This page represents some of LaVerne Kreklau‘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!
Rare Vinyl
One World Poetry
Milkway Records & Giorno Poetry Systems, 1981
Giorno Poetry Systems Records GPS 028-029
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.
Listen: (clip = one_angel.mp3)
Official Singles & Promotional Vinyl
Best of the Biscuit
The Pretenders / The Jim Carroll Band
ABC Radio Networks, 1981
“People Who Died” Promotional Single
The Pretenders / The Jim Carroll Band
Atco, 1981
The Jim Carroll Radio Special
Atlantic, 1984
See also: transcript of the radio special
Foreign Vinyl
Gravedad Malvada
Spanish single: “Wicked Gravity” (b/w “Catholic Boy”)
The Jim Carroll Band
CBS, 1980
(No additional information available)
Vinyl Bootlegs
Live Dreams
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at the Bottom Line (NYC), Dec. 1980
As near as I can determine this was the only vinyl bootleg of the Jim Carroll Band. 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:
- Wicked Gravity
- City Drops Into The Night
- It’s Too Late
- Catholic Boy
- Nothing Is True (the album has Three Sisters listed in error)
- Day & Night
- I Want The Angel
- People Who Died
CD Bootlegs
Catholic Boy Confessions
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at the Paradise Theatre (Boston), Dec. 1980
This CD shows there is still an interest in the Jim Carroll Band’s music. This “commercially” made CD is the Paradise Theater show of 12/1/80 that is listed in the Audio Tapes area as “Live.” It looks like a regular silver CD,
but in reality it is a CD-R. None the less it is a nicely done bootleg.
- Wicked Gravity
- Three Sisters (clip)
- City Drops Into The Night (clip)
- Catholic Boy
- It’s Too Late
- Voices
- Crow
- Lorraine
- Nothing Is True
- People Who Died
- Sweet Jane (clip)
Audio Tapes
Live at the Palms
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at the Palms, Nov. 1980
This tape was recorded November, 1980. Quality is excellent. The song list is:
- Wicked
- Gravity
- City Drops Into The Night
- Voices
- It’s Too Late
- Crow (clip)
- Day And Night (clip)
Portland Oregon ’81
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at Euphoria (Portland, OR), Jan. 1981
This tape was recorded at The Euphoria, Portland, Oregon,
on January, 1981. This tape also included a 1/2 hour interview (which is not on the CD) with Jim Carroll. The tape was EQ’d and is listenable, but not great. The song list is:
- Three Sisters
- City Drops Into The Night
- It’s Too Late (clip)
- Catholic Boy
- Tension (later to be known as Voices)
- Lorraine
- People Who Died
- Sweet Jane
- Nothing Is True (clip)
JCB Live in Boston 1982
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at Uncle Sam’s (Boston, MA), Jun. 1982
This tape was recorded at Uncle Sam’s in Boston, MA, on June 20th, 1982 and was aired on WBCN. The tape is excellent and includes a before and after show interview. The song list:
- It’s Too Late
- Wicked Gravity
- Them (clip)
- Jody
- Still Life
- Lorraine
- City Drops Into The Night
- Barricades (clip)
- People Who Died
Live
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at Paradise Theater (Boston, MA), Dec. 1980
I have been told this is from the Paradise Theater, Boston, MA, 12/1/80. The quality and performance are excellent. The playlist is:
- Three Sisters (clip)
- City Drops Into The Night (clip)
- Catholic Boy
- It’s Too Late
- Voices
- Wicked Gravity
- Crow
- Lorraine
- Nothing Is True
- People Who Died
- Sweet Jane (clip)
Live Dreams
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at the Bottom Line (NYC), Dec. 1980
As near as I can determine this was the only vinyl bootleg of the Jim Carroll Band. 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:
- Wicked Gravity
- City Drops Into The Night
- It’s Too Late
- Catholic Boy
- Nothing Is True (the album has Three Sisters listed in error)
- Day & Night
- I Want The Angel
- People Who Died
CD Bootlegs
Catholic Boy Confessions
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at the Paradise Theatre (Boston), Dec. 1980
This CD shows there is still an interest in the Jim Carroll Band’s music. This “commercially” made CD is the Paradise Theater show of 12/1/80 that is listed in the Audio Tapes area as “Live.” It looks like a regular silver CD,
but in reality it is a CD-R. None the less it is a nicely done bootleg.
- Wicked Gravity
- Three Sisters (clip)
- City Drops Into The Night (clip)
- Catholic Boy
- It’s Too Late
- Voices
- Crow
- Lorraine
- Nothing Is True
- People Who Died
- Sweet Jane (clip)
Audio Tapes
Live at the Palms
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at the Palms, Nov. 1980
This tape was recorded November, 1980. Quality is excellent. The song list is:
- Wicked
- Gravity
- City Drops Into The Night
- Voices
- It’s Too Late
- Crow (clip)
- Day And Night (clip)
Portland Oregon ’81
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at Euphoria (Portland, OR), Jan. 1981
This tape was recorded at The Euphoria, Portland, Oregon,
on January, 1981. This tape also included a 1/2 hour interview (which is not on the CD) with Jim Carroll. The tape was EQ’d and is listenable, but not great. The song list is:
- Three Sisters
- City Drops Into The Night
- It’s Too Late (clip)
- Catholic Boy
- Tension (later to be known as Voices)
- Lorraine
- People Who Died
- Sweet Jane
- Nothing Is True (clip)
JCB Live in Boston 1982
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at Uncle Sam’s (Boston, MA), Jun. 1982
This tape was recorded at Uncle Sam’s in Boston, MA, on June 20th, 1982 and was aired on WBCN. The tape is excellent and includes a before and after show interview. The song list:
- It’s Too Late
- Wicked Gravity
- Them (clip)
- Jody
- Still Life
- Lorraine
- City Drops Into The Night
- Barricades (clip)
- People Who Died
Casbar
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at Casbar (Manchester, NH), Mar. 1982
This tape was recorded March 12th, 1982 at The Casbar, Manchester, NH. The tape has been EQ’d, but still pretty much sucks, although the song list makes up for the poor recording. This tape also includes an interview that is not on the CD. The song list:
- Three Sisters
- (No More) Luxuries
- Voices
- Catholic Boy
- Jealous Twin
- City Drops Into The Night
- Jody
- It’s Too Late
- Black Romance (clip)
- Freddy’s Store (clip)
- Love Crimes
- People Who Died
- Sweet Jane
- Lorraine
Fillmore 11-25-88/Brownies 4-12-97
Jim Carroll
Live at Fillmore, Nov. 1988
Live at Brownies, Apr. 1997
As the title says, the first half was taken from a video (yes VIDEO) of the 11/25/88 show at The Fillmore (six cuts). The quality is OK, but probably could be better with some EQing. The second half is from Brownies. It is good quality The songs are:
- Trouble (clip)
- Shape Shifter
- Chief In Doubt (clip)
- I Want The Angel
- When The Flesh Fails
- Wing And Claw (spoken word)
- Wicked Gravity
- It’s Too Late
- She’s Ready (clip)
- Catholic Boy
- People Who Died
Didn’t Die in D.C.
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at Bayou Theater (Washington, DC), Feb. 1981
This show was recorded February 19, 1981, at the Bayou Theater, Washington, D.C.
- Wicked Gravity
- Three Sisters
- City Drops Into The Night
- It’s Too Late
- Voices
- Catholic Boy
- Nothing Is True
- People Who Died
- Sweet Jane (clip)
Eugene
The Jim Carroll Band
Live in Eugene, OR, Jan. 1981
This show was recorded in Eugene, Oregon, January 13th, 1981.
- Wicked
- Gravity
- Three Sisters
- City Drops Into The Night
- Catholic Boy
- It’s Too Late
- Lorraine
- Crow
- Voices
- Nothing Is True
- People Who Died
- Sweet Jane
- Day And Night (clip)
The Uncut Show
The Jim Carroll Band
Live at Bottom Line (NYC), Dec. 1980
This is the complete Bottom Line show, December 20, 1980. The song list is:
- Wicked Gravity
- Three Sisters (clip)
- City Drops Into The Night
- It’s Too Late
- Catholic Boy
- Nothing Is True
- Day & Night
- I Want The Angel
- People Who Died
- Sweet Jane
Bottom Line 1998 (Early Show)
Jim Carroll and band
Live at Bottom Line (NYC), Nov. 1998
I have both the early and the late show. They are almost identical.
[I’m not sure which show the recordings are from – Cassie]
- [unnamed]
- Facts
- Train Surfing
- Locked Wing
- Catholic Boy
- Desert Town
- Zeno’s Law of High Heeled Shoes
- Things That Fly
- I Want the Angel
- Lorraine
- Hairshirt Fracture
- Wicked Gravity
- It’s Too Late
- Female as Thunder
- My Ruins
- Pools of Mercury (clip?)
- Falling Down Laughing (clip?)
- 8 Fragments for Kurt Cobain
- The Beast Within
- People Who Died
Bottom Line 1998 (Late Show)
Jim Carroll and band
Live at Bottom Line (NYC), Nov. 1998
I have both the early and the late show. They are almost identical.
[I’m not sure which show the recordings are from – Cassie]
- Facts
- Train Surfing
- Locked Wing
- Catholic Boy
- Desert Town
- Zeno’s Law of High Heeled Shoes
- Things That Fly
- I Want the Angel
- Lorraine
- Hairshirt Fracture
- Wicked Gravity
- It’s Too Late
- Female as Thunder
- My Ruins
- Pools of Mercury (clip?)
- Falling Down Laughing (clip?)
- 8 Fragments for Kurt Cobain
- The Beast Within
- People Who Died
Spoken & Sung
Jim Carroll and band
Live at Crocodile Cafe (Seattle, WA), Nov. 1998
This was recorded at the Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, Washington, November 17, 1998.
- 8 Fragments For Kurt Cobain (clip)
- Train Surfing
- Sick Bird
- My Ruins
- Message Left On A Phone Machine
- Catholic Boy
- It’s Too Late
- I want the Angel
- Wicked Gravity
- Runaway
- Falling Down Laughing
- People Who Died
- City Drops Into The Night
Music and Words from the Radio
Jim Carroll Band / Jim Carroll
1981 / ca. 1984
This tape consists of a King Biscuit Flower Hour show show of the JCB (1981) and a copy of Jim Carroll interview about I Write Your Name (ca. 1984). Quality is excellent.
Video
What video was here originally, LaVerne?
Jim Carroll Band TV appearance on Fridays
Jim Carroll Band
circa 1980
The quality is very good.
- People Who Died
- Day & Night (clip: fridays_dayandnight.mp4)
- It’s Too Late (clip: fridays_itstoolate.mp4)
First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN (9-27-97)
Jim Carroll with Tamela Glenn
Live at the Fillmore, 25 Nov. 1988
Excellent quality.
Link to YouTube clip | original video clip: flesh.mp4
Carroll Talks About Trinity School
Early-mid 1980s
Quicktime, very poor quality (about 2 minutes).
Link to YouTube clip | original video clip: trinity.mp4
Promos, Posters, etc.
See more like these in the Ephemera Gallery.
Test Pressing for Dry Dreams
The Jim Carroll Band, 1982
Probably one of the rarest items in my collection although very un-glamorous.
Promo poster for Catholic Boy
The Jim Carroll Band, 1980
This poster measures approximately 23″ x 23″
Promo Poster for Dry Dreams
The Jim Carroll Band, 1982
This poster measures approximately 22″ x 29″
Poster announcing First Avenue Reading, 9-27-1997
Jim Carroll, 1997
This poster measures approximately 22″ x 35″.