Live at the Y.M.C.A. 27-10-79
Live at the Y.M.C.A 27-10-79 | ||||
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Released | 1980 | |||
Recorded | October 27, 1979 | |||
Genre | Industrial, post-punk | |||
Length | 39:19 | |||
Label | Rough Trade | |||
Producer | Cabaret Voltaire | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Smash Hits | 7/10[2] |
Live at the Y.M.C.A 27-10-79 is a live album by industrial/post-punk band Cabaret Voltaire, recorded in 1979 and originally released in 1980 by Rough Trade. It was re-released on CD in 1990 on Mute Records in the UK and on Restless Records in the US. The album contains a cover of The Velvet Underground's "Here She Comes Now" from their album White Light/White Heat.
Reception[]
Wilson Neate in AllMusic said, "Although this album isn't easy listening -- and of course it wasn't intended to be -- it documents Cabaret Voltaire's role as electro-industrial pioneers.[1]
Track listing[]
All songs written by Cabaret Voltaire except for "No Escape", by Sky Saxon and "Here She Comes Now", by Lou Reed.
- "Untitled" - 5:51
- "On Every Other Street" - 4:16
- "Nag, Nag, Nag" - 4:55
- "The Set Up" - 4:13
- "Expect Nothing" - 6:18
- "Havoc" - 3:02
- "Here She Comes Now" - 4:12
- "No Escape" - 3:42
- "Baader Meinhof" - 4:10
Notes[]
Recorded on a cassette player October 27, 1979 and cut at Portland Recording Studios.
Track 1 was later recorded and included in the LP The Voice Of America under the title "Damage Is Done."
Personnel[]
- Cabaret Voltaire
- Chris Watson - electronic tape
- Stephen Mallinder - bass, percussion, vocals
- Richard H. Kirk - guitar, wind instruments
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Live at the Y.M.C.A. - Cabaret Voltaire". AllMusic.
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 21 – March 5): 28.
- Cabaret Voltaire (band) live albums
- 1979 live albums
- Rough Trade Records live albums