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Johnny Thunders - The Mudd Club, NYC 22 January 1981 (1981)

Track listing:
  1. The Wizard 4:36
  2. Sad Vacation 3:37
  3. You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory 6:03
  4. Ask Me No Questions 3:32
  5. I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys 2:41
  6. As Tears Go By 3:03
  7. I Like To Play Games 3:34
  8. Precious Cool Baby 3:26
  9. Johnny's Poetry Recitation 1:50
  10. Lonely Planet Boy 3:20
  11. Hurt Me 2:34
  12. Unknown Title 2:59

Notes

solo acoustic

The sound is slightly muffled at times, an A-. It sounds like someone just rested the recorder on the table and hit the record button. The audience was quiet and polite, which led to a great recording.

Johnny: "I refuse to perform until I have liquor in my throat."
Audience Member: "You should give him a drink. This took minutes of preparation."

A solo acoustic gig...and not one of Johnny's best. He's wasted and slurring some words, but at least he makes it through most of the songs. It sounds like there were 50 people in the room and he's bored out of his mind. He was ready to leave a couple times, but the crowd coaxes him into a few more tunes.