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Okay Vinyl Series Vol. 1-4

Various — Okay Vinyl Series Vol. 1-4, 2019. Verified release details and tracklist.

Label
Clerestory AV
Catalog
CAV009
Year
2019
Format
Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, All Media

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Listening notes

The Okay Vinyl Series, released by Clerestory AV in 2019 under catalog number CAV009, presents itself as a four-volume compilation spread across multiple vinyl records, with the complete package also available in an all-media format. The series brings together artists working across a notably varied range of genres, with the label's own genre designations spanning folk rock, folk, world and country, indie rock, rock, and shoegaze.

The structure of the release is straightforward: each volume occupies its own record, with tracks assigned to individual sides. Volume 1 pairs "Wild Mountain Thyme" on the A-side with "First Girl I Loved" on the B-side, drawing on titles that carry traditional folk associations. Volume 2 spreads three tracks across two sides, placing "Garbagetown" and "Clawfeet" on the C-side and "Landmine" on the D-side. Volume 3 gives a full side each to "First Son Of Connecticut" and "No One Can Destroy A Song," while Volume 4 closes the series with "Mindlessly" and "Llano Estacado."

The breadth of genre tags attached to the release suggests a curatorial intent to represent multiple strands of contemporary independent music under a single umbrella series, though the specific artists contributing to each track are not detailed in the available documentation. The compilation format, combined with the serialized volume structure, positions this as something closer to a periodical artifact than a conventional album — a document of a particular moment in Clerestory AV's output rather than a unified artistic statement by a single act.

Collectors and researchers interested in independent label activity from this period may find the series worth examining on those terms. Further personnel and pressing details remain unconfirmed at this stage.

Tracklist

On the record

  1. 1Volume 1
  2. AWild Mountain Thyme
  3. BFirst Girl I Loved
  4. 4Volume 2
  5. C1Garbagetown
  6. C2Clawfeet
  7. DLandmine
  8. 8Volume 3
  9. EFirst Son Of Connecticut
  10. FNo One Can Destroy A Song
  11. 11Volume 4
  12. GMindlessly
  13. HLlano Estacado

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