Some bands seem to attract the tape people. Obviously the Grateful Dead and other jam band bands of their ilk had/have tapers coming out of their ass. One band that I actually like attracted their fare share, the Replacements. There's a lot of 'em out there. Now, I can understand why someone would tape one of their sets, particularly when they were hitting their wobbly stride. But who thinks to tape a band at one of their first gigs, before they even have a record out? That's what I ran across, a Replacements show from July 17, 1980. Their first gig in a bar was just two weeks earlier. It's telling that their opening and closing songs are both from the Heartbreakers' L.A.M.F. LP. The recording is pretty good considering the recording technology available at the time. The hosting site has a download, the song list and the specs.
The Replacements - Live, Jay's Longhorn, Minneapolis, MN at Teenage Dogs In Trouble July 17, 1980.
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