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Alan Lorber again revisits the ultra controversal "Boston Sound" with this new 14 artist set. 40 years ago, The "Bosstown Sound" was the result of Lorber's attempt with MGM Records to exploit a particular geographic area for the music it was producing. San Francisco was a creative hub for psychedelic rock and Boston was hyped as the the East Coast version. S.F.'s Rolling Stone, then a new underground paper, attacked the P.R. which was supporting the local Boston musicians. However, Lorber's marketing actually helped kick off label hype which dominates the current record industry today which no new artist would do without. In this collection, Lorber opens with Earth Opera's "The Red Socks Are Winning" which is a core description of the 1968 Boston blue collar v. hippie sub-culture. The album highlights a cross section of diverse musical talents and styles that emerged from this 1968 slice of rock 'n' roll history which has to this day survived through it all. Other artists include Orpheus, Ultimate Spinach, the Lost, Ill Wind, and the first reissue of the Orpheus "Congress Alley" by the Alan Lorber Orchestra & Chorus.