Since September 2010, this blog has recorded the journey of this music junkie as I attempt to listen to all the music in my CD collection. CDs revisited in their entirety from start to finish - no skipping tracks, no shuffle. Compact Discs only - no vinyl, no tapes, no files.

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Various Artists - 104 KRBE New Music Sampler (1995)


A 14 track promotional CD from a Houston radio station. At the time of release, most of these were emerging artists. Doesn't make for a bad retro mix tape, though, particularly if you listened to this station at the time (which my wife and I did). If I recall correctly, the station's tagline in 1995 was "Hits without the hype!" which is an oxymoronic tagline - hype that claims no hype.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks, with Billboard chart peaks:
ArtistTitle PopRock
WaterlilliesNever Get Enough--
Toad The Wet SprocketFly From Heaven--
The Wolfgang PressGoing South-33
Blues TravelerRun-Around813
PortisheadSour Times535
Jeff BuckleyLast Goodbye-19
Letters To CleoHere And Now5610
The Flaming LipsTurn It On--
Duran DuranThank You--
Dave Matthews BandWhat Would You Say225
Deep ForestMarta's Song--
SleeperDeliciousPop-
Massive AttackKarmacoma--
The MurmursCarry Me Home--

Personal Memory Associated with this CD:  This sampler got some playing time on a trip to the beaches of South Padre Island in 1995. Also got me hooked on Dave Matthews Band for the next decade or so.

1 comment:

  1. Watch my site for an upcoming post on a radio station sponsored album. It was a fundraiser for a local AIDS charity circa 1992 although there is no date anywhere on the disc or liner notes. A little more in the soft hits vein - think Vanesa Williams and Bette Midler. The station billed itself as "The Cloud" back then.

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