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{{short description|Defunct American alternative rock label}}
'''Dewdrops Records''', an outgrowth of [[Dewdrops]] [[fanzine]], was a [[record label]] active from [[1993 in music|1993]] until [[2002 in music|2002]]. It was the joint project of [[Brant Nelson]] and [[Pat Mannion]].
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| founded = {{Start date|1993}}
| founder = Brant Nelson<br />Pat Mannion
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| defunct = {{End date|2002}}
| status = Inactive
| distributor = Plan Eleven (Canada)
| genre = Alternative rock
| country = United States
| location = [[Los Angeles]], California
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'''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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://techmart.com/dewdrops/fanzine.html |date=n.d. |publisher=Dewdrops |title=What is Dewdrops? |access-date=2022-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000819033456/http://techmart.com/dewdrops/fanzine.html |archive-date=19 August 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/label/68916d5e-fadd-4904-8bd2-3ed70cbb9c80|title=Dedrops Records|date=n.d.|publisher=Music Brainz|access-date=2022-03-16}}</ref> It was the joint project of Brant Nelson and Pat Mannion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.techmart.com/dewdrops/news.html |title=Status Of Fanzine |date=2000-07-14 |publisher=Dewdrops |access-date=2022-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000919012629/http://www.techmart.com/dewdrops/news.html |archive-date=19 September 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Their first, almost accidental, release was the ''Thurtene'' compilation which collected together various unsigned and obscure bands that had connections to the old [[4AD]] label's [[discussion group]]. These bands provided [[cover song|cover]] versions of [[song]]s from the 4AD catalog, including such acts as [[Cocteau Twins]] and [[The Pixies]]. Their unique personal renditions ranged from polished compositions to seemingly haphazzard [[basement]] shenanigans. Other releases followed, featuring the bands Orange, Hover and Elysium, as well as two more compilations.


==History==
''[[Splashed With Many a Speck]]'' (1997) was the label's proudest moment, a two full [[compact disc]] set of their favorite, mostly unsigned bands performing over 2 hours worth of "uncommon music that deserves to be heard." This compilation was notable in that it featured the exclusive [[United States]]-release of a Cocteau Twins track "Touch Upon Touch" that had previously only been included on a [[United Kingdom]] compilation called ''Volume 5''.
Dewdrops Records' first release was ''Thurtene'' (1993), a tribute to the British record label [[4AD]] featuring 13 bands and 13 covers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://techmart.com/dewdrops/label.html |title=dew 001 Thurtene - A Tribute to 4AD [Ordering Information] |date=n.d. |publisher=Dewdrops |access-date=2022-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000925124408/http://techmart.com/dewdrops/label.html |archive-date=25 September 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evo.org/4ad-faq/labels/dewdrops/dewdrops.txt|title=Subject: Orange Dewdrops clearance|date=1998-08-29|publisher=EVO|last=Nelson|first=Brant|access-date=2022-03-16}}</ref> Unsigned bands such as Hover, Red Zoo, and Orange appeared on the CD with covers of well-known 4AD songs like "[[Gigantic (song)|Gigantic]]," "[[I Melt with You]]," and "[[Where Is My Mind?]]"<ref name=2ref/><ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Various Artists, Thurtene: A Tribute to 4AD|url=https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=THM19930901.1.16&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------|magazine=ThroTTle Magazine|publisher=Virginia Chronicle|date=1993|number=112|access-date=2022-03-16}}</ref> ''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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sortedmagazine.com/archive/magazine/sordid/may98.htm|title=Sordid Reviews Archive May 1998|date=1998|publisher=Sorted Magazine|access-date=2022-03-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/19093082-73d7-4e05-8552-ecd8ec12004f|title=Splashed With Many a Speck|date=n.d.|publisher=MusicBrainz|access-date=2022-03-17}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deardarkhead.com/music|title=Discography|date=n.d.|publisher=deardarkhead|access-date=2022-03-17}}</ref> The label's final release was ''Half Gifts: A Tribute to the Cocteau Twins'', released in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rockoutstandout.com/2018/11/20/news-california-shoegazers-bethany-curve-return-from-15-year-hiatus-frontier-digital-single-out-now/|title=NEWS: CALIFORNIA SHOEGAZERS BETHANY CURVE RETURN FROM 15-YEAR HIATUS - "FRONTIER" DIGITAL SINGLE – OUT NOW|date=2018-11-20|publisher=Rock Out Stand Out|access-date=2022-03-17}}</ref><ref name=2ref/>


==Discography==
The last release, in 2002, ''Half Gifts: A Tribute to the Cocteau Twins'' was a fitting thing to close with. They had come full circle from their Cocteau Twins-obsessed beginnings with the fanzine, to creating a record label that released one of their songs, to offering a well-balanced work celebrating the world-wide influence the Cocteaus continue to have.
* ''Thurtene - A Collection of 4AD Covers'' (1993)<ref name=2ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/label/68916d5e-fadd-4904-8bd2-3ed70cbb9c80|title=Dewdrops Records|access-date=2022-03-17}}</ref>
** 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<!--New Zealand band---><ref name=2ref/>
* ''Glisten'' (1995) - Elysium<!--American band--><ref name=2ref/>
* ''Almost Everything'' (1995) - Hover<ref name=2ref/>
* ''Dewdrops Primer 1996'' (1996)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eyesore.no/tfdi/4ad-l/1997-01-17.html|title=Subject: Dewdrops update 1/97|last=Nelson|first=Brant|date=1997-01-17|publisher=Eyesore|access-date=2022-03-15}}</ref>
** Featuring: Elysium, Hover, Orange, The Moon Seven Times
* ''Splashed With Many a Speck'' (1997)<ref name=2ref/>
* ''Mandorla'' (2002) - Jane Rigler and Agustí Fernández<ref name=2ref/>
* ''Half-Gifts: A Tribute to the Cocteau Twins'' (2002)<ref name=2ref/>
** Featuring: [[Trance to the Sun]], Translucia, [[An April March]], Numeralia, Sugar Hiccup, Bethany Curve, [[Siddal (band)|Siddal]], Subdew, Neil Impelluso, [[Halou]], The Von Trapps, and Pumalin


==See also==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [[List of record labels]]

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Latest revision as of 19:00, 4 August 2024

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

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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

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  • 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

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  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.
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