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a r t i s t Daniel Johnston
a l b u m Early Recordings Volume 1
l a b e l www.dualtone.com
g e n r e Lo-Fi
r i p d a t e 03-07-2003
s t r e e t d a t e 20-05-2003
o r i g i n a l r e l 2003
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s o u r c e cd
b i t r a t e 192 kbps
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r e l e a s e n o t e s
Capping off a relatively prolific period in Daniel Johnston's career
ù a period which saw the release his first studio album in seven
years, as well as collaborations with Jad Fair and Mark Linkous ù
Dualtone Records compiled Johnston's first two cassettes for a
double-CD release in the summer of 2003. The Complete Early
Recordings comprises Songs of Pain and More Songs of Pain and
features new artwork from Johnston as well as liner notes by Louis
Black, editor of The Austin Chronicle.
Recorded in Johnston's parent's basement in West Virginia during the
early '80s, the two collections introduce the lyrical themes,
anxieties, and obsessions (and the piano-based, Beatlesque melodies)
that would show up on nearly every subsequent album and form the
basis for Johnston's renown. Most notable among these obsessions is
"Laurie." Johnston fell in love with Laurie during a brief stint in
art school, but she did not return his feelings and ran off with an
undertaker. This disappointment took on a life of its own and has
been Johnston's chief muse ever since.
Songs of Pain and More Songs of Pain may be the most intense and
direct of these outpourings to Laurie, but the songs are rarely
maudlin or sappy, though they are often hopelessly na∩ve. Many are in
fact wryly humorous and Johnston often seems to poke fun at his
inability to "get over it." Listening to these early recordings, it's
easy to see why Johnston won the hearts of so many listeners: Whether
his songs are funny, sad, or simply weird, Johnston's lyrics carry a
level of sincerity few artists would even strive for. Because of
this, it's easy to forgive the rough-hewn, tossed-off nature of these
songs: The lyrics and melodies are very obviously, even obsessively,
constructed, but the performances all sound like first takes, which,
of course, just adds to their directness and power. "Is it art? Or is
it smart? Or is it just my heart?" Johnston asks on the barrelhouse
piano tune "More Dead Than Alive," or in other words "Is it all a big
put on?" People have been asking that question ever since these first
tapes circulated around Austin. But the one person who might
conceivably know, at his best, always seems to be asking himself too.
...and remember: s t a y f u f f e n s f o r l i f e
t r a c k l i s t
cd1 - songs of pain
grievances 02:47
a little story 03:28
joy without pleasure 01:53
never relaxed 03:26
brainwash 02:38
pothead 03:21
wicked world 02:33
lazy 02:39
i save cigarette butts 05:24
like a monkey in a zoo 03:26
wicked will 01:43
an idiot's end 04:34
wild west virginia 02:37
since i lost my tooth 01:19
urge 02:34
living life 04:06
tuna ketchup 02:04
premarital sex 03:03
don't act nice 00:35
hate song 02:07
cd2 - more songs of pain
phantom of my own opera 03:27
man at war 02:06
only missing you 01:57
more dead than alive 06:34
i will 01:23
poptunes 02:00
you put my love out the door 01:51
you're gonna make it, joe 03:16
never get to heaven 02:38
follow that dream 02:42
pow 01:46
for the love of pete 01:19
blue cloud 03:45
grievances revisited 02:22
true grief 03:57
my baby cares for the dead 02:01
mabel's grievances 03:10
102:31
MB 141,3
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