Michael Whittaker SST Records collection
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Content Description
The collection contains unique ephemera, photographs, correspondence, publications, and administrative files shedding light on the workings of an independent punk label through press releases, contracts, and fan mail. The collection also features fanzines and a selection of fliers and posters.
Dates
- Date unknown
Creator
- Whittaker, Michael (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Michael Whittaker was a publicist for SST Records, an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn of Black Flag. SST would release all Black Flag's records until the band split up in 1986. SST was one of the more influential of the American independent record labels of the 1980s, releasing not only hardcore punk music, but also albums that were instrumental in the development of American alternative rock, such as those by the Meat Puppets, Soundgarden, Sonic Youth, and Dinosaur Jr.
Extent
4.5 cubic feet.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains unique ephemera, photographs, correspondence, publications, and administrative files shedding light on the workings of an independent punk label through press releases, contracts, and fan mail. The collection also features fanzines and a selection of fliers and posters.
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)