''Live at Jittery Joe's'' is a live

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released in 2001 by

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to combat the high prices of bootlegs on

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. Filmmaker

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recorded it at the

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venue

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on March 7, 1997, during a live solo performance; this location was the original Jittery Joe's at 243 W. Washington St., not one of the current locations. Jeff had not prepared a setlist, so some of the songs were chosen by the audience. A noisy child can be heard throughout the performance (most notably during "Oh Comely"). Most of the songs included on this album had studio versions on earlier Neutral Milk Hotel releases, except for a cover of

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." This album contains a different, earlier version of "Two-Headed Boy, Pt. Two" than appears on '' In the Aeroplane Over the Sea''. The performance is also noteworthy for being the public debut of "Oh Comely." The CD version has a

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video of the performance on the enhanced section.

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