Harriet Records was an American
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
based out of
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The label was founded by
Harvard
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
history professor Tim Alborn in
1989
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. The label was named for the children's book ''
Harriet the Spy''.
The majority of Harriet's releases were
indie pop 7"
vinyl singles, but eventually they started releasing full length
CDs. Harriet gave a number of notable artists their start.
John Darnielle, Wimp Factor 14,
My Favorite,
Crayon,
Six Cents and Natalie
Six Cents and Natalie is the sporadic side-project of Tullycraft lead singer Sean Tollefson. This lo-fi band actually predates Tollefson's pre-Tullycraft band Crayon, band, Crayon. Six Cents and Natalie released a series of cassette tapes and 7-in ...
,
Tullycraft, and
The Magnetic Fields all released early records on Harriet. After forty-five singles and ten CDs Harriet shut its doors in
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
.
Discography
* 1 High Risk Group - Flag (7") Nov 1989
* 2 Fertile Virgin - Lucky Day (7") May 1990
* 3
Linda Smith - Gorgeous Weather (7") May 1990
* 4 Scarlet Drops - Sweet Happiness (7") Sep 1990
* 5 Wimp Factor 14 - Train Song (7") Mar 1991
* 6 High Risk Group - Daddy Rolex (7") Mar 1991
* 7
The Magnetic Fields - 100,000 Fireflies (7") Sep 1991
* 8 Pop Smear - Angel Talk (7") Sep 1991
* 9
Crayon - Matchbox (7") Sep 1991
* 10
Mecca Normal - How Many Now (7") Jan 1992
* 11 Scarlet Drops - Cling (7") Jun 1992
* 12
Crayon - Moominland (7") Jun 1992
* 13 Pinky - I'm on the Inside (7") Aug 1992
* 14
Six Cents and Natalie
Six Cents and Natalie is the sporadic side-project of Tullycraft lead singer Sean Tollefson. This lo-fi band actually predates Tollefson's pre-Tullycraft band Crayon, band, Crayon. Six Cents and Natalie released a series of cassette tapes and 7-in ...
- Boyfriends (7") Aug 1992
* 15 Wimp Factor 14 - Botch (7") Oct 1992
* 16 High Risk Group - Pulsed (7") Oct 1992
* 17
The Magnetic Fields - Long Vermont Roads (7") Dec 1992
* 18 Lotus Eaters US - Falling (7") Feb 1993
* 19
Crayon - The Snaptight Wars (7") Aug 1993
* 20 Twig - Fall of Love (7") May 1993
* 21 Ampersands - Postcards (7") Oct 1993
* 22
The Extra Glenns - Infidelity (7") Nov 1993
* 23 Wimp Factor 14 - Miracle Mile (7") Oct 1993
* 24 Bagpipe Operation - Mt. Lavaty (7") Mar 1994
* 25 Pest - Philosophically Dyslexic (7") Mar 1994
* 26 Lotus Eaters US - Too Late (7") May 1994
* 27 Split-Release - Harriet Split Single (7") May 1994
* 29 Vehicle Flips - Our Returning Champion (7") Nov 1994
* 29 My Pretty Finger - A Season of Light (7") May 1995
* 30
Tullycraft - True Blue (7") May 1995
* 31 The Receptionists - Keep Your Secrets (7") Jul 1995
* 33 Hula Boy - January 17, 1912 (7") Jul 1995
* 34 Ampersands - Annabel Bleach (7") Nov 1996
* 35
My Favorite - The Informers And Us (7")
* 36 Prickly - Fancy Party Hairdo (7") Apr 1996
* 37 Caramel - My Tailor Is Rich (7") 1996
* 38 Vehicle Flips - Terminus (7") 1997
* 39 Orans - Windfall (7") 1997
* 40 Split-Release -
Tullycraft /
Rizzo (7") 1997
* 41 Tokidoki - News Days (7") 1997
* 42 Split-Release -
My Favorite / Mad Planets (7") 1998
* 43 Pest 5000 - Page 43 (7") 1998
* 44 Shy Camp - Call in Sick (7") 1998
* 45
The Cannanes
The Cannanes are an Australian indie pop band formed in Sydney in late 1984. In the band's 30-year plus history the lineup has regularly changed, with Stephen O'Neil and Frances Gibson the only constant members.
History
The original 1984 line-up ...
- A Fine Line between Pleasure and Pain (7") 1998
* SPY 1 Wimp Factor 14 - Ankle Deep (CD) Aug 1993
* SPY 2
Crayon -
Brick Factory (CD) Mar 1994
* SPY 3 Various Artists - The Long Secret (CD) Jan 1995
* SPY 4 Vehicle Flips - In Action (CD) Sep 1995
* SPY 5
Tullycraft -
Old Traditions, New Standards
''Old Traditions, New Standards'' is the debut album from the Washington-based indiepop band Tullycraft. In 2022, ''Old Traditions, New Standards'' was included on ''Pitchfork''s list of ''The 25 Best Indie Pop Albums of the '90s''.
The album w ...
(CD)(LP on
Little Teddy Recordings
Little Teddy Recordings is an Austro-German independent record label based in Munich, Bavaria, established in 1990 by Andreas Freiberger and Armin Kasperas as a platform for their band The Bartlebees. The label has gone on to release recordings, ...
) 1996
* SPY 6 Prickly - Velleity (CD) 1997
* SPY 7 Linda Smith - Preference: Selected Songs, 1987-1991 (CD) 1997
* SPY 8 Hula Boy - As Tight as an Owl (CD) 1997
* SPY 9 Musical Chairs - Wits' End (CD) 1998
* SPY 10 Various Artists - Friendly Society (CD) 1998
See also
*
List of record labels
References
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Record labels established in 1989
Record labels disestablished in 1998
American independent record labels
Indie pop record labels
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Record labels based in Massachusetts