Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy

Limited edition 180-gram translucent red vinyl

Rare inner sleeve with lyrics

Mastered from the original Asylum Records tapes

Includes "Werewolves Of London," "Lawyers, Guns And Money," "Excitable Boy" and more!

Features guest artists Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Mick Fleetwood, Jorge Calderon and others

1978 would never be the same, a relatively obscure but much respected rock singer/songwriter from Chicago named Warren Zevon released his third album on Asylum Records, and as three turned out to be his lucky charm, Excitable Boy would go on to be one of the most enjoyable rock albums of the classic rock era.

Complete with a number of hit radio tracks such as "Johnny Strikes Up The Band" and "Excitable Boy," the album really took off with airplay on the seasonal favorite "Werewolves Of London" as well as the album hard rock closer "Lawyers, Guns And Money," and with all of this going on, Warren Zevon would be on very successful journey for the next few decades until his untimely death in 2003.

Early on in his career, the late great Warren Zevon would find his earlier songs and productions on albums from the likes of The Turtles and The Everly Brothers, but his currency took off when Linda Ronstadt recorded several of his songs such as "Hasten Down The Wind" and "Poor Poor Pitiful Me," where he would find a much larger audience and support from fellow Asylum Records artists such as Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne.

Jackson Browne for years was playing "Werewolves Of London" in concert and would talk about Warren Zevon, especially at shows in Bryn Mawr, PA at the famous Main Point club. So, it was a natural progression when Jackson and guitar slinger Waddy Wachtel would go on to produce the Excitable Boy album.

Featuring all of the amazing songs already mentioned, as well as more great fare such as
"Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner" "Accidently Like A Martyr" and "Veracruz," the Excitable Boy album would be his most famous album and continues to be an important fabric of the then burgeoning Los Angeles music scene from the late '60s into the late 1970s.

Warren Zevon, Jackson Browne and Waddy Watchtel brought many of their friends on board for the party, like Linda Ronstadt, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie from Fleetwood Mac, Leland Skalar, Russell Kunkel, Jorge Calderon, Jeff Porcaro from Toto/Steely Dan, and so many other notables, it really was an amazing time for classic rock fans.

This super limited first time ever 180-gram translucent red vinyl edition of Exciteable Boy was mastered by Friday Music's Joe Reagoso from the original Asylum Records tape. Included are the original LP artwork graphics, as well as the rare inner sleeve, complete with lyrics.

Side A

Johnny Strikes Up The Band

Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner

Excitable Boy

Werewolves Of London

Accidentally Like A Martyr

Side B

Nighttime In The Switching Yard

Veracruz

Tenderness On The Block

Lawyers, Guns And Money

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Hats off to Friday Music posted on 09/23/2023 5 Stars Reviewer: GSal A great pressing and quiet surface. Very well done and a worthy addition to your collection.

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