Merge Records 20th Anniversary Score CD + Indie Punk Covers Companion Book 2009

Merge Records 20th Anniversary CD and Book -Two (2) Item BundleFor twenty years, North Carolina's Merge Records has embodied the spirit of independent music. Started in 1989 by Laura Balance and Mac McCaughan, Merge has followed a simple mission: to put out music from bands they like. various artists "Score! 20 Years of Merge Records, The Covers!" (2009) 20trk CDMerge is twenty years old. Part of the larger "Score!" subscription-based box set, this CD is an amazing collection of songs spanning the label's existence, covered by some of the most popular (non-Merge) indie bands around, such as Quasi, Les Savy Fav, The Shins, Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, The New Pornographers, Okkervil River, Death Cab For Cutie, Times New Viking, and many more. Limited to 7,500 copies."The Merge Records Companion -A Visual Discography of the First Twenty Years" Book, Paperback; 333pgsFrom the early singles by the founders' own Superchunk and fellow North Carolina bands, through Arcade Fire's bestselling Funeral and beyond, this book chronicles twenty years of indie rock through the label's visual incarnation: the album cover. Photographed in the hands of band members, Merge staffers, and friends.Both are gently pre-owned and well maintained; book is clean & crisp (barely looked at, being sold by original owner)/ CD is is VG+ coming in a card sleeve with out jacket -has a promo marking through rear barcode