Today’s project: “Various Artists #2.” 24 tracks by 24 artists. This time I actually already had a few of them, specifically “Blood and Roses,” by the Smithereens, and “Vox,” by Sarah McLachlan, and “Awake with the Rain,” by Grace Pool, and “Naked Rain,” by This Picture. I also had “Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush. but the studio version, and this tape had a live version.

I have an album by Shona Laing, but not the one with “Soviet Snow” on it, so that was new. Likewise Clannad’s “The Hunter,” and the Innocence Mission’s “Wonder of Birds,” and Eurythmics’ “You Have Placed A Chill in My Heart.”

Oh, and remember I said that none of this guy’s stuff was like anything Larry Boyd sent? There’s a sort of close brush here — a song by Bob Mould, who was a member of Husker Du. Larry sent me about thirty minutes of Husker Du, you might recall.

Really, this looks like my favorite of the three, but maybe I shouldn’t say that until I’ve played #3 all the way through.

Anyway, there’s definitely some good stuff.

Oh, and I’m definitely going to finish off the music before doing any of the twelve remaining spoken-word tapes.