The Courettes Duet With Johnny Thunders On “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory”

Cleopatra Records are proud to announce a brand new page in the long story of the legendary Johnny Thunders. The Courettes have recorded a new backing track for You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory, one of the former New York Doll’s most revered solo recordings. Originally released in 1978, following the break-up of his post-Dolls outfit, The Heartbreakers, the song was both the first single and the undisputed highlight of Thunders’ debut solo album, So Alone. If you know the original, you will fall in love all over again. If you don’t, you’re in for a surprise. The Courettes are already renowned for their mood perfect grasp of the sixties sound, girl group meets freakbeat meets wall of sound. The duo bring to an entirely new look and sound, but precisely the one that the performance al...

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