{"product_id":"heartbreakers-l-a-m-f-the-found-77-masters","title":"HEARTBREAKERS - L.A.M.F. - The Found '77 Masters","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"90\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"39\"\u003eJohnny Thunders \u0026amp; The Heartbreakers\u003c\/strong\u003e’ classic 1977 punk album, now heard as intended. After decades of only outtakes, remixes and mud, the master was found in an attic. 50 years ago, \u003cstrong data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"288\"\u003eNancy Spungen\u003c\/strong\u003e reviewed the Heartbreakers relaunch gig for \u003cstrong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"352\"\u003eNew York Rocker\u003c\/strong\u003e. They’d hired bassist \u003cstrong data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"389\"\u003eBilly Rath\u003c\/strong\u003e to replace \u003cstrong data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"417\"\u003eRichard Hell\u003c\/strong\u003e and written new songs. This was the genesis of the \u003cem data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"479\"\u003eL.A.M.F.\u003c\/em\u003e story. Found in an attic: a copy master of the original 1977 \u003cstrong data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"561\"\u003eTrack Records\u003c\/strong\u003e tape, without mud. This classic punk album, recorded in London by the band featuring \u003cstrong data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"665\"\u003eNew York Dolls\u003c\/strong\u003e members Johnny Thunders and \u003cstrong data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"709\"\u003eJerry Nolan\u003c\/strong\u003e, was universally condemned in the music press for having a muddy mix, later found to be a mastering fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"1164\"\u003eWhen Track went bust the following year, manager \u003cstrong data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"892\"\u003eLeee Black Childers\u003c\/strong\u003e burgled the Track Records Carnaby Street third-floor office and liberated the tapes that belonged to him and the band. He found everything except for the master tape, which remained undiscovered until last year. Other releases had been sourced from outtakes or remixes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"1164\"\u003eFirst released for RSD in 2021 with not enough copies, it has been unavailable for three years. Now reissued to satisfy the demand for this latterly discovered, acclaimed recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"1164\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe CD version comes together with a bonus CD - 'the L.A.M.F. demos, plus'; a 19-track collection of four demo sessions from 1976-77 and three tracks from singles. It’s packaged in a hardcover 32-page book, with notes by Simon Wright and a 2012 interview with Walter Lure (the last of the LAMF Heartbreakers who sadly passed away in 2020), together with rarely-seen photos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1456\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1365\"\u003eClem Burke\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1382\"\u003eBlondie\u003c\/strong\u003e: “\u003cem data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1395\"\u003eL.A.M.F.\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most brilliant rock \u0026amp; roll records ever made.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jungle","offers":[{"title":"Clear Vinyl LP","offer_id":58045884170585,"sku":"SDZ-45771","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"2CD+Book","offer_id":58045918445913,"sku":"SDZ-45772","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/daffbdd68f7d76f26341d72287c12665.jpg?v=1778594516","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/heartbreakers-l-a-m-f-the-found-77-masters","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}