Jonathan Richman - I, Jonathan'I, Jonathan' is the fourth solo album by Jonathan Richman, released by the Rounder Records label in 1992. This is the first time it has ever been available on vinyl. As the founder of influential protopunk band The Modern Lovers, Richman had strived to convey authentic emotions and storytelling with his music. I, Jonathan continued this aesthetic with simple and sparse rock and roll arrangements, and straightforward lyrics about mundane topics. Songs

for the undetermined in-between generation reality seekers

From the opening bars of Dee Dee Sharp‰۪s driving version of Mel Torm̩‰۪s ‰ÛÏComin‰۪ Home Baby‰۝ it‰۪s easy to see why the label is so highly prized by collectors and dancers alike and why this unique vinyl tribute will touch the hearts of the faithful

ten thousand years from now

And that questioning

I dunno what to say

leading many to dub it a sequel to their 2014 hotchpotch Oddments

is an altogether different beast

With the sampler laid aside

Trevor Lucas on acoustic guitar and vocals plus ex-Eclection drummer

as much sketches as songs

which follows enigmatic frontman Nigel Chapman’s quest for self- understanding

It's in her vocals that things get seriously exciting