This was my first time seeing Primus, and it was my favorite set without a doubt. They open with Spirit of Radio! About an hour into the set, they do an insane funky instrumental version of Possessed’s “The Exorcist”! (for those of you who don’t know, Larry Lalonde(guitar) was in Possessed in the mid 80s).
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Aiwa CV80 & Sony ECM909 Mic
Enhancement: Adobe Premiere + Neat Video
This was a memorable trip to Gilman. I remember getting down there late to see this show- I think this is the one that Dayglo Abortions was supposed to play but never showed, earning the name no show abortions.
Anyway, we were starving when we got there and CM was getting ready to play. So, I handed my camera to Chris Dodge who filmed the part of this set while we went to get pizza. You can see Chris interviewing band members on stage during the set. Larry also flashes the camera, which is pretty damned funny.
please watch until the end- Steve Vontill and other gilman nerds run around with the camera and dork out, gilman style.
Discharge, D.R.I., Possessed
Club Can’t Tell
Sacramento, CA
09/08/86
Flyer scan by Ken Doose
Here is a recording from a legendary Sacramento show, that ended in a riot w/ police outside the venue. I have a very long story to tell about this show, but I don’t have time now. I’ll post it with DRI’s set tonight.
Recorded by: Mark Martin
Equipment Used: Consumer Panasonic Recorder
Here’s another uncirculated master from Mark Martin’s collection. This was right when Possessed started playing longer sets- from 30-40min, to 50-60min. I remember going up front to headbang, and being TRASHED the next day. Screw that headbanging shit.
Recorded by: Mark Martin
Equipment used: Consumer Panasonic Recorder
Huge thanks to Laurent Ram for asking me to dig these tapes out. I got these from Mark Martin when I first started trading (I inherited his 100 tape collection) and I thought they they were acquired in a trade with Ron Quintana or one of the bay area thrash taper guys… nope. Mark recorded this one himself and the master has been here all along. Cool. Does not sound too bad for a non-professional recorder at the Kaiser.
Recorded by: Mark Martin
Equipment used: Consumer panasonic recorder
This show is shockingly well-documented. There is a mediocre quality video up on youtube that is a different source than this (this sounds better to my ears). If any industrious nerd wants to synch this audio to a CLEAN copy of the video (which I do not have, I don’t think), I can send you the wav file.
This one come from Wayne Vanderkuil’s collection and was recorded by “Tour Manager Doug”. I was listening to the tape and really enjoying it… then, close to the end, you can hear Doug loudly express his distaste for Possessed, then he shuts off the deck mid-song and goes outside. I found that hilarious. You then get some fun talk with people (including Andy Andersen) outside of Ruthie’s. Truly a classic recording. Thanks Doug!
Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ (Bass boost) in Sony Soundforge
Sacramento Music Archive 