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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
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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
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compilation cassette-only release featuring 22 tracks from 4 bands and is sometimes referred to as "the
Buffalo tape" because of the Buffalo imprint on the cover of the tape.
197:"Mortal Micronotz are still in high school... let's hope they don't just get older and think they have to play a lot faster. Right now it's slow, soary, soft-spoken voice."
191:"Sub Pop's not the only fanzine with a tape comp. Talk Talk, never one to be beaten to the punch, takes charge here with what I assume are the area's four sharpest bands."
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The "Fresh Sounds" series was organized by Bill Rich, of Talk Talk magazine, as a way to promote regional bands nationally.
194:"Get Smart! plays their darkest and coolest music to date. Call them my favorite bunch east of the Cal and west of Chi."
200:"The Yardapes take after 'Human Sexual Response' by adopting the multi-front man stance and playing unpalatable music."
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171:"While listening to this tape over a period of several weeks, all I can say is why are these bands so talented?"
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was the first in a series of compilations featuring bands from the
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comp tape and early cassettes by local greats The
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496:American Hardcore: A Tribal History
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531:Jensen, Ron (January 17, 1982).
517:Fresh Sounds From Middle America
677:Record label compilation albums
599:The Complete Capitol Punishment
511:Bill Rich of Fresh Sounds (and
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249:"That's What They Tell Me"
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421:Bill Goffrier - guitar
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300:Dean Lubensky - vocals
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343:"Playing With Snakes"
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281:"Blond Haired Ghost"
246:"They Walk In Pairs"
399:"Dino In The Congo"
383:Ronald B. Achelpohl
346:"Living On Welfare"
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331:Personnel
290:"Daydream"
230:Get Smart!
223:Personnel
513:Talk Talk
454:embos.org
405:"D-Rings"
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