The Gits - Wingo Lamo (2024 Remaster)

JUL 01 2024 · 12:00

The Gits - Wingo Lamo (2024 Remaster) (2024) Director: Doug Pray Era: Seattle Punk/Post-Hardcore Archival Revival (2024, source footage 1993) - Sub Pop reissue era; 1993 live footage restored and remastered for the band's catalog re-release under Sub Pop Records, preserving a historically significant pre-tragedy performance. Exceptional. This video is one of the few surviving visual documents of The Gits performing live and represents irreplaceable archival footage of Mia Zapata, whose death in 1993 cut short one of the most distinctive voices in American punk. The 2024 Sub Pop remaster elevates the footage's accessibility without compromising its historical integrity. Its extreme low brightness and single-take documentary presentation authenticate its origins and make it a primary rather than secondary source for researchers studying the Seattle underground. Context: The Gits were a Seattle punk band formed in Yellow Springs, Ohio in 1986, known for their fiery live performances and fusion of post-hardcore, blues, and punk rock. Lead singer Mia Zapata was murdered in July 1993, abruptly ending the band and casting a long shadow over the Seattle music community. This video, sourced from Doug Pray's 1993 Hype! documentary footage shot at RKCNDY, is among the few surviving moving-image records of the band performing live. Released December 2024 under Sub Pop Records as part of a full catalog reissue with remastering by Jack Endino, the video carries enormous archival and commemorative weight, functioning simultaneously as a musical document, a cultural preservation artifact, and a tribute to Zapata's irreplaceable presence. Director notes: The 'Wingo Lamo (2024 Remaster) [Official Live Video]' draws on original film footage shot by DC9 and Douglas Pray for his 1993 documentary Hype!, as confirmed by Sub Pop Records press releases dated December 6 and December 13, 2024. The live footage was filmed at Seattle's RKCNDY venue. The 2024 release is a fully restored and remastered version of this archival material, issued alongside the band's catalog re-release on Sub Pop. Pray's original Hype! documentary footage of The Gits thus serves as the primary visual source for this official video. The song itself is drawn from the band's June 1993 set recorded at the X-Ray Cafe in Portland, Oregon, for the Live at The X-Ray album.