History
2006
mine, all mine! records was conceived toward the end of 2006 as a platform for releasing limited edition copies of the first recordings by founder John Kruse. At first, the label would cover only two projects – The Purple Paring Knife and [praw] – though the first releases would not come out until 2007.
2007
August 15th – mam!records offers items for free download at Archive.org. This is the adopted birthday of mam!records.
2008
March 7th – mine, all mine! records opens to the public with a profile on Myspace.com.
March 13th – a re-release of Tovarisch!’s Exception in Thread “Main” becomes the first release on mam!records to not feature The Purple Paring Knife or [praw]. Many other releases follow soon after.
Summer – the first mam!records sampler is released for free on the streets of Madison as well as at various events.
July 5th – mine, all mine! records hosts their first official show, featuring [praw], City of Sol, Eric Hall, Pacific Before Tiger, The Bilderberg Group and Ben Knollenberg. The show took place at The Nottingham Coop with a full audience.
On that same day, the first professionally pressed CDs on mam!records are released. These include [praw]’s Playing Magnificats and K. Wilhelm’s Cold Shutter.
September 5th – mamrecords.com launches to the public.
Philosophy
mam!records is an unofficial not-for-profit organization. Most releases are available to the public at no charge. Any funds taken in go toward covering costs. In the future, we hope to follow a business model shown by some labels, where all profits go directly to the artist. Only costs of supplies will be taken back in by mam!records. For now, we don’t know the meaning of the word “profit.”
This label and its artists believe in the public sharing of music for the enjoyment of all.
