Big Black
Exit, Chicago
Unknown date but probably December 1984
This is an audience recording of Big Black's final show with Jeff Pezzati on bass, at the legendary Exit club in Chicago.
It was taped by an Exit employee who was generous enough to pass on a copy to me several years ago.
The sound quality is surprisingly good considering the age and equipment used. I'm not sure of the exact date, but it is
likely sometime in December 1984, as "Our Band Could Be Your Life" says that is when Pezzati left Big Black to concentrate
on Naked Raygun.
I don't think I ever traded this recording, so it's likely completely uncirculated until now. Enjoy.
Tracks 7, 10, and 13 have no music and are just Albini bantering with the crowd.
Please do not convert to mp3 or other lossy formats except for your personal use.
Lineage:
Recorded "on a boom box at the bar"-->1st generation cassette (Maxell UDII 90)-->digitized and tracks split using CD Wave-->
flac conversion using TLH-->you
Set list:
01 seth
02 rip
03 live in a hole
04 albini on kraut
05 il duce
06 dead billy
07 albini on truckers
08 deep six
09 cables
10 albini on pezzati
11 big money
12 texas
13 more albini banter
14 pigeon kill
15 shotgun
16 the crack
17 racer x
Lineup:
Steve Albini - guitar, vocals
Santiago Durango - guitar
Jeff Pezzati - bass
Roland - drums
Checksums:
Line 01: file '01 seth.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 02: file '02 rip.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 03: file '03 live in a hole.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 04: file '04 albini on kraut.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 05: file '05 il duce.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 06: file '06 dead billy.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 07: file '07 albini on truck drivers.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 08: file '08 deep six.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 09: file '09 cables.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 10: file '10 albini on pezzati.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 11: file '11 big money.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 12: file '12 texas.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 13: file '13 more albini banter.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 14: file '14 pigeon kill.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 15: file '15 shotgun.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 16: file '16 the crack.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
Line 17: file '17 racer x.flac' verified ok (checksum matches).
No errors occured.