Springman Records
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Springman Records is an independent record label founded in 1998 by Avi Ehrlich that was run out of his parents' garage in Cupertino, California, until late 2005, when Ehrlich moved the label to Sacramento. The label's official slogan is "Friendly Punks" though many other styles of music appear on the label, such as indie rock, rockabilly, ska, folk music, pop punk, and hardcore.{{Cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1204023C38B46B20&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Newsbank {{!}} The Sacramento Bee & Sacbee.com|website=nl.newsbank.com|access-date=2017-03-03}}
In 2007, Springman stopped releasing albums, but launched Silver Sprocket,{{cite web |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/24210/springman-records-launches-silver-sprocket |title=Springman Records launches Silver Sprocket |last=White |first=Adam |date=2007 |website=punknews.org |publisher= |access-date=April 26, 2018 |quote=}} a bicycle club that also releases records with a more collective and community-oriented philosophy. Silver Sprocket members jokingly refer to themselves as a cult on their Myspace page.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}
The group has been involved in political and community-related projects around Sacramento. As an imprint, Silver Sprocket has released albums, clothing, toys, and art-related projects.
Now based in Ehrlich's San Francisco Victorian, Silver Sprocket's business side works with numerous bands and graphic artists, including Mitch Clem of the Nothing Nice To Say webcomic to release his merchandise and managing his record label, Face Palm Records.{{cite web|url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/78991-mitch-clem-nothing-nice-to-say-on-springman-records.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708133838/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/78991-mitch-clem-nothing-nice-to-say-on-springman-records.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2012|title="Mitch Clem (Nothing Nice to Say) on Springman Records" - Alt Sounds|author=|date=|publisher=|access-date=September 30, 2016}}
Roster
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- Amazing Transparent Man
- The Albert Square
- Andrew Jackson Jihad
- Ashtray
- Attaboy
- Big D and the Kids Table[https://www.nme.com/artists/big-d-and-the-kids-table "Big D and the Kids Table Biography" - NME]{{cite web|url=http://media.www.berkeleybeacon.com/media/storage/paper169/news/2005/02/17/ArtsAndEntertainment/Video.Killed.The.Radio.Star-872669.shtml|title="Video killed the radio star" - The Berkeley Beacon|author=|date=|publisher=|access-date=September 30, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Blatz
- Brickfight
- Dan O'Day (Bopper of River City Rebels){{cite web|url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/79947-river-city-rebels-announce-tour-dates-shopping-new-album.html|title="River City Rebels Announce Tours Dates, Shopping New Album" - Alt Sounds|author=|date=|publisher=|access-date=September 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711211641/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/79947-river-city-rebels-announce-tour-dates-shopping-new-album.html|archive-date=July 11, 2009|url-status=dead}}
- dj BC
- Enda
- Filth
- Go Real Slow
- The Groovie Ghoulies
- The Gunshy
- Jason Webley
- Hard Girls
- Mitch Clem
- The New Trust
- Pain
- The Phenomenauts{{cite web|url=http://archive.mailtribune.com/archive/2006/1110/life/stories/10nov_nauts.htm|title=- MailTribune.com|author=|date=|publisher=|access-date=September 30, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SO&s_site=sanluisobispo&p_multi=SO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1180EA6D444DCA98&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Tribune: Search Results|author=|date=|publisher=|access-date=September 30, 2016}}
- The Pillowfights
- Pteradon
- River City Rebels{{cite web|url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/86821-tours-river-city-rebels-ready-release-tour.html|title="River City Rebels Ready Release, Tour" - Alt Sounds|author=|date=|publisher=|access-date=September 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001011905/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/86821-tours-river-city-rebels-ready-release-tour.html|archive-date=October 1, 2012|url-status=dead}}
- The Rum Diary
- The Secretions
- Shang-A-Lang
- Shower with Goats
- Sorry About the Fire
- The Teenage Harlets
- Tera Melos{{cite web|url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/76698-jeff-worms-leaves-tera-melos.html|title="Jeff Worms leaves Tera Melos" - Alt Sounds|author=|date=|publisher=|access-date=September 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001011947/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/76698-jeff-worms-leaves-tera-melos.html|archive-date=October 1, 2012|url-status=dead}}
- The Thorns Of Life
- The Tigermilks
- The Whyioughtas
- The Wunder Years
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Other projects
The label has also released compilation CDs and assorted projects featuring bands such as Alkaline Trio, The Ataris, Down By Law, Mates of State, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, No Use for a Name, Swingin' Utters, Thrice, Tsunami Bomb and Xiu Xiu.
- The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show compilation album{{cite web|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/content/article/1035963240.html|title=EBSCO Online Library Search Engine Directory - Find Articles, News, Periodicals and Other Premium Online Content|author=|date=|publisher=|access-date=September 30, 2016}}{{dead link|date=November 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6WQEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Springman%20Records%22&pg=PA59|title=The Advocate|first=Here|last=Publishing|date=February 3, 2004|publisher=Here Publishing|access-date=September 30, 2016|via=Google Books}}
- Punk Rock Holocaust film{{Cite web|url=http://press.xtvworld.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2677|title=xtvworld.com|website=press.xtvworld.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-03}}
- Punk Rock Strike Vol. 4 compilation for Gogol Bordello[http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/Gogol-Bordello/biography/ "Gogol Bordello Discography" - Monsters and Critics]
- Pounded miniseries soundtrack{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=670|title=Wood & Rolston get Oni Press 'Pounded'|author=|date=December 15, 2001|publisher=|access-date=September 30, 2016}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.springmanrecords.com Official site]
- [http://www.silversprocket.net Silver Sprocket site]
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Category:Record labels established in 1998
Category:Record labels disestablished in 2007
Category:Defunct record labels of the United States
Category:American independent record labels