The Kitchen Tapes (The Raincoats album)

The Kitchen Tapes
Live album by
Released1983
Recorded12 December 1982
VenueThe Kitchen for the Performing Arts, New York City
GenrePost-punk
LabelROIR
ProducerJohn Hanti
The Raincoats chronology
Odyshape
(1981)
The Kitchen Tapes
(1983)
Moving
(1984)
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The Kitchen Tapes, released by ROIR in 1983, is the only live album by the Raincoats. It is a recording of a December 1982 performance at The Kitchen in New York City. It was originally released on cassette only, but was reissued in 1995 and 1998 on CD.