The Mylene Sheath

The Mylene Sheath
The Mylene Sheath
Founded	2007
Founder	Joel Proper; Lindsay Palmer
Distributor(s)	Redeye Distribution
Genre	Post-rock ; Post-metal ; Indie rock ; Doom metal ; Black metal
Country of origin	United States
Official website	http://www.mylenesheath.com

Last updated January 18, 2022

The Mylene Sheath is an American independent record label, founded by Lindsay Palmer and Joel Proper. The label originated in 2007 in Covington, KY / Cincinnati, OH, before later relocating to Athens, Georgia. They have always released music on vinyl with a strong focus on the quality of the physical product.^[2]

Artists

The Mylene Sheath has released records for the following bands:

Discography

Cat #	Artist	Title	Format	Release date	Vinyl Pressing Info
Sheath001	If These Trees Could Talk	If These Trees Could Talk	12"	August 16, 2007	1st Pressing: 100 orange w/black splatter 150 clear w/orange haze 250 black 2nd Pressing: 100 orange 100 orange w/black splatter 300 half orange/half black
Sheath002	Beware of Safety	It Is Curtains	12"	October 16, 2007	100 black w/silkscreen cover 100 clear w/red & black splatter 200 red/black swirl 250 black w/regular cover 350 red w/black haze
Sheath003	Gifts From Enola	Loyal Eyes Betrayed The Mind	2xLP	June 3, 2008	100 clear w/black & blue splatter 150 side A/B clear w/gray haze, side C/D clear w/white haze 250 gray
Sheath004	Caspian	The Four Trees	2xLP/CD/digital	November 20, 2007	1st Pressing: 200 side A/B green w/splatter, side C/D blue w/splatter 300 side A/B white w/brown splatter, side C/D brown w/white splatter 500 half pilsner/half white 2nd Pressing (new artwork): 100 translucent pilsner w/maroon & black splatter 100 clear vinyl w/bronze swirl 400 bronze
Sheath005	You.May.Die.In.The.Desert	Bears In The Yukon	CD/digital	June 24, 2008
Sheath006	Giants	They, The Undeserving	LP	May 6, 2008	1st Pressing: 100 white w/green splatter 100 translucent green w/white haze 300 white vinyl 2nd Pressing (new artwork): 100 translucent sky blue 100 opaque maroon 300 cream w/maroon center
Sheath007	Beneath Oblivion	Beneath Oblivion	10"/digital	February 10, 2009	100 clear w/ white swirl 100 black 300 translucent red w/ white swirl
Sheath008	Eksi Ekso	I Am Your Bastard Wings	2xLP	November 4, 2008	200 translucent orange w/ translucent red swirl 200 translucent orange w/ black swirl 600 white
Sheath009	Caspian	You Are The Conductor	12"/CD/digital	October 21, 2008	1st Pressing: 100 white 200 baby blue 100 brown 600 clear 2nd Pressing (2012, deluxe tip-on jackets/180 gram vinyl): 100 translucent green 100 opaque mint green 100 white vinyl 300 black 3rd Pressing (2014, back to regular jackets w/semi-gloss finish): 100 clear vinyl w/translucent green & opaque mint green splatter 200 clear vinyl w/olive green swirl 300 translucent coke bottle green 400 black vinyl
Sheath010	Lvngs	Sinking Ships	7"/digital	February 24, 2009	100 translucent blue 150 purple 250 black
Sheath011	Beware of Safety	dogs	2xLP/CD/digital	January 13, 2009	100 yellow w/ black swirl 100 yellow 300 pilsner vinyl
Sheath012	Gifts From Enola	From Fathoms	2xLP/CD/digital	June 23, 2009	100 Side A/B swamp green/ translucent ice blue swirl, Side C/D translucent orange/brown swirl 100 Side A/B translucent deep blue, Side C/D translucent forest green swirl 300 half swamp green and half opaque navy blue
Sheath013	Actors&Actresses	Arrows	LP/CD/digital	June 9, 2009	100 grey with yellow haze 100 gold 300 grey/clear swirl
Sheath014	Constants	The Foundation, The Machine, The Ascension	3xLP/CD/digital	July 14, 2009	100 clear with black swirl 100 Side A/B brown, Side C/D grey, Side E/F clear 300 cream
Sheath015	Caspian	Tertia	2xLP/CD/digital	September 15, 2009	1st Pressing (gold foil stamping/includes 12-page booklet): 100 translucent maroon 100 pilsner w/ maroon haze 100 180g black vinyl 700 maroon 2nd Pressing (2012, gatefold jacket/gold foil stamping): 200 white 300 gold 3rd Pressing (2013, gatefold jackets): 100 opaque maroon/pilsner swirl 104 bloody gold splatter 400 translucent pilsner 4th Pressing (2015, gatefold jackets): 108 translucent red 323 half gold / half black 600 black
Sheath016	Giants / Beware of Safety	Split	7"/digital	January 4, 2011	100 Wild Cherry 200 Limeade 200 Blu-Raspberry
Sheath017	If These Trees Could Talk	Above The Earth, Below The Sky	LP	January 12, 2010	1st Pressing: 100 white w/black haze 100 translucent ice blue 300 translucent mint green 2nd Pressing: 100 translucent forest green 100 swamp splatter 300 opaque blue
Sheath018	Junius	The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist	2xLP/CD/digital	November 16, 2009	100 clear w/bronze haze 100 black/bronze swirl 200 cream w/bronze haze 600 bronze
Sheath019	Angel Eyes	Midwestern	LP/CD/digital	July 13, 2010	100 navy blue 100 black with gold swirl 300 gold
Sheath020	Junius	Junius	2xLP/digital	June 15, 2010	100 side A/B white w/red splatter, side C/D black w/red splatter 100 translucent red and black swirl 300 translucent red
Sheath021	Caspian	You Are The Conductor & The Four Trees	3xLP/digital	August 15, 2010	99 side A/B on blue, sides C-F on grey 190 silver, hand numbered 210 white
Sheath022	Gifts From Enola	Gifts From Enola	LP/CD/digital	July 13, 2010	100 baby blue 100 orange w/cotton candy vomit splatter 300 opaque orange
Sheath023	Herra Terra	Quiet Geist	LP/CD/digital	September 14, 2010	100 grape soda w/pink splatter 100 pilsner w/purple splatter 300 grape soda
Sheath024	Eksi Ekso	Kills of The Flood Tide	7"/digital	November 16, 2010	50 black/hand numbered 200 pink/hand numbered
Sheath025	Lavinia	There Is Light Between Us	12"/CD/digital	November 16, 2010	100 silver 100 bronze 300 bronze/silver swirl
Sheath027	Eksi Ekso	Brown Shark, Red Lion	2xLP/CD/digital	March 15, 2011	1 orange marble / peach marble 2 orange marble / yellow marble 100 red marble / brown marble mailorder edition) 100 baby blue marble 314 orange marble
Sheath028	Actors&Actresses	We Love Our Enemy	12"/CD/digital	June 14, 2011	100 translucent pink 100 translucent purple 300 clear
Sheath029	Giants	Giants	7"/digital	June 14, 2011	100 olive green 100 opaque maroon 300 translucent gold
Sheath030	Beware of Safety	Leaves/Scars	2xLP/CD/digital	July 12, 2011	100 white w/black streaks 100 baby blue 300 brown
Sheath031	Actors&Actresses	A.R.C. Arrows Remix Compilation	12"/digital	October 11, 2011	98 black 109 translucent gold w/black streaks
Sheath032	Beneath Oblivion / Angel Eyes	Split	7"/digital	August 9, 2011	100 red vinyl/red cover 200 grey vinyl/grey cover 200 clear vinyl/white cover
Sheath033	Beneath Oblivion	From Man to Dust	2xLP/CD/digital	September 20, 2011	100 rust 100 toxic green 300 translucent orange w/black streaks
Sheath035	Junius / Rosetta	Split 12"	12"/digital	November 22, 2011	100 translucent blue w/laser etching 100 black/grey/white marble w/laser etching 200 opaque purple marble w/laser etching 200 white w/laser etching 400 clear w/laser etching
Sheath036	Gifts From Enola / Caravels	Well Worn split	LP/digital	January 24, 2012	100 opaque dark green 100 translucent gold 200 clear 300 white 300 coke bottle green
Sheath037	Chasma	Declarations of the Grand Artificer	LP	December 11, 2011	100 translucent red w/black streaks 100 white 100 translucent gold 206 black
Sheath038	Aeges	The Bridge	LP/CD/digital	April 17, 2012	100 hot pink 100 hot pink/cream swirl 300 hot pink/black swirl
Sheath039	Constants	Pasiflora	LP/CD/digital	July 24, 2012	100 opaque purple 100 translucent purple w/pink haze 100 white 300 black
Sheath040	Aeges	Southern Comfort b/w Stars	7"/digital	October 16, 2012	200 translucent red w/opaque aqua blue splatter 200 half translucent red/half opaque blue 200 white vinyl 400 translucent red
Sheath041	Gifts From Enola	A Healthy Fear	2xLP/CD/digital	November 13, 2012	100 translucent yellow w/blue haze 100 opaque baby blue 100 white 300 opaque navy blue
Sheath042	Minot	The Ringing Silence Between Your Ears b/w The Means Relativize The Ends	7"/digital	February 5, 2013	55 black test presses w/hand screened covers 100 white 100 translucent sea blue 300 baby blue
Sheath043	Lavinia	Take Shelter	7"/digital	May 28, 2013	43 black test presses screen-printed jackets 100 white w/black splatter 100 half white/half black 300 white/black swirl
Sheath044	Minot	An Era of Institutional Failure	Limited CD/digital	November 27, 2012	200 handmade CDs packaged in screen-printed sleeves. Designed, screen-printed, assembled, and sold by the band.
Sheath045	Pelican	Deny the Absolute	7"	August 20, 2013	100 clear vinyl 200 grey vinyl 200 clear vinyl w/grey swirl 300 white vinyl 1200 half white/half grey vinyl
Sheath046	Aeges / Dust Moth	Bad Blood split	7"	October 29, 2013	100 half translucent red/half black 104 clear vinyl w/blood splatter 300 translucent red w/grey splatter
Sheath047	Living Phantoms	Shiver	CS/digital	November 12, 2013	100 cassettes in translucent blue shells
Sheath048	San Angelus	uu•Ü•uu	7"	June 3, 2014	100 baby blue w/grey & white splatter 100 baby blue/half grey 300 grey/cyan blue swirl
Sheath049	Dust Moth	Dragon Mouth	LP/CD/Digital	April 22, 2014	25 test presses w/spray-painted jackets 104 green/grey swirl 104 cream w/blue haze 314 translucent green
Sheath050	If These Trees Could Talk	Self-Titled & Above The Earth, Below The Sky	2xLP	July 24, 2014	50 Test Presses w/Screen Printed Jackets. Hand-numbered out of /50. Screened by Charlie Wagers. 100 Side A/B: Translucent Orange \| Side C/D: Translucent Blue 150 Clear Vinyl 250 Side A/B: Clear Vinyl w/Black Center and Grey & White Splatter \| Side C/D: Clear Vinyl w/White Center and Grey & Black Splatter
Sheath051	Minot	Equal/Opposite	LP/CD/Digital	July 1, 2014	100 translucent orange w/black splatter 100 translucent yellow w/orange center 300 translucent orange
Sheath053	Aeges	Above & Down Below	LP/CD/Digital	September 23, 2014	1st Pressing: 25 test presses w/stenciled jackets, hand-numbered 100 translucent pilsner w/mint green splatter 100 translucent green w/gold splatter 300 translucent pilsner & opaque gold swirl w/bronze splatter 2nd Pressing: 97 Half Translucent Pilsner & Half Opaque Mint Green 109 Gold & Black Swirl 300 Translucent Coke Bottle Green w/Black Splatter
Sheath054	Jakob	Sines	2xLP/CD/Digital	October 21, 2014	1st Pressing: 50 Test Presses w/Screen-PrintedJackets (hand-numbered) 217 Side A/B: Translucent Red \| Side C/D: Translucent Orange 327 Half Translucent Red / Half Translucent Orange w/Black Haze 512 Black Vinyl 2nd Pressing: 107 Side A/B: Clear w/Red Swirl \| Side C/D: Clear w/Orange Swirl 417 Black Vinyl 3rd Pressing: 207 Clear/Cream Swirl w/Red & Black Splatter \| Side C/D: Clear/Cream Swirl w/Orange & Black Splatter 827 Black Vinyl
Sheath055	Heiress	Of Great Sorrow	LP/CD/Digital	January 15, 2015	25 test presses w/spray-painted jackets (hand-numbered) 100 Clear Vinyl w/Grey Center & Gold Splatter 100 Translucent Pilsner Vinyl w/Gold Center 300 Gold/Grey Swirl
Sheath056	Caspian	Dust & Disquiet	CS	February 16, 2017	75 Opaque Black/Silver Swirl 125 Translucent White/Black Swirl
Sheath057	Heiress	Made Wrong	LP/CD/Digital	March 18, 2016	25 Hand Numbered Test Presses w/Hand Painted Covers 103 Grey/Red Swirl w/Black Splatter 108 Clear Vinyl w/Red, Yellow, and Orange Splatter 320 Grey w/Black Center
Sheath058	Dust Moth	Scale	LP/CD/Digital	July 22, 2016	1st Pressing: 25 Special Handmade Cloth Cover Edition 102 Opaque Pink/Translucent Red Swirl w/orange Splatter 110 White Vinyl w/Pink Haze 324 Clear w/Red Center & Black, Red & Yellow Splatter 2nd Pressing: 250 Black Vinyl
Sheath059	Mustard Gas & Roses	Becoming	LP/CD/Digital	October 14, 2016	25 test presses w/special hand-made sleeves 25 CDs w/special hand-made wallets 110 Mustard Yellow w/Rose Red Splatter 110 Translucent Orange / Translucent Pilsner Swirl 329 Half Black / Half Clear w/Grey Splatter
Sheath060	Heiress	Split 7" w/Earth Control	7"	November 24, 2017	25 Test Presses 110 Clear 110 Clear w/Black Splatter 328 Half Clear / Half Black
Sheath061	Heiress	Split 7" w/Great Falls	7"	November 24, 2017	25 Test Presses 107 Black 110 Smoke 330 Clear
Sheath062	Heiress	Split 7" w/GRVR	7"	November 24, 2017	25 Test Presses 100 White 110 Clear w/White Splatter 300 Half Clear/Half White
Sheath063	Heiress	Restless Aim	CD/Digital	May 5, 2017	500 CDs

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References

↑ Redeye Adds !K7 and Mylene Sheath. Billboard , October 31, 2011.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-12-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "The Mylene Sheath - Artists". Mylenesheath.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

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[1] Redeye Adds !K7 and Mylene Sheath. Billboard , October 31, 2011.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-12-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "The Mylene Sheath - Artists". Mylenesheath.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

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