1982
The year in which Lydia starts her collaboration with members of Sonic Youth with the recording of the "In Limbo" EP.
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Late October 1982. Lydia, returns from London to New York City for about 6 months.
Through Richard Edson, then in Sonic Youth and with whom Lydia worked on the "Vortex" soundtrack, she meets Thurston Moore. For a Halloween show Lydia assembles a pick-up band with members from Sonic Youth: Thurston Moore; Richard Edson [also Konk and Sonic Youth's drummer from June 1981 till April 1982 ("Sonic Youth" album)]; Jim Sclavunos [formerly Teenage Jesus/8-Eyed Spy/Devil Dogs and to become Sonic Youth's drummer from January till March 1983 ("Confusion Is Sex" album)]. On guitar is Pat Place, a visual artist who came to New York from Chicago in 1975 [joined The Contortions/Bush Tetras].
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In Limbo Line-up #1 (New York: October 1982):
Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Pat Place (guitar)/ Thurston Moore (bass)/ Jim Sclavunos (sax) and Richard Edson (drums).
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xx-Oct-82
US NY,New York City,basement of Kristian Hoffman and Bradly Field's loft (@ 240 Grand Street)
Note: Two rehearsals for the upcoming shows.
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30-Oct-82
US DC,Washington,9:30 Club
[with Wanabeast]
Note: Coincides with the release of Lydia & Exene (Cervenka)'s "Adulters Anonymous" book by Grove Press.
On 03-Nov-82 Lydia attends the Sonic Youth concert @ CBGB's and on the 04-Nov-82 she has her first New York spoken word performance @ the Lucky Strike Cafe, where she's joined by Thurston Moore.
Ad: Scan of ad, taken from American Eagle 22-Oct-82.
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31-Oct-82
US NY,New York City,The Peppermint Lounge
Photo: Credit Catherine Ceresole, taken from "Beauty Lies in the Eye", photobook (Edition Patrick Frey 2013).
Ad: Photo of advert. Alternative advert from the Village Voice, courtesy of Thurston Moore.
Review: Taken from the New York Times 04-Nov-82 (Internet archives).
Note: With Joe Strummer [The Clash] in the audience, shouting "Bollocks! Bollocks!".
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03-Nov-82
US NY,New York City,CBGB
[Sonic Youth with Don King and Swans]
Note: A Sonic Youth show attended by Lydia Lunch. This show was Bob Bert's first time as Sonic Youth's drummer. Bob Bert would join Lydia's Retrovirus band in 2014.
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November 1982
US NY,New York City,Surf Sound studio,recording the "In Limbo" EP. Engineered by Donny Bill and Dan Dreyden. All tracks composed by Lydia Lunch and Thurston Moore, except "Still Burning" (Rowland S.Howard) and "Some Boys" by Murray Mitchell [13.13], which were written at the Honeymoon In Red recording sessions in Berlin during June/July 1982 (and remained unreleased until 1988). Kristian Hoffman's piano parts were recorded one day at his (and Bradly Field's) loft (@ 240 Grand Street, NYC) by Lydia Lunch on a portable cassette recorder.
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In Limbo Line-up #3 (New York: December 1982 - January 1983):
Lydia Lunch (vocals)/ Jim Sclavunos (sax/keyboard) and backing tapes.
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2x-Dec-82
US NY,New York City,-
29-Dec-82
US MN,Minneapolis,First Avenue
[with Blind Obey]
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30-Dec-82
US IL,Chicago,Cabaret Metro
Setlist: In Heaven Everything Is Fine (*)/ Dance Of The Dead Children(*)/ I Wish...I Wish/ Friday Afternoon/ 1000 Lies/ Some Boys/ Still Burning/ What Did You Do/ Dance Of The Dead Children(*)/ In Heaven Everything Is Fine (*).
Note: (*) Intro/outro tapes. The tracks from the "In Limbo" EP are performed in the same running order as on the actual release. "In Heaven Everything Is Fine" is taken from David Lynch's "Eraserhead" film.
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07-Jan-83
US NY,New York City,The Peppermint Lounge
[with Ballistic Kisses]
Ad: Scan of advert from the Village Voice 11-Jan-83, courtesy of Thurston Moore.
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1983
The year in Lydia performs her "In Limbo" EP at a festival in Vienna (Europe), with Jim G.Thirlwell.
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May 1983
Lydia, returns to London @ her place in Baron's Court Road.
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1984
The year in which Lydia signs a deal with Doublevision (UK) and mixes and releases the "In Limbo" EP which was recorded in 1982.
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March/April 1984
UK London. Lydia sets up a deal with Paul Smith of Doublevision, a label he runs with Cabaret Voltaire, to release the "In Limbo" recordings she made in November 1982 in New York.
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April 1984
UK Sheffield,Western Works [Cabaret Voltaire's] studio,Lydia Lunch mixes the "In Limbo" EP (Doublevision).
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May 1984
After having received sufficient funds from Doublevision, Lydia is able to leave London for good and return to New York City, @ East 109th street (Spanish Harlem). She would live in New York City until December 1990.
She mentions her deal with Paul Smith/Doublevision to Thurston Moore, who in August sends him a demo tape with what would become Sonic Youth's "Bad Moon Rising" album. For the release of that album (in March 1985) Paul Smith would establish Blast First (a sub label of Rough Trade).
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09-Jun-84
US CT,Bethel. Lydia Lunch, Jim G.Thirlwell and Bob Bert attend Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon's catholic wedding.
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June/July 1984
US NY New York City-Manhattan,Wharton Thiers' basement (aka Fun City) studio, Lydia sings on "Death Valley '69" (early version/7") with Sonic Youth. Engineered by Wharton Thiers. Produced by SY with help from Clint Ruin (a.k.a. Jim G. Thirlwell). The lyrics to the song were written by Lydia Lunch and Thurston Moore one day on the bus to Spanish Harlem.
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30-Jun-84
US NY,New York City,Dancetaria
[with Sonic Youth and Swans]
Note: Lydia does a spoken word show and later joins Sonic Youth on "Death Valley '69". She ends up getting paid twice by the promoter, Ruth Polsky. Ruth died in 1986, when she was hit by a runaway taxi that left her pinned against the front of the Limelight club. She was thirty one years old. (from "Lydia Lunch- The War Is Never Over", a book by Nick Soulsby (Jawbone, 2020).
Ad: Scan of advert.
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2x-Sep-84
UK Release of the "In Limbo" EP (Doublevision).
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Sep/Dec 1984
US NY New York City,Brooklyn,Before Christ studio, Lydia sings on "Death Valley '69" ("Bad Moon Rising" album version) with Sonic Youth. Engineered by Wharton Thiers. Engineered by Martin Bisi. Produced by Sonic Youth with Martin Bisi and John Erskine. BC Studio was founded in 1981 in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, by Martin Bisi along with Bill Laswell [Material].
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December 1984
US Release of Sonic Youth's "Death Valley '69" 7" single (Iridescence).
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1985
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June 1985
UK/US Release of Sonic Youth's "Death Valley '69" 12" single (Blast First/Homestead).
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1986
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March 1986
US NY New York City,Brooklyn,Before Christ studio, Lydia writes the lyrics (2nd verse) for Sonic Youth's song "Marilyn Manson" (for their "Evol" album).
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March/April 1986
US Los Angeles,Topanga Canyon,filming part of the "Death Valley '69" video clip by Judith Barry and Richard Kern. Lydia joins. At the same time she and Kern are filming their "Fingered" film in this area. The rest of the clip is a.o. using exerpts from Kern's "Submit To Me" film and live concert footage of Sonic Youth.
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23-May-86
UK London,University of London Union
[with Big Stick, Live Skull and Sonic Youth]
Note: Lydia does a spoken word performance and also joins Sonic Youth for "Death Valley '69" and "Expressway To Yr Skull".
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1987
The year in which Lydia polishes up the old recordings she made with The Birthday Party in 1982
and at the same time records 2 new tracks with Thurston Moore.
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May 1987
US NY New York City,Brooklyn,Before Christ studio,recording with Thurston Moore "The Crumb" (released on a split 12" on Widowspeak records in March 1988) and "So Your Heart" (released on the "Honeymoon In Red" album on Widowspeak records in March 1988).
Polishing up the surviving tapes of the recordings Lydia made with members of the Birthday Party in 1982. Remixing by Jim Thirlwell and some guitar overdubs by Thurston Moore.
Line-up:Lydia Lunch (voices)/ Thurston Moore (guitar/voices) and Clint Ruin (a.k.a. Jim G. Thirlwell) (loops/treatments).
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