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By Scott Schwartz and Rory Grennan
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, Rock musicians United States
Formats/Genres: Business Records, Clothing and Textiles, 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
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 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
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Administrative Records],
[Series 2: Recording Artists Files],
[
Series 3: Sound Recordings],
[
All]
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