Footage of the performance captured below -- namely the Fall performing "Totally Wired" on a stage in New York, possibly the Mudd Club, in 1981 -- has been around for eons (I even wrote about it back in 2016). The photograph by the great Laura Levine above -- taken presumably at the same gig, given vocalist Mark E. Smith's distinctive, stripy sweater -- might give a clue or two. Does anyone remember that pressed-tin ceiling at the Mudd Club?
This past June, meanwhile, a cryptic little YouTube channel called, aptly enough, Lost Concert Films, uploaded this cleaner, crisper and clearer cut of the footage. It is fucking marvelous. Sadly, this video is the only video on that channel.
Regardless, ... enjoy!
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