Shakefork Records

2010-08-25T03:24:45Z

Wagner:

'''Shakefork Records''' was run out of Downer's Grove, IL, and started by [[Ray Kolenko]] in [[1990]]. Most of the bands on the label would fall under the "emo-core" tag. Sometime in [[1991]], Ray handed control of the label over to Scott Broadhurst, of the band [[Friction]]. Scott continued to run the label until he moved to California, after which both [[Friction]] and Shakefork ceased to exist. The label's last release, a split between [[Friction]] and [[Cap'n Jazz]], was delayed by Scott's move. Rumor had it that Kolenko was unhappy about how the label ended and had given the name to some kids in Wisconsin to continue it, but nothing ever surfaced, so this was probably nothing more that idle talk.

== Releases ==

* '''Manneqvin Hand''' - ''Jow'' 7" (SF #1 [[1990]])
* '''[[Target]]''' - ''Going Up'' 7" (SF #2 [[1990]])
** On gold vinyl
* '''[[Ivy League]]''' - ''Gub'' 7" (SF #3 [[1990]])
** On red vinyl
* '''[[Weedeater]]''' - ''Get The Job Done'' 7" (SF #4 [[1990]])
* '''[[Gauge]]''' - "Carving Belt" b/w "Midwest" (SF #? [[1991]])
** Only 100 copies were pressed and given away at a [[Gauge]] show in [[1991]]. The songs come from the band's demo tape. This is sometimes referred to as the "Ray Kolenko Seven Inch".
* '''Various Artists''' - ''No Punks In The Pit'' 7" (SF #5 [[1991]])
** Features [[Ivy League]], Dickey Mo, [[Billingsgate]], and Manneqvin Hand.
* '''Various Artists''' - ''Decline Of The Western Suburbs'' 7" (SF #6 [[1991]])
** Features Time Out, [[Apocalypse Hoboken]], [[Target]], Slaphappy, and [[Weedeater]].
* '''[[Gauge]]''' - ''Blank'' 7" (SF #7 [[1992]])
** On blue vinyl
* '''[[Friction]]''' - ''Makeshift'' 7" (SF #8 [[1992]])
** On aqua swirl vinyl
* '''Various Artists''' - ''It's A Punk Thing, You Wouldn't Understand'' LP (SF #9 [[1993]])
** Features [[Gauge]], [[Bollweevils]], [[Smoking Popes]], [[Cap'n Jazz]], [[Friction]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Heel]], and [[Angerhouse]].
**Some copies feature Shakefork's address crossed out with black marker. This was done presumably after Scott Broadhurst moved.
* '''[[Friction]]/[[Cap'n Jazz]]''' - ''Nothing Dies With Blue Skies'' split 7" (SF #10 [[1994]]?)
**Features a San Francisco PO Box as the label's address.

== Notes ==
* ''No Punks In The Pit'' and ''Decline Of The Western Suburbs'' were meant to be released together, but the label did not have the money to pay for the pressing of a double EP. Interestingly, the two comps feature the singers of [[Ivy League]] and [[Target]] on the cover of opposite records in which their bands appear.

== Links ==
* [http://www.myspace.com/shakeforkrecords Shakefork Records on My Space] - Run by founder Ray Kolenko

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