Live at the Y.M.C.A. 27-10-79

Live at the Y.M.C.A 27-10-79
Live album by Cabaret Voltaire
Released	1980
Genre	Industrial, post-punk
Length	39:19
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire chronology
Mix-Up (1979) Live at the Y.M.C.A 27-10-79 (1980) The Voice of America (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Smash Hits	7/10[2]

Live at the Y.M.C.A 27-10-79 is a live album by industrial/post-punk band Cabaret Voltaire, recorded in 1979 and originally released in 1980 by Rough Trade. It was rereleased on CD in 1990 on Mute Records in the UK and on Restless Records in the US. The album contains an unrecognizable cover of The Velvet Underground's "Here She Comes Now" from their album White Light/White Heat.

Track listing

All songs written by Cabaret Voltaire except for "No Escape", by Sky Saxon and "Here She Comes Now", by Lou Reed.

1. "Untitled" - 5:51
2. "On Every Other Street" - 4:16
3. "Nag, Nag, Nag" - 4:55
4. "The Set Up" - 4:13
5. "Expect Nothing" - 6:18
6. "Havoc" - 3:02
7. "Here She Comes Now" - 4:12
8. "No Escape" - 3:42
9. "Baader Meinhof" - 4:10

Notes

Recorded on a cassette player October 27, 1979 and cut at Portland Recording Studios.
Track 1 was later recorded and included in the LP The Voice Of America under the title "Damage Is Done."

Personnel

• Chris Watson - electronic tape
• Stephen Mallinder - bass, percussion, vocals
• Richard H. Kirk - guitar, wind instruments

References

1. "Live at the Y.M.C.A. - Cabaret Voltaire". Allmusic.
2. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 21 – March 5): 28.