L.A.M.F.
HEARTBREAKERS
(1977)
A1: BORN TO LOSE (3:01); A2: BABY TALK (2:20); A3: ALL BY MYSELF (2:50); A4: I WANNA BE LOVED (2:31); A5: IT’S NOT ENOUGH (4:01); A6: CHINESE ROCKS (2:52).
B1: GET OFF THE PHONE (1:58); B2: PIRATE LOVE (3:54); B3: ONE TRACK MIND (2:33); B4: I LOVE YOU (2:21); B5: GOIN’ STEADY (2:42); B6: LET GO (2:23).
CATEGORY: POP-ROCK | DURATION: 33 MINUTES
From the ashes of The New York Dolls rose The Heartbreakers, led by Johnny Thunders, looking for a share of the new music explosion that the Dolls helped foment. The only thing “punk” about The Heartbreakers was the fancy dress they wear on the cover of L.A.M.F., their first and only album; the music is a resolutely apolitical continuation of the Dolls, an amped-up pop-rock from the New York streets with an overt drug fetish, a pure rock and roll animal. The vinyl release of L.A.M.F. had terrible sound; since then better mixes have emerged which affirm the album’s glory. Find them.
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT YOUNG (1964-2014)
“ÆTERNUM VORTICE LACRIMARUM SOMNIAT”