Sonic Youth - Smart Bar Chicago 1985

Hand-numbered gatefold double LP

Limited edition of 1,000 copies on colored vinyl

Pressed at Kinder Core in Athens, Georgia

Photos by Pat Blashill and Steve Koress

Liner notes by Gerard Cosloy and Aaron Mullan

In August 1985 Sonic Youth were touring across the states following the release of their recently released LP Bad Moon Rising'. This performance from August 11, 1985, at Chicago's Smart Bar was recorded on 4-track cassette. This live recording consists of much of Bad Moon Rising and early performances of "Secret Girl" plus "Expressway to Yr Skull" later to be released on EVOL, as well as a rare never before released live rendition of "Kat ‘N' Hat."

Mixed and mastered by the band from the original tape source for this double LP edition along with liner notes by Gerard Cosloy and Sonic Youth engineer Aaron Mullan. Photos by Pat Blashill and Steven Koress and released by Sonic Youth on their own label, Goofin' Records and distributed via Revolver USA.

 

Side 1

Hallowe’en

Death Valley ‘69

Intro/Brace Men Run (In My Family)

I Love Her All the Time

Ghost Bitch

I’m Insane

Kat ‘n’ Hat

Side 2

Brother James

Kill Yr Idols

Secret Girl

Flower

The Burning Spear

Exressway to Yr Skull

Making the Nature Scene

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