Gravity Records
| Gravity Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1991 (1991) |
| Founder | Matt Anderson |
| Distributor(s) | Mordam Records[1] |
| Genre | Post-hardcore, hardcore punk, experimental rock, indie rock |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | San Diego, California |
| Official website | www.gravityrec.com |
Gravity Records is an underground independent record label from San Diego.[2] It was formed in 1991 by Matt Anderson, a member of the influential underground band Heroin.[3] It has been central in developing and promoting the "San Diego sound" – an idiosyncratic form of post-hardcore with loose, chaotic musicianship and vocals, initiated by Heroin, Antioch Arrow, and Clikatat Ikatowi, as well as Mohinder from the Bay Area and Angel Hair from Colorado.[4][5] The sound is associated with the first wave of screamo, and the label is considered as an important role in the development of post-hardcore in the 1990s.[4][6] Gravity has also branched out into other forms of experimental or independent music, releasing seminal early works by Unwound, Black Dice, The Rapture, and a full-length from Man Is The Bastard.
Contents
1 Label roster
2 Discography
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Label roster
- Angel Hair
- Antioch Arrow
- Bastard Noise
- Black Dice
- The Black Heart Procession
- Born Against
- Clikatat Ikatowi
- The Convocation
- Crime Desire
- Crom-Tech
- A Day Called Zero
- Earthless
- Evergreen
- Fisticuffs Bluff
- The Fucking Angels
- Get Hustle
- Heroin
- Huggy Bear
- John Henry West
- Lava
- Les Aus
- Man Is the Bastard
- Men's Recovery Project
- Mohinder
- Monorchid
- Physics
- Prizehog
- The Rapture
- Sea of Tombs
- Second Story Window
- The Spacewürm
- Spacehorse
- Stacatto Reads
- Three Mile Pilot
- Tristeza
- Universal Order of Armageddon
- Unwound
- The V.S.S.
- Vicious Ginks
- Young Ginns
Discography
This list is organized by catalog number. Also note that two releases that have the catalog number 2 and, there is no release in the Gravity Records catalog to have the catalog number 50.
| No. | Year | Artist | Title | Format | Release notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | Heroin | Heroin | 7" | Some later white label pressings included photographs glued to the labels |
| 2 | Lava | Lava | 7" | Packaged in silkscreened sleeve with a variety of colors screened. Some copies had blue covers, other black, some brown | |
| 2 | Dark Sarcasm | Lego Facilities | 7" | Co-release with Vinyl Communications | |
| 3 | 1993 | Young Ginns | Young Ginns | 7" | Original pressings had black-on-white labels, while later pressings had the reverse |
| 4 | Antioch Arrow | The Lady Is A Cat | 12" | Packaged in spray painted covers | |
| 4.5 | Antioch Arrow/Candle | Antioch Arrow/Candle | 7" | Split between Antioch Arrow and Candle, co-released with Wrenched Records | |
| 5 | Universal Order of Armageddon/Born Against | Universal Order of Armageddon/Born Against | 7" | The first pressing came packaged in manilla envelopes, while later pressings were packaged in more "regular" sleeves | |
| 6 | Unwound | Unwound | 7" | Single-sided 7" with an etched B-side featuring lyrics. All tracks on this record were later released again on the band's 1995 self-titled album. | |
| 7 | Heroin | Heroin | 12" | Split release with Vermiform Records. Two different covers for this release exists. | |
| 8 | 1994 | John Henry West | John Henry West | 7" | Packaged in a manilla envelope |
| 9 | Huggy Bear | Long Distance Lovers | 7" | First pressing was packaged in yellow sleeves with pink ink, while the second pressing was issued in an orange sleeve with white ink. | |
| 10 | Second Story Window | Second Story Window | 7" | Two pressings exist, the second press in particular had pressing etchings that were scratched out | |
| 11 | Antioch Arrow | In Love With Jetts | 12" | First issued in 1993, then repressed in 1997 with different artwork | |
| 12 | Universal Order of Armageddon | Universal Order of Armageddon | 12" | Packaged in silk-screened sleeves | |
| 13 | Mohinder | Mohinder | 7" | Released in a variety of sleeves, some of which were silk-screened pages of magazines | |
| 14 | Angel Hair | Angel Hair | 7" | A large variety of covers exist, all with the same design but printed with different colored inks | |
| 15 | Second Story Window | Second Story Window | 12" | Issued in silk-screened sleeves | |
| 16 | 1995 | The Fucking Angels/Vicious Ginks | The Fucking Angels/Vicious Ginks | LP | Split full-length released in sleeves that had hand-pasted artwork |
| 17 | Angel Hair | Insect Mortality | 12" | Around 100 copies were packaged in silk-screened sleeves | |
| 18 | 1997 | Angel Hair | Pregnant With The Senior Class | CD | Discography compilation |
| 19 | 1996 | Clikatat Ikatowi | Orchestrated And Conducted By | LP, CD | Pressed on CD and vinyl. A limited edition of hot pink LP copies were also pressed |
| 20 | 1997 | Heroin | Heroin | CD | Discography compilation |
| 21 | 1995 | Men's Recovery Project | Normal Man | 7" | |
| 22 | Man Is the Bastard | Thoughtless... | LP, CD | First issued as an LP in 1995, pressed on white vinyl as well as a picture disc. The CD edition was released in 1996. In 2012, the album was repressed on vinyl as editions of black, purple, and yellow. | |
| 23 | 1996 | A Day Called Zero | A Day Called Zero | CD | |
| 24 | 1998 | Stacatto Reads | Stacatto Reads | 7" | Sleeves were printed on a variety of colors |
| 25 | 1995 | The V.S.S. | The V.S.S. | 7" | |
| 26 | 1997 | Clikatat Ikatowi | Live August 29th And 30th, 1995 | LP, CD | |
| 27 | 1996 | Monorchild | When The Mutes Begin To Root | 7" | |
| 28 | 1997 | Evergreen | These Last Days | 7" | |
| 29 | 1999 | Heat | Chalk It Up | 7" | Packaged in die-cut sleeve |
| 30 | 1997 | Antioch Arrow | Antioch Arrow | CD | Compilation featuring The Lady Is A Cat, In Love With Jetts, the Antioch Arrow tracks from their split 7" with Candle, and four previously unreleased live recordings. Features the same artwork from the 1997 12" pressing of In Love With Jetts. |
| 31 | 1998 | Three Mile Pilot | Three Mile Pilot | 12", CD | |
| 32 | Clikatat Ikatowi | River Of Souls | 12", CD | Some 12" pressings includes 3 tracks on one side and 5 on the other, while other 12" pressings had an even track list with 4 tracks on both sides | |
| 33 | 1997 | Crom-Tech | Crom-Tech | LP, CD | LP edition had silk-screened sleeves |
| 34 | 1998 | Physics | Physics² | CD | |
| 35 | Black Dice | Black Dice | 7" | Also known as Lambs Like Fruit. Some copies were pressed with not center labels | |
| 36 | 1999 | The Rapture | Mirror | LP, CD | An unknown amount of clear LP copies exists |
| 37 | 2000 | Various Artists | Gravity 37. Compilation Video | VHS | Features videos of live performances by Gravity Records bands. The "soundtrack" was released as a CD the same year as the VHS home video release. |
Gravity 37. Compilation Video: The Soundtrack | CD | ||||
| 38 | 2001 | The Spacewürm | See You Later Oscillator | CD | |
| 39 | 2001 | Sea Of Tombs | Sea Of Tombs | LP, CD | |
| 40 | Get Hustle | Who Do You Love? | 7" | ||
| 41 | 2002 | Tristeza | Mania Phase | 12", CD | |
| 42 | 2003 | Tristeza | Espuma | 12", CD | |
| 43 | Various Artists | Gravity Video 2 | DVD | Features videos of live performances by Gravity Records bands. The "soundtrack" was released as a CD the same year as the DVD home video release. | |
Gravity Video 2 Soundtrack | CD | ||||
| 44 | 2004 | Spacehorse | Spacehorse | LP, CD | |
| 45 | 2005 | Earthless | Sonic Prayer | LP, CD | LP edition pressed on black, purple, teal, white, pink, red, orange, and clear vinyl. LP was later repressed in 2009 on translucent purple vinyl, then again in 2016 on green vinyl |
| 46 | Earthless | Sonic Prayer Jam | 10" | Pressed on black and blue/green swirl vinyl. Later repressed in 2012 as Gravity Records #54 on blue, green, and gray 12" vinyl as well as CD. In 2015, it was again repressed as a 12", this time on orange vinyl | |
| 47 | 2009 | Les Aus | Mitologia Natural | LP | |
| 48 | 2008 | The Convocation | My History Museum | 7" | |
| 49 | 2009 | Bastard Noise | Rouge Astronaut | CD | Limited edition CD that also includes 4 glossy inserts, a sticker, and a foil-stamped poster |
| 50 | |||||
| 51 | 2010 | Crime Desire | Every Day...In Chains | 12" | Pressed on black and blue vinyl |
| 52 | 2011 | Crime Desire | Alone In A Dream EDICII | 12" | Pressed on black and purple vinyl |
| 53 | Universal Order of Armageddon | Universal Order of Armageddon | 2x7" | Double 7" containing previously unreleased live recordings from 1993 | |
| 54 | 2012 | Earthless | Sonic Prayer Jam | 12", CD | Reissue of Gravity Records #46. Originally released in 2005 as a 10", this edition was pressed on blue, grey, and green 12" vinyl, as well as a CD |
| 55 | Prizehog | A Talking To | 12" | Pressed on orange vinyl | |
| N/A | 1994 | Clikatat Ikatowi | Demo | CS | Demo tape with single sided inkjet-printed inlay. On the blank side of the insert is the official Gravity Records mailing address, making this the only Gravity Records release to not have a catalog number. |
See also
- List of record labels
References
^ O'Connor, Alan (2008). Punk Records Labels And The Struggle For Autonomy: The Emergence Of DIY. Lexington Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7391-2659-2..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Trevor Kelley, "California Screaming". Alternative Press 17 (2003), pp. 84-86.
^ Aguilar, Nathan. "The Five Best Gravity Records Tracks". vice.com. Vice. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
^ ab Smith, Chris. "Gravity Records Label Profile". stylusmagazine.com. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2003-03-01.
^ n/a. "Gravity Records Biography". epitonic.com. Epitonic. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ Walker, Matt (2016). Gainesville Punk: A History Of Bands And Music. United States: The History Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-62619-767-1.
External links
- Gravity Records website
- Gravity Records Discogs page
- Matt Anderson/Gravity records Interview
