The Lonesome Death of Ian Penman Gigs Comments

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Author
Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn has only performed this song once, at Hope & Anchor, on September 30, 1979.
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 09/30/1979

Comments

From a Soft Boys demo for Radar Records. Ian Penman was a new writer for the New Musical Express at the time, and wrote about the Soft Boys. The song title is likely inspired by Dylan's "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll".