Personality crisis (David Johansen) (LP 2880)

David Johansen  Live It Up (Vinyl, Epic Records, 1982) ****  

Genre: Rock, pop

Places I remember: Marbecks Records

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Melody

Gear costume: Stranded In The Jungle

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4

Active compensatory factors: I love this album - recorded live at the Paradise Club, Boston in February 1982. It is such fun - great covers and David is on fire throughout!

I heard it while working at Marbecks Records in the early eighties and was immediately floored. Not being a great fan of The New York Dolls, I would have left this one alone if not for playing it in the shop.

The covers are superb - and perfect for David's unhinged delivery. Let's see - The Animals get three in a medley, Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There, The Foundations' classic - Build Me Up Buttercup, the Cadets - Stranded in the Jungle are all highlights.

Side note - Huw Gower from The Records is in the band. I adore that band!

Where do they all belong? A one-off extraordinary event/album.