If the Sunset Strip has a mythology, it’s usually told through the handful of bands that “made it.” Bound For Hell: On The Sunset Strip flips the perspective—focusing on the independent, local, and often unsigned artists who built the scene in real time, night after night, long before the major-label feeding frenzy arrived.
Curated as a 21-track snapshot of early ’80s L.A. hard rock / glam metal in its most volatile form, the collection also makes a point of documenting artists who were too often written out of the narrative—especially the women who fought for space in an aggressively testosterone-heavy ecosystem.
The set arrives as a deluxe 2LP box with an ephemera-stuffed gatefold and a 144-page hardbound book, alongside a CD edition and digital release.
Mastering & Restoration at Osiris Studio
Because this music lived in the margins—private pressings, demos, out-of-print releases, one-off appearances—the audio existed across a wide range of source formats and conditions. For this project, Michael Graves meticulously restored and mastered the compilation from an unusually diverse set of materials, including home-made cassettes, vinyl, CD, and digital files, then shaped those disparate origins into one cohesive, continuous listening experience—a record that hits with consistent impact while still preserving the character (and chaos) of the Strip.
Credits
Label: Numero Group
Compilation Producers: Adam Luksetich, Kevin Estrada
Book / Scene Essay: Katherine Turman
Audio Restoration & Mastering: Michael Graves — Osiris Studio
Bound For Hell: On The Sunset Strip is a reminder that scenes aren’t built by headlines—they’re built by bands, flyers, van-loads of gear, and songs that survive however they can. Osiris Studio is honored to help bring this chapter of L.A. hard rock history into sharper focus—loud, aggressive, and finally presented as a unified album experience.