Live At City Gardens 1987

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1.	Schizophrenia (Live) 05:00	buy track
2.	(I've Got A) Catholic Block (Live) 03:42	buy track
3.	Tuff Gnarl (Live) 02:43	buy track
4.	Pipeline/Kill Time (Live) 03:43	buy track
5.	Expressway To Yr. Skull (Live) 04:27	buy track
6.	Pacific Coast Highway (Live) 04:45	buy track
7.	Kotton Krown (Live) 04:50	buy track
8.	Stereo Sanctity (Live) 04:29	buy track
9.	Tom Violence (Live) 03:59	buy track
10.	White Kross (Live) 03:14	buy track
11.	Encore Break (Live) 01:10	buy track
12.	Beauty Lies In The Eye (Live) 02:24	buy track
13.	Hot Wire My Heart (Live) 04:34	buy track

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Sonic Youth Live at City Gardens in Trenton, NJ on May 22, 1987
with Das Damen and Dinosaur.

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released July 7, 2019

Recorded by Bill Doherty & Ted Mattes
Restored and Transferred by Nick Carbonetta & Bill Reutelhuber
Edited by Joe Noel
Audio Mastering: Aaron Mullan
Artwork Design: Megan Mermis
Video Stills: Richard White

Source: Two Schoeps Mk41 mics > Oade Brothers custom power supply > Sony PCM F1 (A-D converter) @16bit > Zenith model 9800 Portable Beta Recorder/Tuner Timer combo. Mics on a stand at approximately 7ft high pointed at the left and right PA stacks, next to the soundboard booth located at house right.
Transfer: Master beta tape > Sony Betamax > Sony PCM-601ES (with PCM emphasis decoded and DC offset fixed) > Laptop computer 16/44.1 WAV
Editing: 16/44.1 WAV file > Audacity v2.0.6

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