Three Sides Live (1982)

Three Sides Live (1982)

A slightly inaccurate title: In its original UK form, this live 1982 double-LP featured four full sides of material, the last of which randomly compiled skippable stage recordings from the late ’70s. (North Americans were issued the definitive version, which concludes with the entirety of the 3X3 EP and two stunning B-sides, “Evidence Of Autumn” and “Open Door.”) But those first three sides are the true selling point: The songs, culled largely from the band’s 1981 Abacab tour, bristle with enthusiasm and energy — from the dizzying drum duel at the climax of “Abacab” to the art-funk mania of “Dodo/Lurker.”