I have a recording of Pavement’s first ever live performance somewhere in my garage
In the late 80s and early 90s I recorded Live in Studio A on KDVS almost every week. One of my favorite recordings was of Pavement. I listend to it all the time. It was extremely noisy. So much so that when I later heard Slanted and Enchanted, I was surprised it was the same band. The Pavement I remembered was sloppy and noisy. No. Really sloppy and noisy.
Well, it looks like someone else recorded it too! Two songs have been posted. I remember there being more, but it’s been at least 20 years since I’ve listened to it. I hope they have the whole thing. I’ve looked for that old tape repeatedly though the years to no avail. I’ll try again this weekend and let everyone know what I turn up.
UPDATE [Aug 27, 2013] - Elisa Hough of the Adventures In Audio blog has the whole show on her website. Get it while it’s still around!
UPDATE 2 [Aug 27, 2013] - While digitizing some Live In Studio A recordings for Elisa to check out, I found my copy of the Pavement recording! It was on the B side of All Live In Studio A this whole time! I’m digitiznig it now. I think my recording may be a bit higher quality. I’ll share when it’s done.
UPDATE 3 [Sep 7, 2013] - Digitizing complete! You can now download a complete copy of the recording in AIFF format.