{"product_id":"james-grauerholz-lifes-too-good-to-keep-180-gram-double-vinyl-reissue-lp","title":"James Grauerholz - Life's Too Good to Keep (2LPs) (LP) PREORDER","description":"\u003ch1\u003eJames Grauerholz, William S. Burroughs' business manager, spent decades behind the scenes crafting a sublime catalog of his own music.\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Grauerholz has long been known as 'The Burroughs Guy'. From 1974 until William S. Burroughs' passing in 1997, James has handled the business of William S. Burroughs Communications, acting as his manager, bibliographer, editor, literary executor and companion. What has been little-known up until now is that James has led a double life as an accomplished musician and songwriter with an extensive body of work stretching back from the late 1960s to the present. James set out to be a singer-songwriter before fate led to his calling with William S. Burroughs and despite the demands of his literary responsibilities, he continued to write music as a creative outlet. Over the years, James witnessed and has been a key figure in many extraordinary musical movements. He has been referred to as the 'Zelig of Punk Rock', having been part of a small coterie who kick-started the CBGBs\/Max's Kansas City scene in NYC. The Zelig comparison is dead accurate, but it goes far beyond Punk Rock. James was there for the Midwestern Country-Rock explosion of the early 1970s. He was there for the AOR singer-songwriter movement of the late 1970s, mixing his songs with Boz Skaggs in San Francisco. He was at the Hacienda in Manchester where Factory Records and New Order were birthed. He was around when New Wave and Hardcore were emerged AND he was an important piece of the puzzle in the evolution of underground music of the early 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Lawrence, KS, where James has lived since the early 1980s. James lent his opinions, his studio, his gear, his chops and his time unselfishly on innumerable occasions to help fledgling bands evolve. Through all of these eras, James' voice as a songwriter has held its own piece of Real Estate. Each of the twenty-one tracks represented on this double album bear a style that is distinctly his own, both lyrically and compositionally. It is worth adding that James is one hell of a guitar player too.\u003c\/p\u003e         \u003ch2\u003eMedia\u003c\/h2\u003e        \u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:px;\"\u003e   \u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/soundcloud%253Aplaylists%253A1267984309\u0026amp;color=%232d4045\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=false\u0026amp;show_user=false\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=false\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/lotuspool-records\" title=\"Lotuspool Records\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eLotuspool Records\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/lotuspool-records\/sets\/jwg-anthology\" title=\"James Grauerholz - Life\" s too good to keep target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eJames Grauerholz - Life's Too Good To Keep\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e        \u003cli\u003eBe That Way\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eYou Can’t Tell The Girls From The Boys Any More\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eAppointment With The Hangman\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eAtlasta Motel\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eCaptain Bobby Stout\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eRainy Kansas City\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eNew York City Lullabye\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThe Bunker Song\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eTo A Hustler\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThe Boulder Song\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eDarling I Can\u003c\/li\u003e          \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e        \u003cli\u003eSomeone In Cleveland\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eJust Like Yesterday\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eFalling Away\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eHeaven’s Radio\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThe Walled City Of Kowloon\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eYou’re Living In A Dream World\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThe Intersection Of You and Me\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eI Just Want To See You Again\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003ePosertown\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eSpring Is Just Around The Corner\u003c\/li\u003e          \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eAdditional Details\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lotuspool Records\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alternative\/Punk\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 76:10 mins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0       \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\/09\/26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 795457703870\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"LOTUSPOOL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48900918280441,"sku":"LP7038-LP","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/4889\/files\/LP7038-LP.jpg?v=1787748940","url":"https:\/\/mvdshop.com\/products\/james-grauerholz-lifes-too-good-to-keep-180-gram-double-vinyl-reissue-lp","provider":"MVD Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}