Abecedarians - Pipe Dream (live 22 August 1985 Santa Monica Civic)

Abecedarians - Pipe Dream live Santa Monica Civic 22 August 1985 opening for New Order. The only known recording of this unreleased Abecedarians song. No recording of this song was made by the band in demo or rehearsal. According to drummer Kevin this song was only ever performed live twice: this night in Santa Monica and two nights prior on 20 August 1985 opening for New Order at Henry Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA for which no known recording exists. Sourced from a second generation tape. Master and first generation tape belong to persons who no longer trade and no longer can be found. This song tops the short list of noteworthy unreleased songs of all time by any band. I was lucky enough to have witnessed this performance and doubly lucky to have tracked down this recording from holder of first generation tape in Rialto, CA. I distinctly recall hauling my tape deck to his house in late 1985 to awkwardly make a copy in exchange for a mainstream act of his choice. Also worth noting is that audience was most appreciative and positively responsive to Abecedarians throughout their performance...equal if not moreso to headliner New Order. Enjoy and archive accordingly.