This is really impressive. Can't wait to check out the complete thing.
I've been trying to wrangle together a similar compilation of the Chicago pop-rock sound from 1976-1990. But there are a lot of tracks I'd have to license from major labels - everyone was convinced the scene was going to break big - and it's just a dauting task for someone who really doesn't have any background in compilations.
So congrats on this. It looks great and there are a lot of tracks I'm not familiar with.
Thanks! It was a real labor of love. This collection is killer, but we had to be somewhat pragmatic putting it together. In the end, we were going for representative (or, more accurately, "the soundtrack to the oral history") over definitive. So, we did include a re-record and few alternate versions...but those have a certain kind of value too.
Good luck! Sounds like a cool project. FWIW: You should check out HoZac Books. It seems right in their wheelhouse.
This is really impressive. Can't wait to check out the complete thing.
I've been trying to wrangle together a similar compilation of the Chicago pop-rock sound from 1976-1990. But there are a lot of tracks I'd have to license from major labels - everyone was convinced the scene was going to break big - and it's just a dauting task for someone who really doesn't have any background in compilations.
So congrats on this. It looks great and there are a lot of tracks I'm not familiar with.
Thanks! It was a real labor of love. This collection is killer, but we had to be somewhat pragmatic putting it together. In the end, we were going for representative (or, more accurately, "the soundtrack to the oral history") over definitive. So, we did include a re-record and few alternate versions...but those have a certain kind of value too.
Good luck! Sounds like a cool project. FWIW: You should check out HoZac Books. It seems right in their wheelhouse.
Congrats! Some new-to-me bands here I'm looking forward to checking out. That Shufflepuck track is awesome!
Thank you! Lots of great music on this comp. It’s a rabbit hole, for sure.