From 1979-1984, the female post-punk trio known as The Contractions not only built a San Francisco following, but they also toured nationally and released a pair of singles and the Something Broke album. Now, with the cooperation of the group’s three founding members, and thanks to the live recordings and endeavors of archivist Terry Hammer, the 1980 live compilation from two dates at the Mabuhay Gardens comes as a new addition to the group’s catalog. Mary Kelley, Deb Hopkins and Kathy Peck all wrote songs on their own, but the musical arrangements were collaborative. “We thought of ourselves as a three-legged chair,” Kelley told liner notes writer Bill Kopp. “Always a team. It wasn’t The Contractions without the three of us.” During...