Daniel Johnston Alive In New York City White Vinyl Edition

Daniel Johnston's `Alive in New York City': A full performancecaptured before a live audience in New York City, the city ofDaniel Johnston's dreams. Daniel is at the height of his performing powers, with his solo voice in full poignant bloom. A real time-capsule, each song is a gem rendered in full color by an artist dedicated to his craft. This LP captures him at an unusually happy point in his life, sharing the deepest parts of himself with his audience. We are given a rare glimpse into Daniel's heart, where the physical rendering he gives over to his lyrics transcends the music and works as a beacon into the tender mind of a genius - grappling with how to love himself and find his place in the world. This 2000 concert recorded and live-mixed by Kramer in NYC happened on a very special night and Shimmy-Disc is proud to present it to the world.As a bonus the free digital download card that accompanies each vinyl LP and the 56 minute Cassette release include "The Telephone Demos" - 18 minutes of bonus material comprised of some of the rarest audio treasures from the Daniel Johnston Archives - a series of "Telephone Demos" created by Daniel specifically for sending to friends over his phone. These little teleplays from Daniel's pre-"1990" days have never been heard before, so his fans will go wild with joy over this newly discovered and precious cargo from the mind of this one-of-a-kind and irreplaceable Artist. Also included in each of the vinyl pressings is a beautiful 3-ft tall fold-out poster of Daniel in New York City.