Hammerhead Records Business Records

Overview

Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Subject Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Administrative Records

Recording Artists Files

Sound Recordings



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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, 1992-2000Add to your cart.

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


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Series 1: Administrative RecordsAdd to your cart.
Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Album Art, 1996, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1994-98Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Forms, Letterhead, Logos, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Hammerhead Records Festival, July 2, 1998Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Handbills and Tickets, ca. 1997-98Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Invoices, 1998-2000Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Mail Order Catalog, ca. 1994Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Notebooks, ca. 1993-96Add to your cart.
General label activities; includes notebooks on Caines Fabel and Third Stone
Folder 9: Photographs, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Press, 1993-98Add to your cart.
Folder 1 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 11: Press, 1993-98Add to your cart.
Folder 2 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 12: Press, 1993-98Add to your cart.
Folder 3 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Press, 1993-98Add to your cart.
Folder 4 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 2: Press, 1993-98Add to your cart.
Folder 5 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 3: Press, 1993-98Add to your cart.
Folder 6 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 4: Press, 1993-98Add to your cart.
Folder 7 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 5: Press, 1993-98Add to your cart.
Folder 8 of 8; see also Oversized Materials, Box 5 and 6
Folder 6: Receipts, 1995-2000Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Recording Sessions, 1994-97Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Submissions to Label, 1995, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: T-Shirts & Promotional Items, 1993-96Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Uncharted Waters (newsletter), Spring 1995Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Video Production, 1994-95Add to your cart.
Box 4Add to your cart.
Item 1: Third Stone "The Stuff" canvas bag, ca. 1993Add to your cart.
Item 2: Third Stone button, ca. 1994Add to your cart.
Item 3: Hammerhead Productions crew badge, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 4: VIP bracelet, the Metro, Chicago, IL, undatedAdd to your cart.
Box 5Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Press - Magazines, 1993-97Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Press - Magazines, 1993-97Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Press - Magazines, 1994-98Add to your cart.
Box 6Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Press - Newspapers, 1995Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Transparencies - Original Logos and Illustrations, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Posters, ca. 1993-97Add to your cart.

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