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Tracklist  Smog Veil Records have been working for the last 10 years to create the definitive Peter Laughner retrospective.  I am pleased to announce that the box set is now in production, and the wait is nearly over. Peter Laughner was a singer songwriter from Cleveland like no other.  Before his untimely death in 1977, he played in numerous bands, most notably Rocket From The Tombs and Pere Ubu, and also as a solo performer.  He wrote for a variety of weekly newspapers and Creem, where he was a contemporary of Lester Bangs.  He famously told Jane Scott of the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he wanted to do for Cleveland what “...Brian Wilson did for California and Lou Reed did for New York.” In many ways, Peter did in fact put the Cleveland underground on the map.   In cooperation with Peter's estate and his many collaborators, the box set will contain the definitive statement of Peter's musical talents and additionally showcase his writings and the many works he created with a variety of talented friends.  Smog Veil's research team has looked in every basement, attic, and corner to uncover numerous gems and we are pleased to be able to place Peter's work on display.   Many of the 56 songs contained in the release are seeing the light of day for the very first time.  All songs have been carefully mastered and sonically upgraded from the best possible sources by the Grammy-nominated team of .  The box set also contains a 100 page hardbound book of photos and writings.  Two box set formats will be available: 5 LPs or 5 CDs, and both formats contain an identical box, book, and track listing.



1972 (Fat City Jive)A01Hesitation Blues Written-By –  A02The Sidewalks Of New York Arranged By – *Written-By – *, * A03Willin' Written-By –  A04Solomon’s Mines Written-By –  A05Please Mrs. Henry Written-By –  A06Mean Ol’ Frisco  Written-By –  A07Drunkard’s Lament Written-By –  A08T For Texas Written-By –  B09Good Time Music Written-By –  B10Love Minus Zero (No Limit)  Written-By –  B11I’m Waiting For The Man Written-By –  B12Eyes Eyes Written-By –  B13The Eyes Of A New York Woman Written-By – *, * B14It’s Saturday Night (Dance The Night Away) Written-By –  B15These Days Written-By –  B16Fat City Jive Written-By –  B17That’s The Story Of My Life Written-By –  1973 – 1974 (One of The Boys)C01Rock & Roll Written-By –  C02One Of The Boys Written-By – *, * C03All Along The Watchtower Written-By –  D04Heroin Written-By –  D05I’m So Fucked Up Written-By –  D06White Light White Heat / Call The Ambulances Written-By [Call The Ambulances] – Written-By [White Light White Heat] –  1973 – 1977 (Pledging My Time)E01Cinderella Backstreet Written-By –  E02Down At The Bar  Written-By –  E03Baudelaire Written-By –  E0432-20 Blues Written-By –  E05Rain On The City Written-By –  F06“I Must Have Been Out Of My Mind” Written-By –  F07Pledging My Time Written-By –  F08(My Sister Sold Her Heart To) The Junk Man Written-By – ,  F09First Taste Of Heartache Written-By –  F10Sylvia Plath Written-By –  F11Lullaby Written-By –  1974 – 1977 (Rock It Down)G01What Goes On Written-By –  G02Ain’t It Fun Written-By – *, * G03Amphetamine Written-By –  H04Prove It Written-By –  H05Dear Richard Written-By –  H06Hideaway Written-By –  H07It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Written-By –  H08Pablo Picasso Written-By –  H09Rock It Down Written-By –  1977 (Nocturnal Digressions)I01See No Evil Written-By –  I02Come On In (Whatcha’ Doin’ On Them Stairs?)  Written-By –  I03Everything I Say Just Goes Right Through Her Heart Written-By – ,  I04The Next Room Of The Dream Written-By –  I05Do It Written-By –  I06Slim Slow Slider Written-By –  J07Blank Generation Written-By –  J08Wild Horses Written-By –  J09Isn’t That So? Written-By –  J10Me And The Devil Blues Written-By –  J11Pale Blue Eyes Written-By –  J12(Going To) China Written-By –  J13Summertime Blues Written-By –  1973 – 1976 (Easily Excited)K01Drugstore Cowboy/I’m So Fuckin' Bored Written-By – *, * K02Venus De Milo Written-By –  L03Heart (Section 2) Written-By –  L04Who’s Been Here? Written-By –  L05Instrumental (fragment)  Written-By –