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Release Date: 2023Label: Jackpot Records
Jackpot Exclusive Version: Limited to 100, silk-screened cover, hand-poured vinyl (no two are identical), hand numbered, signed by Kip Kaplan
• Private Press AOR rock lost classic
• Originally released in 1976 in a pressing of
only 100 copies
• Liner notes by Doane Perry of Jethro Tull
• Sourced from the Master Tapes
• High Quality Vinyl Release
Only whispered about by collectors, Sidewalk's sole LP from
1976 was privately issued in a 100 copy run that sellers
currently ask towards $10,000 for. Working directly with
members of the band, Jackpot Records has lovingly restored
the original master tapes to bring this record to private press
fans for the first time. Sidewalk's sound existed somewhere
between Steely Dan's relentless jazz-prog shredding, the
outdoor festival chug of Chicago and the technical prowess of
YES if they backed up a lost 70’s AOR songwriter.
At the height of FM Radio rock, Sidewalk combined
high-level chops with innovative chord progressions and
advanced studio production to create a serious contender in
the Cal-Jam festival era. But they tragically disbanded after
pressing up this sole LP as the only document of their
existence. This LP is pressed on high-quality vinyl and includes
original artwork with liner notes written by Doane Perry of
Jethro Tull."