Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge
| Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge | |
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | February 7, 2006 |
| Recorded | February 1982 – November 1993 |
| Genre | Grunge |
| Length | 64:52 |
| Label | Livewire |
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Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge is a various artists compilation album released on February 7, 2006, by Livewire Recordings. The album features a sixteen-page booklet of liner notes written by Clark Humphrey that details the history of the Seattle music scene from the mid 80s to early 90s.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
Steve Leggett of AllMusic calls Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge "a nice set from a fascinating era."[2] David Browne of Entertainment Weekly praised the remastered music and called the album a "compilation of unruly Northwestern hard rock of the '80s and '90s is a valuable reminder that Seattle gave us more than Nirvana."[3] The Louisville Eccentric Observer claimed "what's here is empirical, historical documentation that a movement had been afoot long before Kurt Cobain's sad, snarling blue eyes looked through you."[4]
Tim Perlich NOW was critical of Sleepless in Seattle's the track selection and said "a Seattle grunge comp without Mudhoney's Touch Me I'm Sick is one you don't need."[5] Seattle Weekly criticized the aesthetics of the liner notes but warmly received the music, saying "the whole thing flows like a prized mixtape."[6]
Track listing[edit]
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge liner notes.[7]
- Colin Cobb – executive-producer
- Clark Humphrey – production, compiling
- Emily Lazar – remastering
- Steve Moriarty – photography
- Ted Myers – production
- Charles Peterson – photography
- Mark Pollock – art director, design
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2006 | Livewire | CD | LWR-1012 |
References[edit]
- ^ Francis, Robert (October 9, 2006). "Various Artists: Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge". Shakenstir. Tony Shakenstir. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ a b Leggett, Steve. "Various Artists: Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ Browne, David (March 17, 2020). "Various Artists: Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ George, Stephen (April 11, 2006). "Various Artists: Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge". Louisville Eccentric Observer. Laura J. Snyder. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ Perlich, Tim (January 26, 2006). "Various Artists: Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge". NOW. NOW Central Communications Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ Case, Mairead (October 9, 2006). "Various Artists: Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge". Seattle Weekly. Eric LaFontaine. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge (booklet). Various artists. Alpharetta, Georgia: Livewire Recordings. 2006.
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External links[edit]
- Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge at Discogs (list of releases)