{"id":4635,"date":"2022-01-10T22:17:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T06:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8000\/?page_id=4256"},"modified":"2025-05-25T03:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:49:58","slug":"rare-jim-carroll-albums-live-recordings-videos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/jim-carroll-music-and-spoken-word\/rare-jim-carroll-albums-live-recordings-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Jim Carroll Albums, Live Recordings, & Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This page represents some of LaVerne Kreklau<\/a>‘s collection of primo recorded rarities and ephemera. If you have anything unusual or any audio or video tapes not listed here, please contact me<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rare Vinyl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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One World Poetry<\/span>
Milkway Records & Giorno Poetry Systems, 1981
Giorno Poetry Systems Records GPS 028-029<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This album seems to be very rare. It has a number of the usual poets from the Giorno albums, including Jim Carroll. Instead of being listed as “I Want The Angel”, is it just called “The Angel” and was recorded The One World Poetry Festival, 1981, in The Melkweg.
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Official Singles & Promotional Vinyl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Best of the Biscuit<\/span>
The Pretenders \/ The Jim Carroll Band
ABC Radio Networks, 1981<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“People Who Died” Promotional Single<\/span>
The Pretenders \/ The Jim Carroll Band
Atco, 1981<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Jim Carroll Radio Special<\/span>
Atlantic, 1984<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> transcript of the radio special<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Foreign Vinyl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Gravedad Malvada<\/span>
Spanish single: “Wicked Gravity” (b\/w “Catholic Boy”)
The Jim Carroll Band
CBS, 1980<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bootlegs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Live Dreams<\/span>
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at the Bottom Line (NYC), Dec. 1980<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As near as I can determine this was the only vinyl bootleg of the Jim Carroll Band<\/em>.  The album cover states this show was recorded at “My Father’s Place.” New York City, December 27, 1981, but in reality the show was recorded at The Bottom Line, December 20, 1980.  The song list is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n