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| Released | February 5, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1991 | |||
| Studio | Short Order Recorder, Zion, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Power pop | |||
| Length | 44:56 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Jeff Murphy | |||
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International Pop Overthrow is the debut studio album by Material Issue, released on Mercury Records on February 5, 1991. The album was recorded in multiple recording sessions between 1988 and 1991, with the total recording costs reaching only $5,000. Mercury Records only expected the record to sell about 70,000 copies.[1] However, it initially sold about 180,000 copies,[2] with final sales exceeding 300,000.[3] It reached number 86 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[4] The album was produced by Jeff Murphy, guitarist/vocalist for the band Shoes, at the Shoes' Short Order Recorder studio, in Zion, Illinois.
On April 5, 2011, the 20th anniversary edition was released, which included early singles and live tracks.[5]
The International Pop Overthrow music festival was named in honor of this album.
- ^ Kot, Greg (May 28, 1992). "Chicago rockers on the rise Material Issue goes for a big-time album". Chicago Tribune. p. 1. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Wyman, Bill (July 1, 1993). "Hitsville's Chicago Alternative-Rock Tipsheet, Summer '93 Edition". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "Material Issue vocalist found dead". Daily Herald. June 21, 1996. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
Their debut album, "International Pop Overthrow," sold over 300,000 copies.
- ^ "International Pop Overthrow - Material Issue - Chart stats". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Hultkrans, Andrew (April 5, 2011). "'International Pop Overthrow: 20th Anniversary Edition'". Spin. Retrieved January 15, 2012.