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.
| 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] |
Convention at Olympia edit
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]
Production edit
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]
Track listing edit
The album presents twenty-one different bands from the Convention with the following songs:[1][3]
- Scrawl – "Clock Song (Go Girl Go)" - 3:06
- The Nation of Ulysses – "Shakedown" - 3:24
- The Pastels – "Speedway Star" - 2:50
- Melvins – "Charmicarmicat" - 5:45
- L7 – "Packin' a Rod" - 2:33
- The Spinanes – "Jad Fair Drives Women Wild" - 4:09
- Seaweed – "Bill" - 3:03
- Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet – "They Don't Call Them Chihuahuas Anymore" - 2:31
- Kreviss - "Sandi's Song" – 3:49
- Some Velvet Sidewalk – "Curiosity" - 1:58
- Mecca Normal – "Strong White Male" - 3:01
- Courtney Love – "Motorcycle Boy" - 2:24
- Unwound – "Bionic" - 3:06
- Rose Melberg – "My Day" - 2:47
- Fugazi – "Reprovisional" - 4:39
- Bratmobile – "Punk Rock Dream Come True" - 1:49
- Girl Trouble – "Bring on the Dancing Girls" - 3:18
- Kicking Giant – "This Sex" - 4:30
- Fastbacks – "Impatience" - 2:51
- Mark Hosler, Steve Fisk, and Bob Basanich – "Customer Service Breakthrough" - 6:21
- Beat Happening – "Nancy Sin" - 2:47
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]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e International Pop Underground Convention overview at AllMusic
- ^ Margasak, Peter (10 December 1992). "Various artists: International Pop Underground". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "International Pop Underground Convention Compilation (KLP011)". Krecs.com. K Records. 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ a b International Pop Underground Convention (album) at Discogs