Ebullition Records

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Ebullition Records
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Founded1990 (1990)
FounderKent McClard
Genre Hardcore punk, post-hardcore, emo/screamo, anarcho-punk
Country of originUnited States
Location Goleta, California
Official website www.ebullition.com

Ebullition Records is an American independent record label and distro in Goleta, California. It published HeartattaCk , a zine focusing on independent punk rock and hardcore punk from around the world, informed by an anti-consumerist and D.I.Y. approach.

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History

Kent McClard, a former Maximum RocknRoll columnist, founded Ebullition Records, in 1990. [1] [ non-primary source needed ]

The Los Angeles youth crew hardcore band Inside Out was meant to record an LP as the first Ebullition release. [1] [ non-primary source needed ] However, Revelation Records asked them to release a 7" instead, and the band chose the more established label. The record wasn't released for another year, after the band had broken up and reformed as Rage Against the Machine. Inside Out had planned a second record, to be titled "Rage Against the Machine", a phrase coined by McClard in the 'zine No Answers #9. [1] [ non-primary source needed ]

Bands

Discography

No.YearArtistTitleFormatRelease notes
11990DowncastDowncast 7" The first pressing, which consisted of 3,000 copies, came with issue #9 of No Answers zine.
21991AdmiralRevolving And Reloading7"
3DowncastDowncast LP First press, 3,000 copies. Later pressings were remastered and issued with the catalog number #6.
4Various ArtistsGive Me BackLPBenefit compilation, profits made off the record were given to the Planned Parenthood, Shelter For Women, and the National Gay And Lesbian Taskforce charities. First pressing consisted of 3,000 copies and came with a 32-page zine. Pressed on black and blue vinyl.
51992 Struggle Struggle7"Came with a 10-page booklet
6DowncastDowncastLPRemastered reissue of Ebullition #6. Came with 20-page booklet
7SawhorseSawhorse7"Came with a 12-page booklet
8IconoclastIconoclast7"
91993 Spitboy True Self RevealedLP
10End Of The LineEnd Of The LineLPPressed on black, red, and green vinyl.
11Various Artists3/12/937"
121992ManumissionBinary Lung7"
131994 Life... But How To Live It? Life... But How To Live It?LP
13.51993FloodgateTroubles A' Brewin'LPCo-released with Youth Strike Cord.
141994IconoclastGroundlessness Of Belief7"Pressed on black and clear vinyl. The clear pressing was an edition of only 35.
151993 Econochrist Skewed7"
15.51994IconoclastIconoclast CD Discography compilation co-released with Old Glory Records.
161993 Still Life From Angry Heads With Skyward Eyes2xLP, CDOne double LP pressing consists of two black discs, another pressing consists of one black disc and one clear disc. Issued with booklet. CD pressing consisted of 1,000 copies.
16.51994 Moss Icon It DisappearsLPPressed on black and gray vinyl. Co-released with Vermin Scum Records.
17StruggleOne Settler, One Bullet: An AnthologyCDDiscography compilation.
Struggle12"Issued with 12-page booklet.
18EconochristTrained To ServeLPOriginally released by Vermiform Records in 1992. Ebullition version pressed on black and green vinyl. Some green copies were packaged in silk-screened sleeves.
19 Portraits Of Past/BleedPortraits Of Past/Bleed7"Split 7".
201995JaraJara7"
21Various ArtistsIlliterateLPOnly pressed once, however two versions exists: One includes a record cover sleeve, the other does not. All copies do, however, include a 32-page zine.
22SpitboyRasana7"A 2016 Scene Support repress was made of this release, limited to 150 copies with an obi-strip.
22.51994Failure FaceAll Pain No Gain7"Pressed once with 3,000 copies made. 209 copies were tour editions that had blank all-white labels and xeroxed sleeves. Co-released with Daybreak.
231995 Fuel Monuments To Excess LPOriginally released through Sixth International, Ebullition edition consists of 3,000 copies.
24Various ArtistsXXX: Some Ideas Are Poisonous2xLP, CDBoth CD and LP editions were packaged in LP sleeves and included a zine, poster, and sticker.
25 Los Crudos/SpitboyViviendo Asperamente - Roughly LivingLPSplit LP. Pressed three times. The first pressing consisted of 6,000 copies and were packaged in envelope-style chipboard sleeves. The second pressing was packaged in standard factory printed sleeves, and the third pressing was packaged in silk screened sleeves.
25.5Gadje/Ice NineGadje/Ice Nine7"Pressed once with 2,000 copies made. Co-released with What Else? Records.
26Amber InnSerenity In Hand7"
27Various ArtistsHeartattaCk No. 10LPCompilation LP that acts as both the tenth installment of the HeartattaCk zine and a "fundraiser" of sorts for said zine. Pressed on yellow vinyl, all copies including a 24-page zine.
28ManraePacata Hibernia7"
28.5Manumission'"Diego Rivera Technique Brings To Man Mastery Of The Universe7"Co-released with Sovereignty Records.
291996Various ArtistsAmnesiaLPComposed of recordings sent in for the HeartattaCk No. 10 compilation but were unable to fit. Pressed on black and red vinyl, red copies being an edition of 102. All copies include a 24-page zine.
301993EconochristAnother Victim7"Originally released by Vermiform Records.
30.51994JuliaJuliaLPCo-released with Rivers End.
311995Ex-IgnotaLazarus Is Back To Report - Sunny Skies In Heaven7"
321996Portraits Of Past01010101LPFirst pressing was pressed on black, green, and red vinyl and were issued in factory printed sleeves. Later pressings were done on black, green, and blue vinyl and were packaged in silk screened sleeves.
33Seein' RedMarinus7"Pressed on black and red vinyl. Red copies were an edition of 100 copies.
33.5 ?Incurable ComplaintIncurable Complaint7"
341995IvichLa Vie Deviant Soi 10" Issued with 10-page booklet.
351996Monster XAttrition7"Pressed on black and red vinyl. Black copies were an edition of 6,000, red copies were an edition of 320.
35.5SawpitSawpit7"Co-released with Vernacular. Later repressed in 2015.
36BleedTrue Colors Running7"
371994EconochristEconochrist (1988-1993)2xCDDiscography compilation.
381998Torches To RomeTorches To RomeLPPressed on black and red vinyl. The red pressing consisted of 107 copies.
391997Amber InnAll Roads Lead HomeLP
40Born & RazedHoly WarsLPPressed on black and red vinyl.
411998Submission HoldWaiting For Another Monkey To Throw The First BrickLP, CDLP and CD editions come in unique cover art from each other.
421999Bread And CircuitsBread And CircuitsLP, CDPressed on black and orange vinyl. Some black copies and all orange copies came packaged in silk-screened sleeves. CD editions were not packaged in jewel cases.
43Yaphet KottoThe Killer Was In The Government BlanketsLP, CDLater LP pressings were packaged in silk screened sleeves. 1,000 silk screen copies were pressed on green vinyl.
44 Reversal Of Man This Is Medicine LP, CD2005 LP repress was issued in silk screened sleeves and were an edition of 300.
45 Orchid Chaos Is Me LPFirst pressing came on black, yellow (1,000 copies), green (300 copies), and red vinyl (1,000 copies). 100 black copies came in tour edition packaging, and another 200 came in alternative tour edition sleeves. Later repressed in 2013 on magenta colored vinyl, 1,000 copies total. Repressed again on lavender colored vinyl in 2015.
462000 Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow! 10"First 10" pressing consisted of 3,000 black copies, 1,000 red copies, and 1,000 yellow copies. A second pressing of 1,000 clear copies was made. In 2010, the record was pressed as an edition of 70 blue copies. In 2013, a fourth pressing was made consisting of 500 yellow and 500 red copies. In 2015, a fifth pressing consisting an unknown amount of yellow/black split records was made.
46CD2002Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow + Chaos Is MeCDCD compilation that contains Orchid's first two albums. Two pressings exist: One packaged in a cardboard digi-pak, another packaged in a red-tinted jewel case.
472000Severed Head Of StateJedem Das Seine7"
2001An Invitation To A Beheading...CDDiscography compilation.
48Countdown To PutschIdeas For The Living Willing To ActCDCD packaged with a 100-page paperback book.
49Yaphet KottoSyncopated Synthetic Laments For LoveLP, CDLP pressed on black, blue, and white vinyl. 125 blue copies, 525 white copies.
50Submission HoldSackcloth And Ashes, The Ostrich Dies On MondayLP, CD
512002Orchid Gatefold LP, CDFirst LP pressing consisted of 1,000 blue copies, 1,000 clear copies, and an unknown amount of black copies. The second pressing was done on red vinyl, and the third was done on orange. The record was also pressed on purple and green/blue swirl, and in 2015 a scene support edition was made of the record consisting of 100 blue with black smoke copies that came with an obi-strip.
52This Machine KillsDeath In The Audobon BallroomLP, CDPressed on black and white vinyl, the white edition consisting of 525 copies. 100 black copies were tour editions with all-white labels.
532001Severed Head Of StateNo Love Lost7", CD
542005 Policy Of 3 An Anthology2xCDDiscography compilation.
552003YageAnders Leben?!LP, CD
562004Yaphet KottoWe Bury Our Dead AliveLP, CD100 LP test pressing copies were sold in spray-painted sleeves.
57 Ampere All Our Tomorrows End Today10", 3"CD 1,300 10" copies were pressed on black vinyl, 700 were pressed on blue vinyl. 200 black copies were released in alternate, recycled sleeves as a tour edition.
582005Seein' RedWe Need To Do More Than Just MusicLPPressed once, 2,000 red copies.
592006Ampere/SinoloaSplit RecordingLP, CDSplit album. LP edition pressed on black and purple vinyl.
592008Portraits Of PastDiscographyCDDiscography compilation. Although the Ebullition website lists the catalog number for this release as #32 (the same number used for the band's 1996 album 01010101) the disc itself has the catalog number of #59, the same used for the Ampere/Sinoloa split album.
602011John Henry WestDoor Bolted ShutLP/CDPurple LP with CD packaged with it. In 2015, a scene support edition was made, the LP also pressed on purple vinyl, as an edition of 35 with an obi-strip.
60.52012Baader BrainsNew Era Hope Colony12"Pressed once on black (500 copies) and blue (200 copies) vinyl.
61.52015Sloth RocketBlasting ConceptLPPressed on purple vinyl. In 2016, a scene support edition consisting of 100 copies were made, packaged with an obi-strip.
10001991Born Against/SuckerpunchBorn Against/Suckerpunch8" Flexi Split 8" flexi, pressed once with 10,000 copies made. The first 3,100 copies came with the tenth issue of the No Answers zine, and 2,500 were sold on Born Against's 1991 tour. The rest, according to the split's liner notes, were "stacked in a closet".
N/A2001Los Crudos/Reversal Of ManLos Crudos/Reversal Of ManLPAccidental split. In 2001 McClard sent an order to a record plant for 1,000 copies of the Los Crudos/Spitboy LP and 1,000 copies of Reversal Of Man's This Is Medicine LP. This resulted in the pressing plant accidentally making 1,000 copies of a split LP with the Los Crudos of the Los Crudos/Spitboy split and the B-Side of This Is Medicine. Instead of rejecting the copies, McClard sold the mispress split and gave the funds to a local rape victim therapy center.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kent McClard, "Ebullition History". Access date: August 9, 2008.
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