Released in October 1998 by Spite Recordings as Spite 28 C-90, edition of 50; out of print. Reissued in May 2005 by Western Blot as WBX0505 in an edition of 15; sold out.
The Laurel Tree, London, England (18 Feb 98)
01 Veit Harlan, Brown Dress Bob
02 Demons Hip Naltrexone with Sick
Instants Chavires, Montreuil (Paris), France (24 Feb 98)
03 Lord When I Die Please Don't Let Me Leave Behind an Unfinished Task
Microgroove Studio, Decatur (Atlanta), GA (25 Nov 97)
04 From Withers to Belly Line (version)
Dottie's, Atlanta, GA (21 Jan 97)
05 Kopenhagen Lounge
Astrocade, Philadelphia, PA (28 Oct 96)
06 I What Dampness Did
The Zipperhead Room, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (12 July 95)
07 When My Rifle Went Sour with Preposterous Headdress
Churchill's, Miami (27 Apr 95)
08 Displaced by Double Bed
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The 2005 version features a newly edited master and a contiguous mix.
Restored at 96000Hz / 32-bit by Tom Smith at Western Blot.
credits
released October 23, 1998
TLASILA:
Tom Smith - voice, text
Rat Bastard - bass
Ben Wolcott - oscillator
with
Billy Taylor - gas leak detector (1-3)
Greg Chapman - keyboard (1-3)
Nandor Nevai - percussion (1-3)
Andy Bolus - electronics (4)
Fred Ware III - Revox A77 and prepared tapes (7)
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