Urban Scorch Compilation poster - Ann Arbor
Title
Urban Scorch Compilation poster - Ann Arbor
Description
This is a poster for the release of the Urban Scorch compilation - the first cassette compilation released in Toronto by Søme Records.
Creator
Eric Fitz
Source
Scott Kerr's archive - The Party's Over
Date
1981
Format
JPEG
Coverage
We postered around downtown to advertise - mainly on Queen St West and Queen St East (near The Record Peddler).
Context
This poster is for stores in Ann Arbor, MI. Eric went to university there for a few years and continued to carry the torch to his new local.
Søme Records was run by members of The Party's Over but also had significant collective participation/work by band members of Fifth Column and Diners Club.
The 1-hour compilation tape contained 15 minutes each by Fifth Column, March of Values, Diner's Club, The Party's Over.
This was Fifth Column's first release of music.
Søme Records was run by members of The Party's Over but also had significant collective participation/work by band members of Fifth Column and Diners Club.
The 1-hour compilation tape contained 15 minutes each by Fifth Column, March of Values, Diner's Club, The Party's Over.
This was Fifth Column's first release of music.
Original Format
analog b/w photocopy - on sickly medical green paper
Physical Dimensions
8 1/2" x 14"
Files
Collection
Citation
Eric Fitz, “Urban Scorch Compilation poster - Ann Arbor,” Alternative Toronto, accessed April 27, 2024, https://www.alternativetoronto.ca/archive/items/show/275.