Catbird Records

Infobox record label
name = Catbird Records


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founded = 2005
founder = Ryan Catbird
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genre = Indie rock
country = United States
location = New York City, NY
url = http://www.catbirdrecords.com/

Catbird Records is an independent record label, formed in September 2005, in Columbus, Ohio. It is now based out of New York City. It was founded and is run by Ryan Catbird of music blog The Catbirdseat. The label follows a unique model in that it is financed solely by advertising revenue generated by the Catbirdseat music blog.

Discography

* CBR001 Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin/Michael Holt -
* CBR002 Pet Politics - In My Head
* CBR003 Hemstad - Hemstad
* CBR004 Get Him Eat Him - Do As I Tell You
* CBR005 Tap Tap - Lanzafame
* CBR006 Maestro Echoplex - Last Night I Saw God On The Dancefloor
* CBR007 Pet Politics - The Spring
* CBR008 Mathew Sawyer & The Ghosts - Blue Birds Blood
* CSP001 Fulton Lights - Fulton Lights (Limited Edition Version)
* CBR009 Forest Fire - Psychic Love Star
* CBR010 Moviola - Dead Knowledge
* CB7001 Get Him Eat Him - There's A Guy 7"
* CSP002 The Underpainting - The Underpainting (Limited Edition Version)
* CSP003 Jason Zumpano -
* CSP004 Prairie Cat - Attacks!
* CBR011 Clear Tigers - EP
* CBR012 Manishevitz - East To East
* CBR013 PWRFL Power - EP
* CBR014 Air Waves - EP
* CBR015 Forest Fire - Survival
* CSP005 Fulton Lights - The Way We Ride

Co-Releases

In Catbird catalog numbering, 'CSP' ("Catbird Special Projects) denotes a special release of some kind, or a co-release with another label, typically wherein Catbird provides a limited special-edition version of an album with a larger-scale release. Co-releases:

* CSP001 Split release with Android Eats Records
* CSP002 Split release with Tower Of Song Records
* CSP004 Split release with Fuzzy Logic Recordings

Bonus Items

Catbird Records offers limited bonus materials with many releases, including bonus discs, special packaging variations and the like:

* CBR001 Unique hand-painted covers
* CBR002 Various cover colors
* CBR003 First 200 copies included 5-song bonus disc, in unique sleeves handcrafted by Hemstad
* CBR004 Various cover colors, various insert variations
* CBR005 First 200 copies in hand-bound, cloth-covered book, with 3-song bonus disc
* CBR006 First 100 copies included 4-song bonus disc, Songs About Planes
* CBR007 Various cover colors, various insert stamps
* CBR008 First 200 copies included 3-song bonus disc
* CBR009 Various cover colors
* CBR010 200 copies included bonus DVD with videos, photos, and demos
* CSP003 3 prints of art by Jason McLean included, in varying colors
* CSP004 Unique hand-painted covers
* CBR012 First 100 copies included 4-song bonus disc, in hand-decorated sleeves
* CBR013 Various cover colors
* CBR015 Available in 'Giant Size' (12" x 12") edition

T-Shirts

Catbird Records has done several limited-edition T-shirt pressings.

* Logo Tee (Summer 2006) - Edition of 50. Colors: red, blue, green, brown, grey, black
* Tap Tap Elephant Tee - Edition of 50. Colors: navy
* Hemstad Tee - Edition of 15. Colors: pink
* Logo Tee (Fall 2006) - Edition of 50. Colors: brown
* Logo Tee (Summer 2007) - Edition of 50. Colors: green, purple, aqua, slate, black

ee also

* List of record labels

External links

* [http://catbirdrecords.com/ Catbird Records]
* [http://www.catbirdseat.org/catbirdseat/ The Catbirdseat]
* [http://myspace.com/catbirdrecords Catbird Records on Myspace]
* [http://virb.com/catbirdrecs Catbird Records on Virb]
* [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/label_profile/catbird-records.htm Stylus Magazine Label Profile]
* [http://www.behancemag.com/Catbird-Records-Small-Scale-Goodness/5660 Behance Magazine Feature on Catbird Records]

Band-Related External Links

* [http://www.bibabidi.net/2006/10/hemstad-interview-part-1-of-2.html BiBaBiDi Interview with Hemstad Part 1 of 2]
* [http://www.bibabidi.net/2006/10/hemstad-interview-part-2-of-2.html BiBaBiDi Interview with Hemstad Part 2 of 2]