnston's artwork, often featuring iconic characters like Jeremiah the Innocent, has been exhibited around the world. His impact on indie music and art cannot be overstated.

From his early cassette tape recordings to collaborations with renowned musicians such as Kurt Cobain and Tom Waits, Daniel Johnston's music has touched countless lives. His songs are deeply personal yet universally relatable, exploring themes of love, loss, faith, and mental illness. With an unmistakable voice that conveys vulnerability and sincerity, Johnston's music continues to resonate with listeners across generations.

In addition to his musical achievements, Daniel Johnston is also celebrated for his visual artistry. Often created using simple materials like pen and paper or acrylic paint on cardboard, his drawings capture a childlike innocence combined with profound emotional depth. Many of his works feature recurring motifs such as frogs or airplanes alongside poignant handwritten messages.

Daniel Johnston’s legacy is legendary. The quintessential DIY artist started his career in Austin, TX whilst hawking cassettes from his day job at McDonald’s - he brought some into Rough Trade West one day. The rest, as they say, is history and fans of US alternative music from the 1980s onwards know about his work and the people he went on to inspire. This album collects Daniel’s radio sessions recorded for the BBC -&nbsp; a project inspired by BBC Radio 6 Music’s Marc Riley, and the tracks have been licensed from the BBC and approved by Daniel’s family, management and charity.  The sessions were spread across an eight-year period with two sessions for Rob Da Bank and three with Marc Riley (both of whom are executive producers of this album). A few bootleg recordings of these sessions have been available across the years but now they have been lovingly mastered and cut by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios in London. Daniel was a lifelong fan of The Beatles and the overwhelming consensus from those who knew him was that he would be so proud and excited to have his music mastered above the legendary Studio 2 at Abbey Road.

Love Lives Forever (BBC Sessions 2003-11)

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