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Peter C Johnson - Bloodshot

Peter C. Johnson (aka PCJ) came onto the Boston music scene in the late ‘60’s. Together with his friend John Payne (known for his work with Van Morrison, for whom he played flute on Astral Weeks) he formed a band called The Manic Depressives, later known as Peter Johnson and the Manic Depressives. In 1973 they contributed a track to the compilation album Live At Jack’s, called “Dyin’ Flu”. The band performed with several artists, such as Van Morrison, Howlin’ Wolf, Cat Stevens, J. Geils Band, Velvet Underground, Townes Van Zandt, and a relatively unknown Bruce Springsteen, who always had to borrow their mikes. They also became the backing band of Bonnie Raitt. The band broke up after a fistfight on a wedding gig.

PCJ started a solo carreer in 1978, performing with six mannequins and a lot of electronic equipment. He was signed to A&M, where the first album Peter C. Johnson was released with the help of John Payne, Bonnie Raitt, Nils Lofgren, and others. It was a critical success, but did not sell as well as it should. After the release, he went into the studio with John Cale, who was a producer for A&M in those days. They had a great time recording, but did not perform the trick the A&M-management wanted them to, so he was fired. In 1980 he was signed by CBS, but the second album, also called Peter C. Johnson (or referred to as Peter C. Johnson 2) was only released in the Netherlands, where the first album had sold remarkably well. Due to bad marketing, the album got no attention whatsoever.

01- ragged religion
02 - champions of the tribe
03 - statue of liberty
04 - she's a heart attack waiting to happen
05 - why call me
06 - cry baby
07 - jezebel
08 - she got married today
09 - i'm a dog
10 - old fool
11 - joining the marines

cd uit 2001