Dead Milkmen - Live at Abe's Steaks, Philadelphia, PA - March 2, 1985. (80kbps mp3, 26.2 MB)

Abe's Steaks was an actual steak shop (meaning Philly cheese steaks, burgers, fries, hoagies, etc.) on 40th Street just south of Market in West Philly that, for a couple years in the mid 1980s, held punk rock shows in the back room. You could get a cheese steak, fries and soda, and see a show for well under ten bucks! This show, one of several the Milkmen played at Abe's, was with two other Philly bands: Psychotic Norman, The Johnsons, and The Fabulous Fondas on March 2, 1985. At this time, our first album, Big Lizard In My Backyard, was "in the can" but not yet released. We were just beginning to plan our first U.S. tour.

The set lasts about 45 minutes. The recording was made with a hand-held cassette recorder by a member of the audience.

Set list:
Take Me Apart
Nutrition
Right Wing Pigeons
Violent School
Big Lizard
Lucky
Dean's Dream
Vince Lombardi Service Center
Serrated Edge
VFW
Swordfish
Laundromat Song
Meth
Spit Sink
Bitchin' Camaro
Plum Dumb
Tiny Town
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The Fez
Big Time Operator