Name: The L.A.M.F Demo Sessions
Brand: Heartbreakers

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FREUDLP135

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Colour

Purple

Colour details

Transparent Magenta

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

With 12" Poster.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

5000

Release date

2022-11-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013145213513

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / purple

Artist

Heartbreakers

Genre GB

Punk / Hardcore

Label GB

Jungle

Black Friday 2022

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.

Four Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers' demo sessions from 1976 and 1977, compiled together on one album for the first time. The album shows the development of the band building towards their classic 1977 L.A.M.F. album (recently reissued with a newly found original master), and further points to the direction they would have gone had they not split up. Contains an outtake from the L.A.M.F. cover session, and an inner bag with Walter Lure interviewed by Johnny Thunders’ biographer Nina Antonia in 2005. Comes in the year of Johnny Thunders' 70th birthday.

Tracks 1 – 3 Essex Studio demo, Feb ’77

Tracks 4 – 9 Jay Nap Studio demo, Fall ‘76

Tracks 10 – 13 SBS Studio demo, Jan ‘76

Tracks 14 – 16 Riverside Recordings demo, Dec ‘77 