The back of the lyrics page in the album. I heard this song come on and the vocals had this line “I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic’s.” I thought who is that? Soon I found out and it wasn’t long until I started collecting the recordings of Warren Zevon as a part of my lifelong passionate musical journey. I was on spring break from my first year of college with my roommate Wayne exploring Memphis and we were staying with his older sister Cindy in her apartment as guests. I remember the first time I heard “Werewolves of London.” I was sitting outdoors at a bar in Memphis, Tennessee in the spring of 1978.
Thankfully I had the tools to manage something I should not have to with a brand new record. A 180 gram pressing that came virgin with a need to clean the debris causing pops out of two tracks. If you want to listen to my unedited and raw storytelling podcast you can listen below or subscribe on most any of the podcast services. This week this one came from Hippo Records in Greensboro. Buy a music hard copy and put some gas in the tank of the musicians you love. Buy some music media and CRANK IT UP! Streaming is a musical virus.
VERACRUZ WARREN ZEVON TV
It’s Turntable Tuesday because life is too short not to listen to great music! TURN THAT TV OFF! Support your favorite musician. In the beginning I enjoyed every album he released and in the end he taught me to “enjoy every sandwich.” It was his third release and it finally got him noticed so he could deliver so many great collections of music to the people who appreciate his talent. He said in his own words once he wrote “A dumb song for smart people.” I think he wrote a long list of great songs with amazing depth and some very catchy melodies. He was a dry-witted intellectual and even now 42 years after this album was released I am still discovering lyrics and references that I overlooked when I first heard this music on this album. I would call him a genius with story-telling and historical entertainments that only he could seem to merge with his perspective of the world.
This album is the subject of this version of “Turntable Tuesday.” The 1978 classic vinyl repress from Warren Zevon on my 100 year old piano stool.
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