A rare treat for Record Store Day - the long awaited Lenny Kaye's Nuggets recording!
To coincide with two sold-out shows at London’s iconic 100 Club, Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group, original Nuggets compiler), alongside Joe De Lorenzo (former The Damned tour manager), who co-promoted the London shows, assembled an all-star Nuggets Band and headed to BBC Maida Vale Studios to record a session for Marc Riley & Gideon Coe on BBC 6 Music. That electrifying session is now set for release as ‘Lenny Kaye’s Nuggets Live At The BBC’, arriving exclusively for Record Store Day as a limited edition 10” vinyl.
Released via Johnny Depp’s In.2 Records label, this four-track EP captures the spirit and legacy of the original Nuggets era, brought to life by a powerhouse line-up: Nick Detroit aka Rat Scabies (The Damned), Dave Treganna (Sham 69, Lords of the New Church), Marty Love (Johnny Moped, Wingmen), Doctor Clive Jackson (Dr & The Medics), Greg Rice (Whiskey Town) and Jim Jones (Jim Jones All Stars, Thee Hypnotics).
Recorded live on 4th April 2024 and broadcast shortly afterwards on BBC 6 Music, the release comes full circle with ‘I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night’, famously the opening track on the groundbreaking 1972 compilation ‘Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era’, curated by Kaye. That seminal collection, featuring artists such as the 13th Floor Elevators, The Electric Prunes, and The Seeds, is widely regarded as one of the most influential compilations of all time and helped define the term ‘punk rock’ in its earliest usage.
To mark the release, an exclusive listening party will take place at The Spice of Life in Soho, London from 2pm on Record Store Day (18th April). The event will also include a preview of ‘Riot on Oxford Street: Nuggets Live at the 100 Club‘, a screening of Alan Blizzard’s short film ‘The Nuggets Movie‘, and an on-stage Q&A. Find more information HERE
Pressed as a strictly limited run of 1,000 copies (500 black vinyl, 500 blue vinyl), ‘Lenny Kaye’s Nuggets Live At The BBC’ is a must-have artefact for collectors and fans alike, celebrating the enduring impact of garage rock, psychedelia, and the spirit of Nuggets. RSD information about the record can be found HERE. Tickets for the listening party (including a copy of the record!) are HERE
Main Photo Credit: STEVE WORRALL
- I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night
- My Little Red Book
- Little Bit O’ Soul
- Gloria
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