Johnny Thunders and Wayne Kramers short
lived Gang War fell apart on the New York streets a few months after
these four tracks were recorded in May 1980 at Max's Kansas City.
They find the Thunders and Kramer partnership in fine form, sometimes
this wasn't always the case. On paper it was an inspired connection (New York Dolls + MC5) the reality however proved different and the struggle between
Thunders the entertainer and Kramer the musician on top of disputes
over the dollar became too much and it all ended too soon leaving
very little behind in the way of a musical legacy bar several live
recordings, (the best of which is Jungle Records GANG WAR!) much of
the studio stuff remains officially unreleased. (Now there's a
project for Easy Action or Jungle Records.... The complete Gang War
collection.) which is criminal, because the stuff I've heard is the
real Rock'n'Roll deal, as are the four tracks here. Thanx to the
original uploader.
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