NMLP P-005770 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Down There (Shoot the Piano Player)

David Goodis · Gold Medal Books (Fawcett Gold Medal #957) · 1956

Paperback is the true first. Retitled 'Shoot the Piano Player' for the film (post-1960); those editions are reprints/first-thus.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-005770 for "Down There (Shoot the Piano Player)" by David Goodis (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-005770, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).