Finding Aid for Hammerhead Records Business Records, 1992-2000 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

By Scott Schwartz and Rory Grennan

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Collection Overview

Title: Hammerhead Records Business Records, 1992-2000

ID: 12/9/130

Primary Creator: Hammerhead Records (1993-2000)

Extent: 2.5 cubic feet

Arrangement: Organized in 4 series: Series 1, Organizational Records, 1993-2000; Series 2, Recording Artists Files, 1993-1999; Series 3, Artifacts and Sound Recordings, 1993-2000; and Series 4, Oversize Materials, 1992-1997.

Date Acquired: 04/01/2013

Subjects: Music business, Music Publishers, Popular Music--Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, Rock Music

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of contracts, photographs, promotional materials, test pressings, correspondence, audio recordings, news clippings, reviews, press kits, and posters documenting the activities of the Hammerhead Records record label in Champaign, IL.

Biographical Note

Hammerhead Records was founded in Champaign, IL in 1993 by Paxton, IL native Todd Thorstenson (MBA '93, Duke University). Between 1993 and 2000, Hammerhead Records promoted and funded recordings for musical artists in and around Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, representing a variety of music genres including rock, funk, metal, and pop.

Subject/Index Terms

Music business
Music Publishers
Popular Music--Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Rock Music

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: Todd Thorstenson

Acquisition Method: Gift

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Administrative Records],
[Series 2: Recording Artists Files],
[Series 3: Sound Recordings],
[All]

Series 1: Administrative Records

Box 1

Folder 1: Album Art, 1996, undated
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1994-98
Folder 3: Forms, Letterhead, Logos, undated
Folder 4: Hammerhead Records Festival, July 2, 1998
Folder 5: Handbills and Tickets, ca. 1997-98
Folder 6: Invoices, 1998-2000
Folder 7: Mail Order Catalog, ca. 1994
Folder 8: Notebooks, ca. 1993-96: General label activities; includes notebooks on Caines Fabel and Third Stone
Folder 9: Photographs, undated
Folder 10: Press, 1993-98: Folder 1 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 11: Press, 1993-98: Folder 2 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 12: Press, 1993-98: Folder 3 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6

Box 2

Folder 1: Press, 1993-98: Folder 4 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 2: Press, 1993-98: Folder 5 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 3: Press, 1993-98: Folder 6 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 4: Press, 1993-98: Folder 7 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 5: Press, 1993-98: Folder 8 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 6: Receipts, 1995-2000
Folder 7: Recording Sessions, 1994-97
Folder 8: Submissions to Label, 1995, undated
Folder 9: T-Shirts & Promotional Items, 1993-96
Folder 10: Uncharted Waters (newsletter), Spring 1995
Folder 11: Video Production, 1994-95

Box 4

Item 1: Third Stone "The Stuff" canvas bag, ca. 1993
Item 2: Third Stone button, ca. 1994
Item 3: Hammerhead Productions crew badge, undated
Item 4: VIP bracelet, the Metro, Chicago, IL, undated

Box 5

Folder 1: Press - Magazines, 1993-97
Folder 2: Press - Magazines, 1993-97
Folder 3: Press - Magazines, 1994-98

Box 6

Folder 3: Press - Newspapers, 1995
Folder 4: Transparencies - Original Logos and Illustrations, undated
Folder 5: Posters, ca. 1993-97

Series 2: Recording Artists Files

Box 3

Folder 1: Absinthe Blind, 1997-2000
Folder 2: The Blackouts, 1999
Folder 3: The Bludgers/Free Range Chicken - Split CD, ca. 1994
Folder 4: The Bludgers/Free Range Chicken - Split CD - Contracts, 1994
Folder 5: The Bludgers, 1994-96
Folder 6: The Bludgers - Publisher Correspondence, 1996
Folder 7: The Bludgers - Original Press - "History of the World" and "Better Off At Home", 1994-96
Folder 8: The Bludgers - "Better Off At Home" - Album Art Layouts
Folder 9: The Bludgers - "Better Off At Home" - Press, 1996: Folder 1 of 2; see also Oversized Materials, Box 6
Folder 10: The Bludgers - "Better Off At Home" - Press, 1996: Folder 2 of 2; see also Oversized Materials, Box 6
Folder 11: Caines Fabel, 1993
Folder 12: Caines Fabel - Original Press, ca. 1993
Folder 13: Free Range Chicken - Original Press, 1994-96
Folder 14: Funky Butt Drum Club, ca. 1998
Folder 15: Kai Mera, 1997
Folder 16: Laurie McColley, 1998
Folder 17: The Mess - "Plankton Comes Alive" Album, ca. 1994-95
Folder 18: My Brother's Keeper, ca. 1997
Folder 19: Swoon, 1996-97
Folder 20: Third Stone - Flyer Masters, undated
Folder 21: Third Stone - "The Stuff" - Major Label A&R, 1993-94
Folder 22: Third Stone - "The Stuff" - Retail Invoices, 1993-94
Folder 23: Third Stone - "The Stuff" - Reviews, 1994-95: Folder 1 of 3
Folder 24: Third Stone - "The Stuff" - Reviews, 1994-95: Folder 2 of 3
Folder 25: Third Stone - "The Stuff" - Reviews, 1994-95: Folder 3 of 3
Folder 26: Third Stone - Up to 2nd Album, 1992-95: see also Oversized Materials, Box 6
Folder 27: Third Stone, 1995-96
Folder 28: Third Stone - Kindred Spirit Films, 1999
Folder 29: Three Dudes and a Dead Chick, 1998
Folder 30: Three Dudes and a Dead Chick - Press, 1998
Folder 31: The Vibe Tribe, 1998: Contract, album notes, album art, photos, invoices

Box 6

Folder 1: The Bludgers - "Better Off At Home" - Press - Oversized, 1996: see also Box 3
Folder 2: Third Stone - Up to 2nd Album, 1992-95: see also Box 3

Series 3: Sound Recordings

Box 4

Item 5: Test Pressings, 1993: three 7" sound disks; possibly for Caines Fabel release "Drop It/N-Yor-I"
Item 6: Absinthe Blind - "solarshift", c1998: audio CD
Item 7: Absinthe Blind - "music for security", c2000: audio CD
Item 8: Bantha - "the finest of silks", c1997: audio CD
Item 9: The Bludgers - "Better Off At Home", c1996: audio CD
Item 10: The Bludgers - "Set Your Sights Low", 1997: audio CD
Item 11: The Bludgers/Free Range Chicken - "History of the World"/"Uberwensch", c1994: audio CD
Item 12: Caines Fabel - "Drop It/N-Yor-I", c1993: 7" sound disk
Item 13: Kai Mera - eponymous, c1997: audio CD
Item 14: Laurie McColley - "gypped by gyne", ca. 1998: audio CD
Item 15: Swoon - eponymous, c1997: audio CD
Item 16: Third Stone - "The Stuff", c1993: audio CD
Item 17: Third Stone - "Hack", c1995: audio CD
Item 18: U.S. Sings 1994 Country Music Singing Contest, c1994: two audiocassettes
Item 19: The Vibe Tribe - "Drive", c1998: audio CD

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