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Tracklist

A1	Hallowe’en	5:43
A2	Death Valley ’69	7:21
A3	Intro / Brave Men Run (In My Family)	4:42
B1	I Love Her All The Time	5:21
B2	Ghost Bitch	5:55
B3	I’m Insane	5:20
C1	Kat ‘N’ Hat	3:37
C2	Brother James	2:51
C3	Kill Yr Idols	2:33
C4	Secret Girl	3:14
C5	Flower	2:37
C6	The Burning Spear	5:02
D1	Expressway To Yr Skull	9:04
D2	Making The Nature Scene	3:43

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Revolver USA
• Recorded At – Smart Bar
• Mixed At – Echo Canyon
• Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 20442

Credits

• Artwork [Digital Processing] – Cody Ranaldo
• Layout, Photography By [Photo Edits] – LR*
• Liner Notes [Austin TX March 2012] – Gerard Cosloy
• Liner Notes [Bushwick, Brooklyn February 2012] – Aaron Mullan
• Mastered By – John Golden
• Mixed By – Aaron Mullan, Steve Shelley
• Performer [Sonic Youth:] – Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore
• Photography By [B+W] – Steve Koress
• Photography By [Red] – Pat Blashil*
• Recorded By – Rich Menning
• Recorded By [Uncredited] – Aadam Jacobs
• Songwriter [All Songs Written By] – Sonic Youth

Notes

Almost complete concert recorded live at the Smart Bar, Chicago, August 11, 1985.
The studio track "Into The Groove" by Madonna, originally played for two minutes before "I Love Her All The Time", and a false start to "Kill Yr Idols" are missing.

Said to be the earliest known multitrack live recording of the band as per liner notes, the first two minutes of "Hallowe'en" are taken from an audience recording taped by the famous Chicago tapehead Aadam Jacobs.

An incomplete version of the multitrack recording was previously released in 1991 on the Anarchy On St. Mary’s Place unofficial CD release.
However this version includes the "Into The Groove" segment and the false start to "Kill Yr Idols" missing from the official release.

Released in gatefold sleeve.
Sticker on sealed issue reads: "Sonic Youth Smart Bar Chicago 1985 Includes Free Download Card".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scanned): 787996801612
• Barcode (Text): 7 87996 80161 2
• Rights Society: BMI
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, etched): GOO-016-A 20442.I
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, etched): GOO-016-B 20442.2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C, etched): GOO-016-C 20442.3
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D, etched): GOO-016-D 20442.4

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GOO-016	Sonic Youth	Smart Bar - Chicago 1985 ‎(CD, Album)	Goofin' Records	GOO-016	US	2012
YTH-082	Sonic Youth	Anarchy On St. Mary’s Place ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Youth Records	YTH-082	Germany	1991
GOO-016	Sonic Youth	Smart Bar • Chicago 1985 ‎(14xFile, MP3, Album, 320)	Goofin' Records	GOO-016	US	2012

Doukasa

Wonder if it was Thurston's idea to slap that sticker over his face. Hope they get back together. The band that is.

Moonshaper

totally weird that the photos on the front and back cover and inside the gatefold sleeve (and also on the dl card) are from another show in texas, and only the two bl/w photos inside are actually shot at the smart bar..

Stylish Monkey

This is an awesome live album and it should be noted that the download card is also a lovely postcard of a live shot from the show. Beautiful.

Cordantrius

I agree, and the thing about the download card is a small thing, but good to see someone taking the trouble.