Name: The Day Before Wine and Roses: Live at KPFK, September 5, 1982
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Album: The Day Before Wine and Roses: Live at KPFK, September 5, 1982
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Some Kinda Itch
2)	Mr. Soul
3)	Sure Thing
4)	That's What You Always Say
5)	Outlaw Blues
6)	Open Hour
7)	When You Smile
8)	Season of the Witch
9)	Days of Wine and Roses, The

Album: The Day Before Wine and Roses: Live at KPFK, September 5, 1982
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Some Kinda Itch
2)	Mr. Soul
3)	Sure Thing
4)	That's What You Always Say
5)	Outlaw Blues
6)	Open Hour
7)	When You Smile
8)	Season of the Witch
9)	Days of Wine and Roses, The

Performer Notes

Dream Syndicate includes: Steve Wynn (vocals); Karl Precoda (guitar); Kendra Smith (bass); Dennis Duck (drums).
Recorded live in September 1982.
Personnel: Steve Wynn (vocals, guitar); Karl Precoda (guitar); Dennis Duck (drums).
Audio Mixer: Pat McLaughlin.
Liner Note Authors: Pat Thomas ; Steve Wynn.
Recording information: KPFK Radio, Los Angeles, CA (09/05/1982).
Photographer: Mark Takeuchi.
THE DAY BEFORE WINE AND ROSES is a September 1982 radio session recorded in L.A. by Dream Syndicate's first and best lineup: Singer Steve Wynn, lead guitarist Karl Precoda, bassist Kendra Smith (later of Opal), and drummer Dennis Duck. Though there's a rare 1981 self-titled EP mostly featuring demos for this classic band's memorable full-length debut, THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES, THE DAY BEFORE WINE AND ROSES is its earliest readily-available recording.
The set leads off with "Some Kinda Itch" and a raucous but cool cover of Neil Young's "Mr. Soul," but soon turns to wild rave-ups like the storming "That's What You Always Say," a menacingly atmospheric "When You Smile," and a lengthy version of "The Days of Wine and Roses" that's even more feedback-laden than the studio take. The band is even capable of rocking a cover of Donovan's "Season of the Witch."