Flaming Lips
December 23, 1985
I-Beam San Francisco
(Opening for Jesus and Mary Chain)

A friend of mine was transferring old cassettes to disc and ran across this.
It was recorded by our friend Enrico who passed away way too young
way too long ago.

This is from the master and I don't think it has ever gotten out before.This seems to be among the earliest Flaming Lips tapes around. I've seen mention of a show from 1984,and one other show in 1986, but none from 1985. I've scoured the net and found no mention or release of these recordings.

In the mid 80's the Lips had a big champion in San Francisco, Cathy Cohn, who was (and still is) a KUSF DJ who also booked the Haight Street venue The I-Beam. The Lips played there a lot and all I remember about their shows is they were really f-ing loud. From listening to these tapes, they were also really f-ing good!

This show features more great covers and Wayne introduces the band at the beginning of the show as: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Jimi Hendrix!

Sound quality is pretty good for a hand held recorder. Scarcity makes up for that.

I hope you enjoy it!

Flaming Lips
December 23, 1985
I-Beam San Francisco
(Opening for Jesus and Mary Chain)

1. Introduction
2. Scratching The Door
3. Unplugged / The Seeker / Out For A Walk
4. Trains, Brains & Rain
5. With You
6 . Communication Breakdown
7. You Can't Always Get What You Want
8. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
9. Jesus Shootin' Heroin

Wayne Coyne - guitar, vocals
Mike Ivins - bass
Richard English - drums