Marvin Pontiac: The Asylum Tapes LP fg_Catalog Number_550187 REP “MONSTERS is the story of

“MONSTERS is the story of being a teenager

This 16-track release features the full 12 Little Spells album plus 4 additional songs/spells

as Freddie would occasionally recall

I haven’t made one record that sounded like the one before it and this was going to be no different

Marvin Pontiac: The Asylum Tapes LP fg_Catalog Number_550187 REP “MONSTERS is the story ofMarvin Pontiac was anonymously sent a 4 track tape recorder during the years he was held at Esmerelda State Mental Institution. This is what he did with it.' This was the sole statement accompanying the release of Marvin Pontiac: The Asylum Tapes, the first release in 17 years by John Lurie's alter ego Marvin Pontiac. Coming to prominence during the no wave era as part of NYC's notorious Lounge Lizards and starring in Jim Jarmusch's film Down By Law,