LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Recorded live in 1977 during their UK tour, this album is as astonishing as a happilypredictable piece of Jonathan Richman’s icon shattering repertoire. What better time inmusic history to deliver a set of pop songs almost drawn for a children’s show (“I’m ALittle Airplane”, “I’m A Dinosaur”, “My Little Kookenhaken”) than the height of PunkRock years? Was the angry audience ready to reckon with the caustic irony of thislegendary songwriter or did they despise him for not following the serious and gloomyattitude of punk rockers? Who knows? What remains is an extraordinary performancethat marked one of the highest points for an already bizarre and brilliantly creative group.Track listing - I’m A Little Airplane - Hey There Little Insect - Egyptian Reggae - Ice Cream Man - I’m A Dinosaur - My LittleKookenhaken - South American Folk Song - New England - The Morning Of Our Lives