For their second release in 1980, the label did something unusual, but smart. They featured a group of their current new wave and postpunk bands exclusively on the Loss Leader release Troublemakers.
by Marshall Bowden This article has a couple of familiar angles to regular readers: ECM Records and Compilations. To be specific, the ECM compilation Music With 58 Musicians, Volume One, released in 1980. At the time ECM’s U.S. manufacturing and distribution deal were with Warner Brothers–a change from its original arrangement with Polydor.
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