Various Virus AWAKEN LP Rare Aztlan Goth Dark Psych Comp ANNA HOMLER Breadwoman

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Rare copy of the "Awaken" compilation LP put out by Aztlan Records in 1987, listed as Various Virus on the spine (instead of the tired term "Various Artists"). Features Anna Homler (a.k.a. Breadwoman), The Vampyre Garden and more. More details below.
AZT-1002
Borderline VG+/NM record with just a few light marks that don't affect play, NM jacket in unsealed shrink. See photos for more detail
Includes original two-sided lyric insert and the LP is housed in an archive quality MoFi Master sleeve (original sleeve was generic white paper).
Definitely a very interesting and diverse compilation that was privately pressed and released on a small Southern California based label called Aztlan Records. Some of the artists featured on this LP did not release much else aside from the cuts heard on this compilation (let alone on vinyl), and this compilation has generated a bit of "cult following". The track listing and additional artist info can be found below. 
One of the definite highlights of this compilation is the inclusion of Anna Homler (a.k.a. Breadwoman). At the time of release, Homler had only previously released the "Breadwoman" album on cassette (in 1985) and this was the first release to ever feature her music on the vinyl medium. She contributed two songs to the compilation. The song 'Santiago' is exclusive to this compilation and cannot be found on any other release. The song 'Karu Karu' can also be found on her album "Do Do Ya Sa'Di Do" but that album was released three years later and never made it to vinyl, so this is the only way to get that song on vinyl. Both of her tracks were produced by the late Ethan James.
Track Listing: 1. Factory -Carnivore 2. Factory - Vapor Lock 3. Killerwail - The Contrast 4. Killerwail - No One Way 5. Anna Homler - Karu Karu 6. Anna Homler - Santiago 7. Cecilia ± - Nana 8. Cecilia ± - My Little Boy (To My Little Boy That Never Lived) 9. Lizzie Wilcox - Sermonette 10. Twist Of Fate - Looking For Cyndy 11. Twist Of Fate - Back For More 12. The Vampyre Garden - Now He's Happy 13. The Vampyre Garden - Her Mirror's Lust
*Factory describe themselves as Eraserhead-ian industrial angst. *Killerwail formed in 1984 and played with Minutemen, Wall Of Voodoo, The Cult,...Their second song is reminiscent of The Ex. *Anna Homler is a Los Angeles based performance artist who sings in a found language of tone and feeling. She's collaborated with alot of artists, even in Europe. She is also known as Breadwoman *Cecilia ± released an album of her own in 1986 and is thought to be the person behind Aztlan. She sadly passed away some time ago. *Lizzie Wilcox is like spoken word over self-created music, not much else to be found on her *Twist Of Fate delivers 2 indie rock songs. *The Vampyre Garden is the goth band here (really spooky goth/psych)
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