On March 1st, 1993, we opened the blue doors on Gladbacher Straße 36 for the very first time and thus, a new record store was born. Two moves, a name change, almost exactly 500 publications and a staggering 20 years later, KOMPAKT is still here and stronger than ever. That's why throughout 2013, we celebrate "20 YEARS OF KOMPAKT" in all shapes and colors, including this vinyl edition of KOLLEKTION 1, an exciting jubilee release jam-packed with floor favorites, towering evergreens and secret weapons from the rich history of one of Germany's most-loved labels. Carefully pulled from KOMPAKT's extensive archives, the first entry in the 20 JAHRE KOMPAKT KOLLEKTION series was in no way meant to be a "Best of": that would indeed have been a task larger than life.
