Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Rarities box set spotlighting Johnny Thunders arrives in April

Johnny Thunders is the subject of a new CD box set, From The Beginning To The End, chronicling his career, from pre-New York Dolls project Actress through a late ‘70s solo gig at Max’s Kansas City to his final recordings made just prior to his untimely death in 1991. The last disc features several rare demo recordings that Thunders collectors have sought for years.

In his final days, Thunders made a deal with then manager Jeff Grabow to whom Thunders was indebted. In exchange for money owed, Thunders gave Grabow a set of tapes that would constitute his final recorded output.

Now, these recordings have been collected on Finally Alone: The Sticks & Stones Tapes, a title that nods towards Thunders’ first solo album So Alone, and made available in the box set as well as released on digital platforms.

Stream/download Finally Alone: https://orcd.co/johnnythunders_finallyalone

The entire From The Beginning To The End 3CD set comes in a clamshell box with each disc housed in its own full-color sleeve and packaged with full-color 28-page booklet featuring photos and liner notes from music journalist Dave Thompson.

It will be available April 7 and can be pre-ordered now:

Track List:

DISC 1: 
Actress - Birth Of The Dolls '71
1. That's Poison
2. I Am Confronted
3. It's Too Late
4. Oh Dot!
5. I'm a Boy, I'm a Girl
6. Coconut Grove
7. Take Me to Your Party
8. Oh Dot!
9. It's Too Late
10. We Have Been Through This Before
11. Why Am I Alone?

DISC 2: Live At Max's
1. Intro: Ask Me No Questions / The Wizard
2. Pipeline
3. (I'm Not) Your Stepping Stone
4. Great Big Kiss
5. The 10 Commandments Of Love
6. These Boots Are Made For Walking
7. Like A Rolling Stone
8. Endless Party
9. Pills
10. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
11. Personality Crisis

DISC 3: Finally Alone: The Sticks & Stones Tapes
1. Help The Homeless
2. Disappointed In You
3. Nine Lives
4. Glory, Glory
5. Some Hearts
6. A Lie On You
7. In God's Name
8. Jungle Love
9. Bring It On Home
10. What's Going On
11. Another Girl Another Planet
12. You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory

BONUS TRACKS
13. You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory (The Courettes Mix)
14. Wild Horses
15. Dead Flowers
16. Crime Of The Century
17. Automatics feat. Johnny Thunders - Wild One

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