Johnny Strikes Up The Band (track)
by Warren Zevon
Year: 1978
From the album Excitable Boy (track #1)
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Johnny Strikes Up The Band appears on the following album(s) by Warren Zevon:
- Excitable Boy (track #1) (this album) (1978)
- Stand In The Fire (track #11) (1980)
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) (track #7) (compilation) (1996)
- A Quiet Normal Life: The Best Of Warren Zevon (track #8) (compilation) (1986)
- Headless In Boston: 1982 Live Radio Broadcast (track #1) (2013)
Condition: Used
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 01/16/2026 07:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,615 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/28/2025 11:11 | daCritic | 34,795 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2025 20:24 | Imaybeparanoid | 51,869 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2024 10:26 | phmusic | 62,859 | 100/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2024 07:16 | SUPERJEFF6 | 6,605 | 89/100 |
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