Three Gut Records
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Three Gut Records was a Guelph
, Ontario
, Canada based independent record label
. It was founded in 1999 by Lisa Moran and Tyler Clarke Burke as a vehicle for releasing albums by their friends; it became an influential player in Canadian music with the breakout success of the Constantines
' self-titled 2001 release on the label. Three Gut releases were distributed by Outside Music
.
Other artists who released music on Three Gut include Royal City, Cuff the Duke
, Jim Guthrie, Sea Snakes
and Gentleman Reg
. The label's name came from their first release, Guthrie's A Thousand Songs, which included a song called "The Fantabulous World of Jimmy 3-Guts", a title derived from reversing the syllables in Guthrie's surname.
Three Gut was also the Canadian label for two albums by the American
band Oneida
, the only non-Canadian act to have released material on Three Gut.
In 2005, it was announced that Three Gut Records would no longer release new albums.
were the first band to switch to a new label, when they became the first band to sign to Hayden
's Hardwood Records
. Constantines
released a limited-edition vinyl split
of Neil Young covers with The Unintended
on Toronto
's Blue Fog Recordings in early 2006. They signed to Arts & Crafts
in 2008 to release Kensington Heights
. Another Three Gut alumnus, Gentleman Reg
, also signed with Arts & Crafts
in July 2008. Jim Guthrie's new band, Human Highway
, released their debut album on Montreal's Secret City Records
in August 2008. Jim continues to work on his next solo album, but is currently without a label. Sea Snakes
and Royal City have since disbanded, while Oneida
continues to work with Jagjaguwar
.
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada based independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
. It was founded in 1999 by Lisa Moran and Tyler Clarke Burke as a vehicle for releasing albums by their friends; it became an influential player in Canadian music with the breakout success of the Constantines
Constantines
-History:The band was formed by Steve Lambke, Bryan Webb, Doug MacGregor, and Dallas Wehrle in 1999, following the break-up of Webb and MacGregor's emotional hardcore band Shoulder...
' self-titled 2001 release on the label. Three Gut releases were distributed by Outside Music
Outside Music
Outside Music is a Canadian record label and distributor, founded by Lloyd Nishimura in 1995. In 2007, it expanded to include an artist management division which counts Jill Barber, Matthew Barber, One Hundred Dollars and Sunparlour Players as management clients.Outside has released countless...
.
Other artists who released music on Three Gut include Royal City, Cuff the Duke
Cuff the Duke
Cuff the Duke is a Canadian band from Oshawa, Ontario. They play a blend of traditional country and folk music with indie rock influences, and can be categorized as an alt-country group.-History:...
, Jim Guthrie, Sea Snakes
Sea Snakes
Sea Snakes were a Canadian indie rock band, formed in 2002 and disbanded in 2005. The band consisted of vocalist and guitarist Jimmy McIntyre, guitarist Kristian Galberg, bassist and saxophonist Jeremy Strachan, keyboardist Shaw-Han Liem and drummer Nathan Lawr.Strachan played in the defunct band...
and Gentleman Reg
Gentleman Reg
Reg Vermue is a Canadian indie rock singer from Guelph, Ontario. Born in Trenton, Ontario, he records as Gentleman Reg. His musical style has been compared to Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, The Smiths and Cat Power...
. The label's name came from their first release, Guthrie's A Thousand Songs, which included a song called "The Fantabulous World of Jimmy 3-Guts", a title derived from reversing the syllables in Guthrie's surname.
Three Gut was also the Canadian label for two albums by the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
band Oneida
Oneida (band)
Oneida is a rock band from Brooklyn, New York. Their influences include psychedelic rock, krautrock, electronic, noise rock, and minimalism, but the overall structure and intent of their music cannot be easily traced to any of these styles...
, the only non-Canadian act to have released material on Three Gut.
In 2005, it was announced that Three Gut Records would no longer release new albums.
Life after Three Gut
The closing of Three Gut Records meant all their artists would need to find a new home. Cuff the DukeCuff the Duke
Cuff the Duke is a Canadian band from Oshawa, Ontario. They play a blend of traditional country and folk music with indie rock influences, and can be categorized as an alt-country group.-History:...
were the first band to switch to a new label, when they became the first band to sign to Hayden
Hayden (musician)
Paul Hayden Desser who records as Hayden, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Thornhill, Ontario.His early works are a largely eclectic mix of genres from grunge rock to alt country, as demonstrated by his first full album, Everything I Long For, released in 1995. Since then his work has become...
's Hardwood Records
Hardwood Records
Hardwood Records is a Canadian independent record label, owned and operated by singer-songwriter Hayden. Originally formed to distribute his own albums, the label also currently releases albums by Cuff the Duke and Basia Bulat....
. Constantines
Constantines
-History:The band was formed by Steve Lambke, Bryan Webb, Doug MacGregor, and Dallas Wehrle in 1999, following the break-up of Webb and MacGregor's emotional hardcore band Shoulder...
released a limited-edition vinyl split
Constantines Play Young/Unintended Play Lightfoot
Constantines Play Young/Unintended Play Lightfoot is a 2006 split album released only on vinyl by independent record label Blue Fog Records. The LP features Canadian indie rock band the Constantines covering four songs by Neil Young on side one, and Canadian supergroup The Unintended performing...
of Neil Young covers with The Unintended
The Unintended
The Unintended is a Canadian indie supergroup, consisting of Dallas Good, Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky of The Sadies, Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo and Rick White of Eric's Trip and Elevator....
on Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
's Blue Fog Recordings in early 2006. They signed to Arts & Crafts
Arts & Crafts (record label)
Arts & Crafts Productions is a Toronto-based independent artist services company, offering expertise as an independent record label, management firm, merchandiser and music publisher both in Canada and internationally...
in 2008 to release Kensington Heights
Kensington Heights
Kensington Heights is the fourth full-length album by the Constantines. It was released on the Arts & Crafts record label April 15, 2008 in Canada, and April 29, 2008 in the US.The track "Hard Feelings" was released as the album's first single....
. Another Three Gut alumnus, Gentleman Reg
Gentleman Reg
Reg Vermue is a Canadian indie rock singer from Guelph, Ontario. Born in Trenton, Ontario, he records as Gentleman Reg. His musical style has been compared to Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, The Smiths and Cat Power...
, also signed with Arts & Crafts
Arts & Crafts (record label)
Arts & Crafts Productions is a Toronto-based independent artist services company, offering expertise as an independent record label, management firm, merchandiser and music publisher both in Canada and internationally...
in July 2008. Jim Guthrie's new band, Human Highway
Human Highway (band)
Human Highway is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band's name is a reference to the Neil Young song "Human Highway" as suggested by founding member Nicholas Thorburn after attending a Neil Young concert.-History:...
, released their debut album on Montreal's Secret City Records
Secret City Records
Secret City Records is a Canadian independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded in 2006 by Andrew Rose and Justin West, originally as sublabel of Justin Time Records. It became fully independent in late 2008....
in August 2008. Jim continues to work on his next solo album, but is currently without a label. Sea Snakes
Sea Snakes
Sea Snakes were a Canadian indie rock band, formed in 2002 and disbanded in 2005. The band consisted of vocalist and guitarist Jimmy McIntyre, guitarist Kristian Galberg, bassist and saxophonist Jeremy Strachan, keyboardist Shaw-Han Liem and drummer Nathan Lawr.Strachan played in the defunct band...
and Royal City have since disbanded, while Oneida
Oneida (band)
Oneida is a rock band from Brooklyn, New York. Their influences include psychedelic rock, krautrock, electronic, noise rock, and minimalism, but the overall structure and intent of their music cannot be easily traced to any of these styles...
continues to work with Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar
Jagjaguwar is an indie rock record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.-History:In 1996, in Charlottesville, Virginia, friends of Darius Van Arman who performed in a band under the moniker The Curious Digit had just recorded a new album, but they were signed to no label...
.
Discography
- Jim Guthrie – A Thousand SongsA Thousand SongsA Thousand Songs is the debut solo album by Jim Guthrie, released in 2000 on Three Gut Records. It was also the first album ever released by that label. The song “Who Needs What” was covered by the indiepop band Tullycraft on their 2002 album Beat Surf Fun.-Track listing:# Introduction# Santana's...
(2000) - Royal City – At Rush Hour the CarsAt Rush Hour the CarsAt Rush Hour the Cars is the debut album by Canadian indie rock band Royal City, released in 2000 on Three Gut Records.-Track listing:# "O You With Flowers" – 3:20# "At Rush Hour the Cars" – 5:00# "I'm Taking the Train" – 2:10...
(2000) - Gentleman RegGentleman RegReg Vermue is a Canadian indie rock singer from Guelph, Ontario. Born in Trenton, Ontario, he records as Gentleman Reg. His musical style has been compared to Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, The Smiths and Cat Power...
– The Theoretical GirlThe Theoretical GirlThe Theoretical Girl is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter Gentleman Reg, released in 2000 on Three Gut Records.-Track listing:# "To Have Regrets"# "Plan on Including Me"# "One of the Hours"# "Stealthcat"# "I’ve Got an Emotion"...
(2000) - ConstantinesConstantines-History:The band was formed by Steve Lambke, Bryan Webb, Doug MacGregor, and Dallas Wehrle in 1999, following the break-up of Webb and MacGregor's emotional hardcore band Shoulder...
– ConstantinesConstantines (album)Constantines is the eponymous debut album by the Constantines. It was released June 5, 2001 on the Canadian record label Three Gut Records. In following years, the band's popularity grew due to their critically acclaimed album Shine a Light, and Constantines was subsequently re-released...
(2001) - Royal City – Alone at the MicrophoneAlone at the MicrophoneAlone at the Microphone is Royal City's second album.-Track listing:# "Bad Luck" – 3:27# "Under a Hallow Tree" – 1:49# "My Brother is the Meatman" – 3:08# "Spacy Basement" - 4:35# "Dank Is the Air of Death and Loathing" – 3:28# "Don't You" – 3:33...
(2001) - Gentleman RegGentleman RegReg Vermue is a Canadian indie rock singer from Guelph, Ontario. Born in Trenton, Ontario, he records as Gentleman Reg. His musical style has been compared to Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, The Smiths and Cat Power...
– Make Me Pretty (2002) - Cuff the DukeCuff the DukeCuff the Duke is a Canadian band from Oshawa, Ontario. They play a blend of traditional country and folk music with indie rock influences, and can be categorized as an alt-country group.-History:...
– Life Stories for Minimum WageLife Stories for Minimum WageThe debut album from Cuff the Duke, titled Life Stories for Minimum Wage, was released in 2002 and recorded at Umbrella Sound and at The House of Miracles in Toronto...
(2002) - Jim Guthrie – Morning Noon NightMorning Noon NightMorning Noon Night is Jim Guthrie's second album on Three Gut Records.-Track listing:# "In The Hour Of Her Sore Need" – 1:45# "Evil Thoughts" – 3:49# "Virtue" – 3:37# "3 AM" – 3:23# "Turn Musician" – 3:22# "Days I Need Off" – 5:10# "Trouble" – 5:36...
(2002) - ConstantinesConstantines-History:The band was formed by Steve Lambke, Bryan Webb, Doug MacGregor, and Dallas Wehrle in 1999, following the break-up of Webb and MacGregor's emotional hardcore band Shoulder...
– Shine a Light (2003) - Jim Guthrie – Now, More Than EverNow, More Than EverNow, More Than Ever is an album by Jim Guthrie. It was mastered by George Graves, sequenced by Kristian Galberg. The album's artwork was done by Stephen Evans....
(2003) - OneidaOneida (band)Oneida is a rock band from Brooklyn, New York. Their influences include psychedelic rock, krautrock, electronic, noise rock, and minimalism, but the overall structure and intent of their music cannot be easily traced to any of these styles...
– Secret WarsSecret Wars (album)-Track listing:#"Treasure Plane"#"Caesar's Column"#"Capt. Bo Dignifies the Allegations with a Response"#"Wild Horses"#"$50 Tea"#"The Last Act, Every Time"#"The Winter Shaker"#"Changes in the City"...
(2004) - Royal City – Little Heart's EaseLittle Heart's Ease-Track listing:# "Bring My Father a Gift" – 3:02# "Jerusalem" – 3:48# "She Will Come" – 2:37# "Count the Days" – 3:36# "Can't You" – 4:09# "Cabbage Rolls" – 2:53# "My Body Is Numbered" – 5:10# "O Beauty" - 3:45# "Ain't That the Way" – 2:53...
(2004) - Sea SnakesSea SnakesSea Snakes were a Canadian indie rock band, formed in 2002 and disbanded in 2005. The band consisted of vocalist and guitarist Jimmy McIntyre, guitarist Kristian Galberg, bassist and saxophonist Jeremy Strachan, keyboardist Shaw-Han Liem and drummer Nathan Lawr.Strachan played in the defunct band...
– Clear as Day, the Darkest Tools (2004) - Gentleman RegGentleman RegReg Vermue is a Canadian indie rock singer from Guelph, Ontario. Born in Trenton, Ontario, he records as Gentleman Reg. His musical style has been compared to Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, The Smiths and Cat Power...
– Darby & JoanDarby & Joan (album)Darby & Joan is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Gentleman Reg, released in 2004 on Three Gut Records.-Track listing:# "Bundle"# "Over My Head"# "First Time Everything"# "It's Not Safe"# "All My Love"# "Untouchable"# "The Deal"...
(2004) - OneidaOneida (band)Oneida is a rock band from Brooklyn, New York. Their influences include psychedelic rock, krautrock, electronic, noise rock, and minimalism, but the overall structure and intent of their music cannot be easily traced to any of these styles...
– The WeddingThe Wedding (Oneida album)-Track listing:#"The Eiger" #"Lavender" #"Spirits" #"Run Through My Hair" #"High Life" #"Did I Die" #"You're Drifting" #"Charlemagne" #"Know" #"Heavenly Choir" #"Leaves"...
(2005) - ConstantinesConstantines-History:The band was formed by Steve Lambke, Bryan Webb, Doug MacGregor, and Dallas Wehrle in 1999, following the break-up of Webb and MacGregor's emotional hardcore band Shoulder...
– Tournament of HeartsTournament of Hearts (album)Tournament of Hearts is the third full length album by the Constantines. It was released September 27, 2005 on the Canadian label Three Gut Records. Sub Pop released the album outside of Canada two weeks later, on October 11, 2005. In an interview with CBC Radio 3 to promote the release of...
(2005)