tracks

Hallowe’en
Death Valley ’69
Intro / Brave Men Run (In My Family)
I Love Her All The Time
Ghost Bitch
I’m Insane
Kat ‘N’ Hat
Brother James
Kill Yr Idols
Secret Girl
Flower
The Burning Spear
Expressway To Yr Skull
Making The Nature Scene

notes

Almost complete concert recorded live at the Smart Bar, Chicago, August 11, 1985.
The studio track "Into The Groove" by Madonna, originally played for two minutes before "I Love Her All The Time", and a false start to "Kill Yr Idols" are missing.

Said to be the earliest known multitrack live recording of the band as per liner notes, the first two minutes of "Hallowe'en" are taken from an audience recording taped by the famous Chicago tapehead Aadam Jacobs.

An incomplete version of the multitrack recording was previously released in 1991 on the Anarchy On St. Mary’s Place unofficial CD release.
However this version includes the "Into The Groove" segment and the false start to "Kill Yr Idols" missing from the official release.

Released in gatefold sleeve.
Sticker on sealed issue reads: "Sonic Youth Smart Bar Chicago 1985 Includes Free Download Card".

credits

Artwork [Digital Processing] – Cody Ranaldo
Layout, Photography By [Photo Edits] – LR,
Liner Notes [Austin TX March 2012] – Gerard Cosloy
Liner Notes [Bushwick, Brooklyn February 2012] – Aaron Mullan
Mastered By – John Golden
Mixed By – Aaron Mullan, Steve Shelley
Performer [Sonic Youth:] – Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore
Photography By [B+W] – Steve Koress
Photography By [Red] – Pat Blashil,
Recorded By – Rich Menning
Recorded By [Uncredited] – Aadam Jacobs
Songwriter [All Songs Written By] – Sonic Youth

companies

Distributed By – Revolver USA
Recorded At – Smart Bar
Mixed At – Echo Canyon (2)
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated

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