SWANS - Strip/Burn + Weakling (Live at Group W Cable) [1982]

A rare recording of SWANS playing "Strip/Burn" & "Weakling" at Group W Cable (a cable tv station) in Dearborn, Michigan in December of 1982.

1. Strip/Burn
2. Weakling

I'm not sure what the lineup was for this, but I believe Sue Hanel was the guitarist at this time. Jonathan Kane on drums/percussion. Michael Gira on vocals. Gira may be the bassist here as well.

I was able to see Swans live three times: 'Great Annihilator' tour (1995), 'Soundtracks For the Blind' tour (1996), & 'To Be Kind' tour (2014). They're one of the best live bands I've ever seen, & I've seen a lot. If you ever have the opportunity to go to one of their shows, you should go. You won't regret it.

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[jaysonc]

Sue Hanel's last show with swans was December 27th 1982, so this would definitely be her.

[Skeebins]

they seemed to play this combination quite frequently...Sad we never got a studio version of strip/burn

[charliepotter]

I'm pretty sure that in the really early days they had two bass players for a while which sounds to me like what's going on here. One of those bass players was Thurston Moore so it's possible that it's him.

[garrettlemieux]

Strip/Burn sounds alot like Oxygen off too be kind....