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A1	–Bobby Conn	The Whistler Composed By, Guitar, Vocals, Whistling, Drum Programming, Contrabass [Contrabass Imitation] – Bobby ConnRecorded By, Mixed By, Producer – Bobby ConnViolin – Monica BouBou	3:36
A2	–Sam Prekop	The Afternoon Composed By – Sam Prekop	4:15
A3	–Jim O'Rourke	Never Again Composed By – Jim O'Rourke	6:04
A4	–Toe 2000*	Absolutism Bass – Doug McCombs*Composed By – Toe 2000*Drums – David Pavcovic*Guitar – Jeff ParkerRecorded By – David Pavcovic*, Joe FergusonVocals – Yoko Nogei*	4:38
A5	–Chicago Underground Duo	King Cobra Drums, Composed By – Chad TaylorTape, Electronics, Composed By – Rob Mazurek	5:22
A6	–Slam!	911 Bass – Kent KesslerDrums – David Suycot*Guitar – Greg SuranTenor Saxophone, Composed By – Mars Williams	1:01
B1	–Pullman	Karissa Composed By, Instruments [All Instruments] – Chris Brokaw, Curtis Harvey	5:49
B2	–Bundy K. Brown	Imagining Place Composed By – Bundy K. Brown	8:13
B3	–Mick Turner	Sunny Xmas Day Composed By – Mick Turner	3:59
B4	–Tricolor	Absolution Bass – Tatsu AokiDrums – David PavkovicGuitar, Composed By – Jeff Parker	8:58
C1	–Tortoise	Jetty 99 Composed By – Tortoise	5:46
C2	–Freakwater	All Life Long Remix Cello [Additional Player] – Fred Lon-Berholm*Composed By – FreakwaterDouble Bass [Additional Player] – Kent KesslerPercussion [Additional Player] – Brendan BurkePerformer – Catherine Ann Irwin*, Janet Beveridge BeanRecorded By – Brendan Burke	5:52
C3	–Joshua Abrams	End Of June Composed By – Joshua Abrams	7:12
C4	–Eternals*	Bewilderness Composed By – Eternals*	4:49
D1	–NRG Ensemble	Hold That Thought Bass – Brian Sandstrom, Kent KesslerDrums – Steve Hunt Recorded By – Brendan BurkeSaxophone – Ken VandermarkSaxophone, Composed By – Mars Williams	8:34
D2	–Bobby Conn with Jim O'Rourke	California (Live) Piano, Tape – Jim O'RourkeRecorded By – Stork Violin – Monica Bou Bou*Vocals, Guitar, Composed By – Bobby Conn	6:54
D3	–Ken Vandermark 5*	Distance (Live) Bass – Kent KesslerDrums – Tim MulvennaGuitar, Trombone – Jeb BishopRecorded By – Malachi RitscherReeds, Composed By – Ken VandermarkSaxophone – Dave Rempis	4:01
D4	–Isotope 217	LUH (Live) Composed By – Rob MazurekPerformer – Dan Bitney, Jeff Parker, John Herndon, Matt Lux*, Rob Mazurek	10:52

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – EFA – 05417-1
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Clearspot
• Copyright (c) – Clearspot
• Published By – Brown Gold Music, Inc.
• Published By – Copyright Control
• Published By – Rough Trade Publishing
• Published By – Freakwater Publishing
• Published By – Bug Music
• Published By – Golden Cross Music
• Published By – Vandermark Music
• Recorded At – Truckstop Audio, Chicago, IL
• Recorded At – Weight Room, Sommerville, Mass.
• Recorded At – Uberstudio
• Recorded At – WFMU
• Recorded At – Empty Bottle
• Mastered At – Hazelwood Studios
• Mastered At – Pauler Acoustics
• Designed At – Grafiksalon, Frankfurt

Credits

• Compilation Producer – Wolf Kampmann
• Coordinator [Chicago] – Bettina Richards, Jim O'Rourke
• Design [Grafik Design] – Grafiksalon, Yvonne Pietz
• Executive-Producer – Andreas Schaffer, Ulrich Vormehr
• Liner Notes – John Corbett, Mitch Myers , Wolf Kampmann
• Management [Coordination Chicago] – Bettina Richards, Jim O'Rourke
• Mastered By – Tom Debelke
• Mastered By [DMM] – H.P.*
• Photography By [Cow Photos] – Wolf Kampmann
• Sequenced By, Edited By, Coordinator [Production Coordination/Concept] – Quintus Kannegiesser
• Translated By [Translations] – Bob Lyng

Notes

Issued on heavyweight vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.
Includes a 32-page cd-size booklet with bilingual (German/English) liner-notes, credits, and photos.

[On back cover:]
2LP compilation of previously unreleased material.
℗ & © clearspot 2000
Made in EC

[From booklet:]
this compilation ℗+© 2000 clearspot [...] a production of clearspot - a label of EFA Medien GmbH and JAZZTHETIK - Magazin für Jazz und Anderes, Germany

[Additional credits:]
Track A1 Bobby Conn/Brown Gold Music, Inc (BMI) recorded at home [...], Aug 1999
Track A2 copyright control
Track A3 Rough Trade Publishing
Track A4 copyright control recorded at Truckstop Audio Chicago
Track A5 copyright control
Track A6 copyright control
Track B1 copyright control recorded at Weight Room, Sommerville, Mass., 24.09.99
Track B2 copyright control
Track B3 copyright control
Track B4 copyright control
Track C1 copyright control
Track C2 Freakwater publishing (BMI) Bug Music admin. recorded at Uberstudio for the 'End Time' CD. rec: Jan1999/remixed: Sept. 1999
Track C3 copyright control
Track C4 copyright control
Track D1 copyright control recorded at Überstudio, Chicago
Track D2 Bobby Conn/Golden Cross Music (BMI) recorded and broadcasted live on WFMU, East Orange, NJ, [...] Dec. 1997
Track D3 Vandermark /ASCAP recorded live 19th October 1999 at Empty Bottle, Chicago [...] Savage Sound Synd, Oct. 19.1999
Track D4 copyright control recorded live at Empty Bottle, Chicago, August 25. 1999

Cover photos [...] taken in September 1999 during the art Exhibition "City of Cows", Chicago.

Catalogue number appears as "cs031" on spine and as "cs 031" on center labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 7 18750 54171 0
• Barcode (String): 718750541710
• Label Code: LC 02550
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, hand-etched): EFA-DOLP-05 417 A Dmm H.P.
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, hand-etched): EFA-DOLP-05 417 B Dmm H.P.
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, side C, hand-etched): EFA-DOLP-05 417 C Dmm H.P.
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, side D, hand-etched): EFA-DOLP-05 417 D Dmm H.P.
• Rights Society: GEMA
• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
cs031, cs 031, EFA DCD 05417	Various	CHICAGO 2018... It's Gonna Change ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Clearspot, Clearspot, Clearspot	cs031, cs 031, EFA DCD 05417	Germany	2000