Roadrunner, Roadrunner: The Beserkley Collection (2004)

About this title: While Jonathan Richman has recorded for lots of different record labels over the years, both big and small, any fan of his music has to acknowledge the smarts and vision of the tiny Berserkley label, who for many years before the notion of "indie rock" had gained currency were willing to give Richman and his unusual (many would say "strange") musical perspective free reign at a time when he sounded not eccentric but downright freakish. Roadrunner, Roadrunner: The Berserkley Collection culls most of the high points from the five albums Richman and the various versions of his group the Modern ... read more

Tracks:

1. Roadrunner (Twice) [Richman]
2. Astral Plane [Richman]
3. Pablo Picasso [Richman/Cale]
4. She Cracked [Richman]
5. Hospital [Richman]
6. Someone I Care About [Richman]
7. I'm Straight [Richman]
8. Modern World [Alternate Take] [Richman]
9. Dignified and Old [Richman]
10. Government Centre [Richman]
11. The New Teller [Richman]
12. It Will Stand [Johnson]
13. Back in the U.S.A. [Berry]
14. Rockin' Shopping Center [Richman]
15. New England [Richman]
16. Lonely Financial Zone [Richman]
17. Here Come the Martian Martians [Richman]
18. Amazing Grace [Traditional/Newton]
19. Rockin' Rockin' Leprechauns [Richman]
20. Summer Morning [Richman]
21. Afternoon [Richman]
22. Egyptian Reggae [Johnson/Richman]
23. The Sweeping Wind (Ewa Ti Feng) [Traditional]
24. Dodge Veg-O-Matic [Extended Version] [Richman]
25. Fly into the Mystery [Richman]
26. The Wheels on the Bus [Traditional]
27. Angels Watching Over Me [Traditional]
28. I'm a Little Airplane [Richman]
29. Hey There Little Insect [Richman]
30. Ice Cream Man [Richman]
31. I'm a Little Dinosaur [Richman]
32. The Morning of Our Lives [Richman]
33. Chapel of Love [Barry/Greenwich/Spe]
34. Abdul and Cleopatra [Richman]
35. Lover Please [Swan]
36. Affection [Richman]
37. Buzz Buzz Buzz [Gray/Byrd]
38. Back in Your Life [Richman]
39. Party in the Woods Tonight [Richman]
40. I'm Nature's Mosquito [Richman]
41. Lydia [Levy]
42. I Hear You Calling Me [Marshall/Harford]
43. Roadrunner (Once) [Richman]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.