{"title":"Daniel Johnston","description":"\u003cp\u003eDaniel Johnston recorded his songs alone on a cheap cassette recorder, at a chord organ, piano or battered guitar, first in his parents' basement in West Virginia and then in Texas, handing the tapes to anyone who would take them around Austin. The results, on tapes like \u003cem\u003eSongs of Pain\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHi, How Are You\u003c\/em\u003e, are raw, wobbly and utterly direct: songs about unrequited love, Casper the Friendly Ghost and the devil, sung in a high, cracked voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKurt Cobain wearing the frog from the \u003cem\u003eHi, How Are You\u003c\/em\u003e cover on a T-shirt set off a label bidding war that ended in a deal with Atlantic, and admirers from Tom Waits to Beck later covered his songs. The 2005 documentary \u003cem\u003eThe Devil and Daniel Johnston\u003c\/em\u003e told his story, including his long struggle with mental illness. He died in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Daniel Johnston you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/elliott-smith-vinyl\"\u003eElliott Smith\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bobb-trimble-vinyl\"\u003eBobb Trimble\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bill-callahan-vinyl\"\u003eBill Callahan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/flaming-lips-vinyl\"\u003eThe Flaming Lips\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pavement-vinyl\"\u003ePavement\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sonic-youth-vinyl\"\u003eSonic Youth\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/beck-vinyl\"\u003eBeck\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/nirvana-vinyl\"\u003eNirvana\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/beatles-vinyl\"\u003eThe Beatles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"daniel-johnston-fun-aqua-blue-vinyl-lp","title":"DANIEL JOHNSTON 'Fun' AQUA BLUE Vinyl LP (1994 Lo-fi Alt. Rock)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1994\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eHis only major-label album was produced by Butthole Surfers guitarist Paul Leary, after a celebrity-fuelled bidding war. Fuller and stranger than his cassettes, it keeps his childlike wonder and songs about love and devils intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46623041683677,"sku":"GM01907","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_1750.jpg?v=1753948692"},{"product_id":"daniel-johnston-hi-how-are-you-the-unfinished-album-vinyl-lp-1983-lo-fi-alt-rock-copy","title":"DANIEL JOHNSTON 'Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album' Vinyl LP (1983 Lo-fi Alt. Rock)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1983\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eRecorded on a cheap chord organ and a boombox, this cassette's cover frog, Jeremiah the Innocent, became famous when Kurt Cobain wore it on a T-shirt. Fragile songs like 'Walking the Cow' are funny and painfully honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47292859908317,"sku":"GM01908","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_2963.jpg?v=1769078108"},{"product_id":"daniel-johnston-artistic-vice-vinyl-2lp","title":"DANIEL JOHNSTON 'Artistic Vice' Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1991\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eRecorded in a makeshift garage studio in West Virginia with producer Kramer and a band of friends, this is Daniel Johnston with a full rock band behind him. 'Honey I Sure Miss You', later covered by Built to Spill, and 'My Life Is Starting Over' are ramshackle and heart-on-sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47388985098461,"sku":"GM01905","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_3381.jpg?v=1770873314"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/daniel-johnston-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}