A treasure trove of early underground from San Antonio’s first “punk” label Closet Records. Centered around the manic energy of founder Gary Davenport, this tidy 13-song collection compiles for the first time the best of his mid-fi work in Mannequin, quirky duos with Mark Champion and Charles Athanas, and alone at the raging edge of suburban Texas. A heady mix of jangly prog, dream-punk, community college rock, and anxious alternative, achieved just as video was killing the radio star. Packaged in a heavy-weight tip-on sleeve, with an accompanying book chronicling the entire sordid affair and visual discography.
TRACKLIST:
Gary Davenport, Mannequin - Trust In Authority
Gary Davenport, Champion / Davenport - True Freedom
Gary Davenport, Mannequin - Labyrinth
Gary Davenport - Symbols
Gary Davenport - Journey To Oaxaca
Gary Davenport - Sarra
Gary Davenport, Athanas / Davenport - Akhaldan
Gary Davenport, Mannequin - A Desperate Situation
Gary Davenport, Mannequin - Transience
Gary Davenport, Mannequin - Romanticizing Again
Gary Davenport, Mannequin - Scattered Thoughts
Gary Davenport, Mannequin - In America There's Everything
Gary Davenport - From The Island