STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - CHICAGO ROCKS VOLUME ONE -THE LOOP FM 98 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . It was this week four years ago that Chicago's legendary rock station WLUP The Loop signed off air. The station went live in 1977 and the first song they played was  "Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens. 41 years later they signed off the air with "Highway To Hell" by AC/DC. They then became the WCKL, "K - Love" a contemporary Christian format. To mark the occasion we spotlight this 1980 compilation album, Chicago Rocks Volume One - The Loop FM 98, featuring various artists. The LP was released on The Loop FM98 label and produced by John Ryan. The ten tracks feature artists of the day that sound a lot like what we listening to in those days, like Heart, the Scorpions, The Cars, Blondie, Thin Lizzy, Foreigner,  etc. Our copy has a nice little coupon flyer and a previous owner's name and address label is affixed to the inside cover, so thanks Gary Taylor of Harvard, IL. 

A1 The Shades – Saturday Night

Bass, Vocals – Kevin Lee 
Drums – Gary "Boom" Johnson
Guitar – John DeShon
Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Written-By – Bill Head 
Lead Vocals – David Kurtz 

A2 Dreamer – Radio

Bass, Vocals – Mark Dawson 
Drums, Vocals, Written-By – Rich Mahota
Guitar, Vocals – Scott May 
Lead Vocals, Guitar – Anthony George 
Piano, Vocals – Paul Darrow 

A3 The Odd – Lean To

Bass, Harmony Vocals – James Morris 
Drums – Brad Canaday
Guitar – Bruce Barrett 
Lead Vocals, Piano, Harmonica, Written-By – Hugh Hart

A4 Amy Hart– Sad Love Song

Bass – Derek Brand
Drums – Jeff Thomas
Guitar – Craig Williams, Mark Dooley 
Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Written-By – Amy Hart

A5 Clox – Out Of Control

Bass – John Spencer 
Drums, Vocals – John Muller 
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Eddie Killowatts
Lead Vocals, Guitar – Jimmi T.
Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Terry Fox 

B1 M&R Rush– Rock 'N Roll Chicago

Bass, Vocals – Roger Hirtz
Drums – Marty Mardirosian
Guitar, Vocals – John McFarland , Paul Martin 
Keyboards, Vocals, Written-By – Carl Moszur

B2 The Buzzards – Real Good Time

Bass, Vocals – Rick Goodreau 
Drums, Vocals – Ed Pignataro
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Written-By – Jim Tayce

B3 Lois Lane – It Only Takes A Minute

Bass, Vocals – Barry Ackom 
Drums – Billy Gent
Guitar, Vocals, Written-By – John Verner
Keyboards – Duane Decker
Lead Vocals, Written-By – Roy Jones 

B4 Matteson All Stars– Gas Station Honey

Bass, Vocals – Glen Dierson
Drums – Dan McDonald 
Guitar, Vocals – Ron Berry 
Harp, Vocals – Mick Zaklan
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Terry Wiley
Saxophone, Vocals, Written-By – Barry Sperti

B5 Hot Luck– Stereonucleosis

Bass – Rick Harris 
Drums – Tom Dymek
Guitar – Rob Koza
Guitar, Written-By – Thomas Demopoulos
Noises – Mel Torment 
Synthesizer [Manic Moogs], Vocals – Dr. Fulton B. Warehouse
Vocals – Karl Klouzer

Recorded At – Paragon Recording Studios
Mastered At – Crystal Sound
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Produced For – The Loop FM98
Design – Freelance Persons, Inc.
Engineer – Marty Feldman
Engineer [Assistant] – Kent Brainerd
Mastered By – Jeff Sanders
Producer – John Ryan