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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Archives Research Center, 1707 S. Orchard Street	Boxes 4-6

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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: Business Records, Clothing and Textiles, Music business, Music Publishers, Popular Music--Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, Rock Music, Rock musicians United States

Formats/Genres: Sound Recordings

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 from 1992-2000. Local recording artists managed by Hammerhead Records include Absinthe Blind, Third Stone, and the Funky Butt Drum Club.

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

Business Records
Clothing and Textiles
Music business
Music Publishers
Popular Music--Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Rock Music
Rock musicians United States

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 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

Browse by Series:

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