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After a storied first year as a band touring behind their critically acclaimed debut album Today, Galaxie 500 closed out 1988 with a quintessential performance at New York City’s famed CBGB, every bit of their signature intimacy and autumnal bombast on display. The unusual bill which also included Sonic Youth, B.A.L.L. and Unsane was a benefit show for the zine shop See Hear.
Captured in a raw but inspired board mix by Kramer and restored and mastered from the analog source by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, CBGB 12.13.88 is a live snapshot of a Galaxie fully formed, punctuating the end of their first chapter while poised to step into their next, with On Fire the following year.
Officially available for the first time on LP, CD, and cassette. Out August 8th 2025 on Silver Current Records.
Live at CBGB, New York City, December 13th, 1988.
Dean Wareham - guitar/vocals
Naomi Yang - bass
Damon Krukowski - drums
Photo credits: Michael Macioce
Recorded by Kramer
Mastered by Alan Douches
