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The Early Years

John Mellencamp

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Released: Nov 2012
Label: TuneCore
Comprising all 10 songs from 1977's rarely heard The Kid Inside and all six originals from 1976's equally obscure, half-covers Chestnut Street Incident, this is a surprising document of Mellencamp's lost, pre-stardom, glam-puppet "Johnny Cougar" era. Its rockers ("Cheap Shot," "R. Gang," "American Dream") are pure mid-'70s Midwestern garage punk, informed by the Stones and Dolls; the less overblown ballads like "Young Genocides" suggest Lou Reed or early Springsteen. Overall, though, the Coug's bratty sound and personality are already unmistakable, years before "Jack & Diane."
- CHUCK EDDY
John Mellencamp - The Early Years 2012-12-19
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    Chestnut Street
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    American Dream
    American Dream
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    5:33
    Kid Inside
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    Gearhead
    Gearhead
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    Dream Killing Town
    Dream Killing Town
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    Take What You Want
    Take What You Want
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    Sad Lady
    Sad Lady
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    Young Genocides
    Young Genocides
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    Sidewalks and Streetlights
    Sidewalks and Streetlights
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    R Gang
    R Gang
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    Good Girls
    Good Girls
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    Cheap Shot
    Cheap Shot
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    American Son
    American Son
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    Too Young to Live
    Too Young to Live
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    Survive
    Survive
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    Chestnut Street Revisited
    Chestnut Street Revisited
℗ 2012 NRX