| Live From Lawrence | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | various | |||
| Label | Fresh Sounds (FS 218) | |||
| Producer | Bill Rich | |||
| Various Artists chronology | ||||
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Live from Lawrence was the fourth album in the "Fresh Sounds From Middle America" series of compilation albums, and like the previous album in the series it was a collaborative effort by Fresh Sounds Records and the KJHK radio station.
General info
KJHK held a competition called "Quest for Vinyl" for bands that wanted to appear on the compilation. The "Fresh Sounds" series was originally devised by Bill Rich, of Talk Talk magazine, as a way to promote regional bands nationally. However, in an interview with the Lawrence Journal-World, execs from several independent record companies cast doubt that such an appearance would be a springboard to greater success for the bands.
The organisers of this volume in the series were Bill Rich (Fresh Sounds), Brad Schwartz (KJHK station manager), Sam Elliot (KJHJ faculty advisor) and Michael Bassin (KJHK entertainment coordinator).
Track listing
Side 1:
| # | Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gestompo | Sin City Disciples |
| 2 | It Don'T Matter | Ultraviolets |
| 3 | 36-22-36 | Rhythm Kings |
| 4 | Gravity | Random Aztech |
| 5 | King Tubby (Que Serà) | Common Ground |
| 6 | Freedom Fighters | Lonesome Houndogs |
| 7 | Eleutheromania | Mudhead |
Side 2:
| # | Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chains Of This Town | Homestead Grays |
| 2 | Help | No Difference |
| 3 | Off The Top Of My Head | Todd Newman Band |
| 4 | Empty Rooms | Parlor Frogs |
| 5 | 5 O'Clock Shadows | Bangtails |
| 6 | A Floating Man | Drowning Incident |
| 7 | Mr. Green Jeans | Moving Van Goghs |
References
- Hitchcock, Doug (March 8, 1987). "Fresh Sounds gearing up for forth regional band album". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- Hitchcock, Doug (April 10, 1988). "'Live From Lawrence' is right on track". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- Blush, Steven; George Petros (October 19, 2010). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-932595-89-5.
Bill Rich of Fresh Sounds (and Talk Talk zine) put out the Fresh Sounds From Middle America comp tape and early cassettes by local greats The Embarrassment and Mortal Micronots (later The Micronotz).
{{cite book}}: External link in|quote= - Jensen, Ron (January 17, 1982). "Local music critic promotes 'Fresh Sounds' of Midwest". Lawrence Journal-World. p. 16. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- Fricke, David (December 18, 1986). "The Underground Empire". Rolling Stone. pp. 116–122. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.
Lawrence, Kansas, has been a hotbed of alternative music for several years, thanks principally to the indefatigable Bill Rich, who runs the hardy, little Fresh Sounds label there. As far back as 1981, Rich was issuing the first pressings by the Lawrence bands Get Smart! and the Embarrassment, both of whom went on to underground-cult fame. More recently, Rich, the University of Kansas radio station KJHK and Redline Productions (a local concert promoter) issued a sampler album entitled Fresh Sounds from Middle America #3 (#1 and #2 were cassette only releases put out by Rich in 1981). Of the sixteen bands featured on the LP, twelve are from Lawrence or nearby Topeka.
- Hitchcock, Doug (May 1, 1988). "Record companies say album not a springboard for breaking into music". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- McMaster, Carolyn (May 1, 1988). "Area bands preserved on record". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved March 17, 2011.