Audio Letter Live, by Audio Letter

Audio Letter Live

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1.	Somnambulistic Narcoleptic (no3) 01:16	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no3 84 Seneca, Seattle 09/27/80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Helena Rogers - bass Jeff McGrath - tablas
2.	Saw You Walking (no3) 01:22	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no3 84 Seneca, Seattle 09/27/80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Helena Rogers - bass Jeff McGrath - tablas
3.	Willy Kill You (no3) 02:49	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no3 84 Seneca, Seattle 09/27/80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Helena Rogers - bass Jeff McGrath - tablas
4.	Zebra (no3) 03:01	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no3 84 Seneca, Seattle 09/27/80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Helena Rogers - bass Jeff McGrath - tablas
5.	Iguana Eggs (no3) 04:33	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no3 84 Seneca, Seattle 09/27/80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Helena Rogers - bass Jeff McGrath - tablas
6.	The Opinion of a Bird (no3) 01:57	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no3 84 Seneca, Seattle 09/27/80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Helena Rogers - bass Jeff McGrath - tablas
7.	Chance of a Chance (no7) 02:10	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no7 Sound of Music, San Francisco 12/29/80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Jeff McGrath - percussion Rick Hazle - clarinet, guitar
8.	I Want to Kiss (no7) 04:13	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no7 Sound of Music, San Francisco 12/29/80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Jeff McGrath - percussion Rick Hazle - clarinet, guitar
9.	Dog Food (no7) 05:18	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no7 Sound of Music, San Francisco 12/29/80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Jeff McGrath - percussion Rick Hazle - clarinet, guitar
10.	Babies (no7) 05:58	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no7 Sound of Music, San Francisco 12/29/80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Jeff McGrath - percussion Rick Hazle - clarinet, guitar
11.	Could You Agree (no8) 04:16	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no8 Gorilla Room, Seattle 01/28/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Jeff McGrath - percussion, trumpet James Husted - bass, synthesizer
12.	I Want to Kiss (no8) 04:08	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no8 Gorilla Room, Seattle 01/28/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Jeff McGrath - percussion, trumpet James Husted - bass, synthesizer
13.	I am not a Sandwhich, I Know Who the BeeGees Are (no8) 03:54	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no8 Gorilla Room, Seattle 01/28/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar Jeff McGrath - percussion, trumpet James Husted - bass, synthesizer
14.	On a Strand (no9) 04:37	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no9 Gorilla Room, Seattle 01/29/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar James Husted - bass, synthesizer Bob Jenkins - guitar
15.	Love Has Nobody, No Body Has Love (no9) 03:24	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no9 Gorilla Room, Seattle 01/29/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar James Husted - bass, synthesizer Bob Jenkins - guitar
16.	Science Fiction (no9) 03:43	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no9 Gorilla Room, Seattle 01/29/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar James Husted - bass, synthesizer Bob Jenkins - guitar
17.	Chance of a Chance (no10) 02:46	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no10 Paradise Loft, Seattle 03/13/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar, vocals James Husted - bass, synthesizer Bob Jenkins - guitar John Rogers - percussion
18.	Could You Agree (no10) 04:24	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no10 Paradise Loft, Seattle 03/13/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar, vocals James Husted - bass, synthesizer Bob Jenkins - guitar John Rogers - percussion
19.	I Want to Kiss (no10) 03:05	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no10 Paradise Loft, Seattle 03/13/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar, vocals James Husted - bass, synthesizer Bob Jenkins - guitar John Rogers - percussion
20.	3 degrees (no10) 04:56	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no10 Paradise Loft, Seattle 03/13/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar, vocals James Husted - bass, synthesizer Bob Jenkins - guitar John Rogers - percussion
21.	Could You Agree (no11) 03:54	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no11 Dreamland, Seattle 03/14/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar, percussion James Husted - bass, synthesizer Jeff McGrath - percussion, trumpet, guitar
22.	Science Fiction (no11) 05:00	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no11 Dreamland, Seattle 03/14/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar, percussion James Husted - bass, synthesizer Jeff McGrath - percussion, trumpet, guitar
23.	The Politics of Ecstasy (no11) 05:37	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no11 Dreamland, Seattle 03/14/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar, percussion James Husted - bass, synthesizer Jeff McGrath - percussion, trumpet, guitar
24.	Apocalypse (no11) 05:22	lyrics	buy track
Audio Letter no11 Dreamland, Seattle 03/14/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sharon Gannon - vocals, accessories Sue Ann Harkey - guitar, percussion James Husted - bass, synthesizer Jeff McGrath - percussion, trumpet, guitar

about

Audio Letter Live
90 minute cassette
released Seattle 1981

Audio Letter's first cassette album release is comprised of the best live recordings from their first 11 concerts in Seattle and San Francisco. Being an improvisational band each performance was unique, thus the numbering of shows. Different musicians came to play with the core members Sue Ann Harkey, on prepared 12 string guitar, and Sharon Gannon on stream of consciousness vocals. This is definitely a momentous collection of hard core improve, punk and performance art. Back in the good old analog days where every cassette label was hand drawn by Sharon and each xeroxed booklet hand assembled by Sue Ann. (Scans of which are included with downloads.)

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SIDE A
A001 Somnambulistic Narcoleptic (no3)
A015 Saw You Walking (no3)
A031 Willy Kill You (no3)
A063 Zebra (no3)
A099 Iguana Eggs (no3)
A156 The Option of a Bird (no3)
A181 Chance of a Chance (no7)
A209 I Want to Kiss (no7)
A267 Dog Food (no7)
A345 Babies (no7)
A440 Could You Agree (no8)
A515 I Want to Kiss (no8)
A595 I am not a Sandwich, I Know Who the BeeGees Are (no8)

SIDE B
B001 On a Strand (no9)
B053 Love Has Nobody, No body Has Love (no9)
B094 ScienceFiction (no9)
B140 Chance of a Chance (no10)
B175 Could You Agree (no10)
B222 I Want to Kiss (no10)
B276 3 Degrees (no10)
B349 Could You Agree (no11)
B410 Science Fiction (no11)
B496 The Politics Of Ecstasy (no 11)
B607 Apocalypse (no11)

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from the booklet liner notes/

Recorder in mono with condenser microphones. Master tape: 'normal', high bias/120 EQ. To be played back using Dolby noise reduction.
Photos by: no7 Jim Conaway, no8 Bob Jenkins, no9 Pat Powers, no 10 Bob Mihnea. Booklet by Thom Bissett. All words by Sharon Gannon except '3 Degrees' by Sue Ann Harkey. Write: Audio Leter ℅ Dreamland 619 Broadway East, Seattle WA 98102. Printed/Recorded in an edition of 100, May 1981.

Produced and Engineered by Sue Ann Harkey

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Improvisation…
transformation…
responce-ability
to the source of the form
the form of form
what makes the form form

knowing…
practicing…
the process of the product
the product is the proves
the process is the product

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released May 5, 1981

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