Dewdrops Records

Dewdrops Records
Founded1993 (1993)
FounderBrant Nelson
Pat Mannion
Defunct2002 (2002)
StatusInactive
Distributor(s)Plan Eleven (Canada)
GenreAlternative rock
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, California

Dewdrops Records, an outgrowth of an "uncommon music" fanzine run by members of a Cocteau Twins fanclub, was an alternative-rock record label active from 1993 until 2002.[1][2] It was the joint project of Brant Nelson and Pat Mannion.[3]

History

Dewdrops Records' first release was Thurtene (1993), a tribute to the British record label 4AD featuring 13 bands and 13 covers.[4][5] Unsigned bands such as Hover, Red Zoo, and Orange appeared on the CD with covers of well-known 4AD songs like "Gigantic," "I Melt with You," and "Where Is My Mind?"[6][7] Splashed With Many a Speck (1997) came not long after and was a second tribute album, this one featuring Faith & Disease, Lanterna, Love Spirals Downwards, The Curtain Society, and Chicklet.[8][9] This compilation was notable in that it featured the exclusive US release of a Cocteau Twins track "Touch Upon Touch" that had previously only been included on British compilation Volume 5.[10] The label's final release was Half Gifts: A Tribute to the Cocteau Twins, released in 2003.[11][6]

Discography

  • Thurtene - A Collection of 4AD Covers (1993)[6]
    • Featuring: The Moon Seven Times, Hover, Immer Essen, Livia, Red Zoo, Independent Mechanical Industry, GLE, Clarity, Orange, The Gosh Guys, Floral Majority, Firecracker, and Tel Basta
  • Orange (1994) - Orange[6]
  • Glisten (1995) - Elysium[6]
  • Almost Everything (1995) - Hover[6]
  • Dewdrops Primer 1996 (1996)[12]
    • Featuring: Elysium, Hover, Orange, The Moon Seven Times
  • Splashed With Many a Speck (1997)[6]
  • Mandorla (2002) - Jane Rigler and Agustí Fernández[6]
  • Half-Gifts: A Tribute to the Cocteau Twins (2002)[6]

References

  1. ^ "What is Dewdrops?". Dewdrops. n.d. Archived from the original on 19 August 2000. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  2. ^ "Dedrops Records". Music Brainz. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  3. ^ "Status Of Fanzine". Dewdrops. 2000-07-14. Archived from the original on 19 September 2000. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  4. ^ "dew 001 Thurtene - A Tribute to 4AD [Ordering Information]". Dewdrops. n.d. Archived from the original on 25 September 2000. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  5. ^ Nelson, Brant (1998-08-29). "Subject: Orange Dewdrops clearance". EVO. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Dewdrops Records". Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  7. ^ "Various Artists, Thurtene: A Tribute to 4AD". ThroTTle Magazine. No. 112. Virginia Chronicle. 1993. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  8. ^ "Sordid Reviews Archive May 1998". Sorted Magazine. 1998. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  9. ^ "Splashed With Many a Speck". MusicBrainz. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  10. ^ "Discography". deardarkhead. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  11. ^ "NEWS: CALIFORNIA SHOEGAZERS BETHANY CURVE RETURN FROM 15-YEAR HIATUS - "FRONTIER" DIGITAL SINGLE – OUT NOW". Rock Out Stand Out. 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  12. ^ Nelson, Brant (1997-01-17). "Subject: Dewdrops update 1/97". Eyesore. Retrieved 2022-03-15.