V/A – Cambodian Cassette Archive – Khmer Folk And Pop Music Vol. 1 2xLP

Sublime Frequencies, 2016.

“This collection was culled from over 150 ravaged cassettes found in Oakland, California at the public library’s Asian branch. Most of the tracks were recorded post-Pol Pot holocaust between the 1970s and 1990s in Khmer-operated studios spread throughout the geography of the diaspora-from Cambodia and Thailand to Massachusetts, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Long Beach & Stockton (California) and points inbetween.

Compiled and edited by Mark Gergis between 1999-2015.

Graphics from original cassettes and materials found at the Asian Branch of the Oakland Public Library, California.

Limited release of 2,000 copies.

Record Store Day Exclusive Release.