View basket “Paradise Valley” has been added to your basket. Smart Bar Chicago 1985 Sonic Youth SKU: GOO016LP Barcode: 787996801612 21.00 £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Goofin Released Date: 26th November 2012 Buying Format: 2LP Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Live multi-track recording of NYC legends…. Rare photos and liner notes galore…. Features the never-properly-released track “Kat ’n’ Hat”….Vinyl includes digital download coupon…. In the fall of 1985, Sonic Youth were touring the States following the release of their Bad Moon Rising LP. This show at Chicago’s Smart Bar was recorded on 4-track cassette and consists of live versions of most of the songs from that album, early performances of “Secret Girl” and “Expressway to Yr Skull” (later to be released on Evol) and a rare, never-before-released live rendition of “Kat ’n’ Hat.” Mixed and mastered by the band from the original tape source, this single-CD / double-LP edition includes liner notes by Gerard Cosloy and Sonic Youth engineer Aaron Mullan, plus unpublished photos by Pat Blashill and Steven Koress. “The ideal archival offering would meet a list of criteria: it should be an unreleased and sonically compelling recording of an amazing performance, which not only sheds some light on the known Sonic Youth catalog for the serious aficionado, but also captures the attention of the general fan. It’s a pretty tall order, but I think this tape from Chicago 1985 fits the bill…. [I]t’s the earliest live multitrack of a Sonic Youth show known to exist. “Having now listened to this tape maybe 100 times, I can say this: it’s a killer show. The material was mostly released on the studio album Bad Moon Rising. The album is brilliant, but the material is also so visceral and improvisatory that it greatly benefits from the additional perspective offered by a live recording. Kim’s vocals, more detached on the album, are fierce here. Sheets of feedback insanity on the album which I always assumed to be lucky studio accidents turn out to be actual parts that Lee and Thurston can re-create at will. The album was recorded with Bob Bert on drums, but this show was one of the first after Bob left and Steve took over. Bob’s primal stomps doubtlessly propel the studio versions, but hearing these parts as interpreted by Steve’s systematic pummeling, illuminates the crucial transition to the Evol and Sister albums and beyond. We do get a taste of Evol too, with an early performance of ‘Expressway To Yr Skull’ and the first known live performance of ‘Secret Girl,’ plus an instrumental version of the rarely performed, and never released, ‘Kat ’n’ Hat.’” Aaron Mullan 2012 Artist Sonic Youth Genre Rock And Pop Label Goofin Buying Options 2LP Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download Code Format 2LP , Gatefold Sleeve , Includes Download Code Condition New Country UK Track Listings 1 Hallowe'en 2 Death Valley '69 3 Intro / Brave Men Run (In My Family) 4 I Love Her All The Time 5 Ghost Bitch 6 I'm Insane 7 Kat 'n' Hat 8 Brother James 9 Kill Yr Idols 10 Secret Girl 11 Flower 12 The Burning Spear 13 Expressway To Yr Skull 14 Making the Nature Scene Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Sonic Youth View Product Quick View Sonic Youth Anagrama Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | SYR | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 26th April 2024 £29.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Sonic Youth Anagrama £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: SYR SKU: SYR1-12 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 26th April 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Sonic Youth Walls Have Ears Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Goofin | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 9th February 2024 £34.00 - 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