Bonnie Koloc

Bonnie Koloc – You’re Gonna Love Yourself in the Morning (1974)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 30:56 minutes | 561 MB | Genre: Folk Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ovation Records

Folk artist Bonnie Koloc’s 1974 release You’re Gonna Love Yourself in the Morning comes in a series of releases from the legendary independent record-label Ovation Records, founded in 1969 in Glenview, Illinois. Koloc was considered one of the three main Illinois-based folk singers in the 1970s, along with Steve Goodman and John Prine forming the “trinity of the Chicago folk scene.” Her material continues to be recognized and valued by historians of Chicago folk music as well as by her long-standing fan base in that area.

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Bonnie Koloc – At Her Best (1976/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 33:17 minutes | 601 MB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ovation Records

American folk music singer-songwriter, actress, and artist Bonnie Koloc released her record At Her Best on the Ovation label in 1976. Koloc was considered one of the three main Illinois-based folk singers in the 1970s, along with Steve Goodman and John Prine forming the “trinity of the Chicago folk scene”. Her material continues to be recognized and valued by historians of Chicago folk music as well as by her long standing fan base in that area.
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Bonnie Koloc – Hold on to Me (Remastered) (1972/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:17 minutes | 637 MB | Genre: Folk Rock, Blues Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ovation Records

Her second album. Bonnie Koloc was one of three performers who, during the early 1970s, made up the celebrated ‘Trinity of the Chicago Folk Scene’. The other two were John Prine and Steve Goodman. That in itself should be enough to make you sit up and take notice. However, Bonnie Koloc was far too good to be remembered only by this association; she was an exceptional artist in her own right.
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Bonnie Koloc – Bonnie Koloc (Remastered) (1973/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 32:58 minutes | 580 MB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ovation Records

Bonnie Koloc’s debut LP ‘After All This Time’ was released in 1971, the same year as John Prine and Steve Goodman released their debuts. While her contemporaries were signed by established labels (Atlantic and Buddah respectively), Koloc’s record came out on Ovation Records, a local Chicago label. It therefore never gained the traction to launch her career to the heights that many had predicted. However, her brand of psych-folk now sounds ahead of its time. There followed three more albums on Ovation. ‘Hold on to Me’ (1972), ‘Bonnie Koloc’ (1973), and ‘You’re Gonna Love Yourself in the Morning’ (1974) that contain much of her best work. What is perhaps most striking about them is the consistent level of performance that makes it difficult to recommend any one single release ahead of the others.
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Bonnie Koloc – After All This Time (Remastered) (1971/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:32 minutes | 746 MB | Genre: Folk Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ovation Records

Bonnie Koloc’s debut LP ‘After All This Time’ was released in 1971, the same year as John Prine and Steve Goodman released their debuts. While her contemporaries were signed by established labels (Atlantic and Buddah respectively), Koloc’s record came out on Ovation Records, a local Chicago label. It therefore never gained the traction to launch her career to the heights that many had predicted. However, her brand of psych-folk now sounds ahead of its time. There followed three more albums on Ovation. ‘Hold on to Me’ (1972), ‘Bonnie Koloc’ (1973), and ‘You’re Gonna Love Yourself in the Morning’ (1974) that contain much of her best work. What is perhaps most striking about them is the consistent level of performance that makes it difficult to recommend any one single release ahead of the others.
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