Shimmy Disc record label has announced the upcoming release of a a 2000 live set from the late Daniel Johnston, including two songs not on other released Johnston albums. It comes with a bonus download with 18-minutes of extra archival material.
To be titled ALIVE in NEW YORK CITY, the record comes out on Jan. 19, 2024.
The album was recorded and mixed by Kramer (Shimmy Disc) in April 2000, then the tape was rediscovered 20 years later, leading up to its release. Kramer also created the artwork. "We are unable to determine with 100% certainty the actual venue at which the performance took place, since Daniel played several gigs in NYC at around this same time," the press release states. "The LP contains one brilliant Daniel Johnston performance in its entirety, unedited, unaltered, and unforgettable, concluding with a brief excerpt from a street interview Daniel gave in New York City that was recorded during the same explosively creative period in his extraordinary life. It's a real time-capsule for Daniel's fans, and a real tear-jerker..."
Daniel Johnston - ALIVE IN NEW YORK CITY tracklisting:
01. Frito Lay, Sweetheart
02. Frustrated Artist
03. The Spook
04. Love Will See You Through
05. Silly Love
06. Live And Let Die * (McCartney)
07. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away * (Lennon-McCartney)
08. Casper The Friendly Ghost
09. Memory Of Love
10. Bloody Rainbow
11. Super Love
12. Kool-Aid Medley / Funeral Home
13. Folly
14. Interview (excerpt)
