International Pop Underground Convention | |
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Compilation album by Various artists | |
Released | 1992 |
Recorded | August 1991 |
Genre | Indie rock, punk rock, alternative rock |
Label | K Records |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
International Pop Underground Convention is a live compilation LP/CD/cassette which documents the 1991 music festival of the same name. Various recordings from the festival were compiled by K Records and released as a double album and CD, featuring music by twenty-one different bands.
The 1991 International Pop Underground Convention took place in Olympia, Washington. It was all organized by Calvin Johnson, founder of the Olympia record label K Records. [1] The six-day festival centered on a series of performances at the Capitol Theater, and the theme of the Convention focused on the independence of artists- a "fierce resistance to corporate takeover." [2]
Veteran engineer Patrick Maley is credited as producer for all tracks, with assistance by Sara Lorimer and Byram Abbott. [1] Most tracks were recorded live in the YoYo Recording Studio located inside the Capitol Theater, while a few were recorded at two of the Convention's associated venues, the North Shore Surf Club and Capital Lake Park. [3] [4]
The album presents twenty-one different bands from the Convention with the following songs: [1] [3]
An uncredited recording of eleven seconds of crowd noise makes an unlisted Track 22 at the end of the original CD. [1] [3] The double LP vinyl release contains two songs not found on the CD version: "Alright Baby Baby Whatcha Doin'" by Nikki McClure and "Burn The Flag" by I Scream Truck, incorrectly attributed on the album as Ice Cream Truck. [4]
International Pop Underground Convention | |
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Compilation album by Various artists | |
Released | 1992 |
Recorded | August 1991 |
Genre | Indie rock, punk rock, alternative rock |
Label | K Records |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
International Pop Underground Convention is a live compilation LP/CD/cassette which documents the 1991 music festival of the same name. Various recordings from the festival were compiled by K Records and released as a double album and CD, featuring music by twenty-one different bands.
The 1991 International Pop Underground Convention took place in Olympia, Washington. It was all organized by Calvin Johnson, founder of the Olympia record label K Records. [1] The six-day festival centered on a series of performances at the Capitol Theater, and the theme of the Convention focused on the independence of artists- a "fierce resistance to corporate takeover." [2]
Veteran engineer Patrick Maley is credited as producer for all tracks, with assistance by Sara Lorimer and Byram Abbott. [1] Most tracks were recorded live in the YoYo Recording Studio located inside the Capitol Theater, while a few were recorded at two of the Convention's associated venues, the North Shore Surf Club and Capital Lake Park. [3] [4]
The album presents twenty-one different bands from the Convention with the following songs: [1] [3]
An uncredited recording of eleven seconds of crowd noise makes an unlisted Track 22 at the end of the original CD. [1] [3] The double LP vinyl release contains two songs not found on the CD version: "Alright Baby Baby Whatcha Doin'" by Nikki McClure and "Burn The Flag" by I Scream Truck, incorrectly attributed on the album as Ice Cream Truck. [4]