Aether Records

Aether Records is an Indianapolis, Indiana-based record label that reissues rare rock records from the 1960s and 1970s as well as contemporary music in a neo psychedelic style.

Aether Records grew out of the OR Records label which was founded in Indianapolis in 1993 by two local collectors (Jade Hubertz and Stan Denski joined by a third partner, Rick Wilkerson, the following year) who reissued the 1977 album “Into You” by the Indianapolis band, McKay in an edition of 300 vinyl copies in 1993.

Releases

A total of fourteen 12-inch records, one 10-inch record, one 7-inch record and 3 CDs were released on the OR Records label:

* McKay “Into You”
* Rayne - Same
* McKay “Into You Take Two”
* Smokin’ Willie - Same
* Locksley Hall - Same
* Wildfire “Smokine’”
* Fairfield Sky - Same
* Dawnwind “Looking Back on the Future”
* Anonymous “Inside the Shadow”
* J Rider “No Longer Anonymous”
* Many Bright Things – Same (box set edition of 300 copies)
* Windopane “See?” (LP & CD)
* Windopane “Lucky Catatonia” (LP & CD)
* George Brigman & Split “I Can Hear the Ants Dance”¹
* Creamy – Same
* Problematics “Blown Out” (10-inch)
* Chrome Hudson “Downtown Beirut”/”Nothin’” (7 inch single)
* McKay “IntoYou” (CD plus bonus)

Ten LPs and six CDs were released on the Aether (and Aether Archives) label:

* The Aether Records Box²
* Tombstone Vallentine "Hidden World"
* Many Bright Things “Birds Of Impossible Color”³
* In The Summer Of The Mushroom Honey - Same
* Kaminumada Yohji “Katana”
* Mushroom - Same
* Vas Deferens Organization "Saturation"
* Vas Deferens Organization "Zyzzybaloubab" (double LP pressed at 45 rpm)
* Mazinga Phaser “Cruising in the Neon Glories of the New American Night”
* The Aether Limited Vinyl Series Box ⁴ (4 LPs)
* The Aether Records Sampler: "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Aether."
* Tombstone Valentine “Hidden World” (CD mix)
* Anonymous/J Rider (2 LPs on 1 CD)
* Various Artists: "Pull Up the Paisley Covers"
* In The Summer of the Mushroom Honey (expanded CD)

Notes

# There were 2 versions of the George Brigman LP issued simultaneously. One regular edition of 1000 copies and a limited edition of 375 numbered copies in a paste-on sleeve and hand drawn labels.
# Promotional box set, 3 colored vinyl pressings of Tombstone Valentine, Vas Deferens Organization “Saturation” and Mazinga Phaser “Cruising in the Neon Glories of the New American Night.” 200 copies made.
# The Aether Limited Vinyl Series was a series of 4 albums, each released in pressings of 475 copies and each in a top-loading textured red heavy cardboard sleeve. The albums were Many Bright Things “Birds Of Impossible Color”; In The Summer Of The Mushroom Honey; Kaminamata Yohji “Katana”; Mushroom – Same.
# Issued after the close of the label, a numbered edition of only 18 copies of a four LP box set containing each of the four albums in the Aether Limited Vinyl Series.

References

* http://www.allrecordlabels.com/db/2/7422.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20081023225334/http://www.georgebrigman.com/wst_page6.html
* http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue4/vdo01.html
* http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue23/paisley1.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20081005084123/http://www.psychedelic-music.net/pmdb/db3/db_band.php4?id=107
* http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue5/bright.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20081005085118/http://www.psychedelic-music.net/pmdb/db3/db_band.php4?id=223
* http://mckaymusic.com/index.htm

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