I belive this was initially a fan club only release, featuring mostly if not all cover versions, that fans would have to mail away for. As in checks and envelopes and stamps. As such, it was a rare and precious object not available in what we used to call "stores" and we probably liked it as much for its rarity as its quality. All in all, a fun, raw look at where the Long Ryders were coming from, but, as mentioned, hardly definitive.
not this CD. Sounds like it's coming out of a trash can. Not very good sound quality.
I was searching a website trying to find the "Looking For Lewis and Clark" anthology which led me to eMusic and this particular group of songs. I vaguely remember seeing it on vinyl, but I came late to the Long Ryders party (a free concert at UCLA opening for the Alarm in, I think, 1987), so I didn't buy it way back when. It's fun for completists but not a great introduction to the band. For that, hunt down both "Two Fisted Tales" and "State of Our Union"
