Live at The Pit, 1978, by Tuxedomoon

Live at The Pit, 1978

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	1.	Intro 02:07
	2.	In Heaven 02:59
	3.	Seeing Yellow Where It Should Be Blue 03:29
	4.	Tritone (Musica Diablo) 04:25
	5.	Nite And Day 05:40
	6.	Everything You Want 04:37
	7.	Litebulb Overkill 03:18
	8.	Tonite Are You Living 05:35
	9.	Rhumba 02:43
	10.	The Stranger 06:01
	11.	I Am The Underground 02:35
	12.	Teorama 04:05
	13.	No Tears 05:45
	14.	Pinheads On The Move 03:38

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“I remember the gig at The Pit fondly, for reasons difficult to fathom. The venue proved to be just as announced, a pit. It was a damp concrete basement somewhere south of Market in San Francisco, painted gloss white, with no apparent ventilation and acoustics which promised to be hellish at best.
And yet, and yet, some combination of good will, good drugs, good friends and a band at some sort of pre-Half Mute peak, rehearsed and tight, produced a memorable show. Go figure.”

(Blaine L. Reininger, 2022)

“Originally a fan had sent the recording of The Pit concert to Peter Principle, who had been excited about it and had intended to restore and perhaps release it in some fashion. That was before the TM bandcamp page.
I think there are two reasons this concert remains somehow special in our collective memories. The first is because we all expected a disaster. As Blaine pointed out the subterranean cement box must have been an acoustic nightmare and also we may have been the first or one of the first concerts there, so nobody knew if anyone would even show up. I vaguely remember a very steep staircase that must have made our load in more than the usual headache. But in fact, to everyone’s surprise, it came off more or less smoothly and, in the mind of the promoter Ben Buchanan, a “highlight” of his career. The other reason it’s unique is the repertoire of pre-Half Mute material we played that was rarely or never played again in years to come.”

(Steven Brown, 2022)

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released September 3, 2023

Recorded live at The Pit, San Francisco, 9 December 1978.

Performers:
Steven Brown
Peter Principle
Blaine L. Reininger
Winston Tong
Paul Zahl

Sourced from Steven Brown’s private archive.
Mastered by Anselmo Canha, 2022.
Cover photography by Richard Alden Peterson, originally from “Scream With A View EP”. TM logo sourced from original gig flyer.
Project management and graphic design by Heitor Alvelos.

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