| Gravity | |
| Founder: | Matt Anderson |
| Distributor: | Mordam Records[1] |
| Genre: | Post-hardcore, hardcore punk, experimental rock, indie rock |
| Country: | U.S. |
| Location: | San Diego, California |
Gravity is an underground independent record label from San Diego.[2] It was formed in 1991 by Matt Anderson, a member of the influential underground band Heroin.[3] It has been central in developing and promoting the "San Diego sound" – an idiosyncratic form of post-hardcore with loose, chaotic musicianship and vocals, initiated by Heroin, Antioch Arrow, and Clikatat Ikatowi, as well as Mohinder from the Bay Area and Angel Hair from Colorado.[4] [5] The sound is associated with the first wave of screamo, and the label played an important role in the development of post-hardcore in the 1990s.[4] [6] Gravity has also branched out into other forms of experimental or independent music, releasing seminal early works by Unwound, Black Dice, The Rapture, and a full-length from Man Is The Bastard.
This list is organized by catalog number. Also note that two releases that have the catalog number 2 and, there is no release in the Gravity Records catalog to have the catalog number 50.
| No. | Year | Artist | Title | Format | Release notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | Heroin | Heroin | 7-inch | Some later white label pressings included photographs glued to the labels | |
| 2 | Lava | Lava | 7-inch | Packaged in silkscreened sleeve with a variety of colors screened. Some copies had blue covers, other black, some brown | ||
| 2 | Dark Sarcasm | Lego Facilities | 7-inch | Co-release with Vinyl Communications | ||
| 3 | 1993 | Young Ginns | Young Ginns | 7-inch | Original pressings had black-on-white labels, while later pressings had the reverse | |
| 4 | Antioch Arrow | The Lady Is A Cat | 12-inch | Packaged in spray painted covers | ||
| 4.5 | Antioch Arrow/Candle | Antioch Arrow/Candle | 7-inch | Split between Antioch Arrow and Candle, co-released with Wrenched Records | ||
| 5 | Universal Order of Armageddon/Born Against | Universal Order of Armageddon/Born Against | 7-inch | The first pressing came packaged in manilla envelopes, while later pressings were packaged in more "regular" sleeves | ||
| 6 | Unwound | Unwound | 7-inch | Single-sided 7-inch with an etched B-side featuring lyrics. All tracks on this record were later released again on the band's 1995 self-titled album. | ||
| 7 | Heroin | Heroin | 12-inch | Split release with Vermiform Records. Two different covers for this release exists. | ||
| 8 | 1994 | John Henry West | John Henry West | 7-inch | Packaged in a manilla envelope | |
| 9 | Huggy Bear | Long Distance Lovers | 7-inch | First pressing was packaged in yellow sleeves with pink ink, while the second pressing was issued in an orange sleeve with white ink. | ||
| 10 | Second Story Window | Second Story Window | 7-inch | Two pressings exist, the second press in particular had pressing etchings that were scratched out | ||
| 11 | Antioch Arrow | In Love With Jetts | 12-inch | First issued in 1993, then repressed in 1997 with different artwork | ||
| 12 | Universal Order of Armageddon | Universal Order of Armageddon | 12-inch | Packaged in silk-screened sleeves | ||
| 13 | Mohinder | Mohinder | 7-inch | Released in a variety of sleeves, some of which were silk-screened pages of magazines | ||
| 14 | Angel Hair | Angel Hair | 7-inch | A large variety of covers exist, all with the same design but printed with different colored inks | ||
| 15 | Second Story Window | Second Story Window | 12-inch | Issued in silk-screened sleeves | ||
| 16 | 1995 | The Fucking Angels/Vicious Ginks | The Fucking Angels/Vicious Ginks | LP | Split full-length released in sleeves that had hand-pasted artwork | |
| 17 | Angel Hair | Insect Mortality | 12-inch | Around 100 copies were packaged in silk-screened sleeves | ||
| 18 | 1997 | Angel Hair | Pregnant With The Senior Class | CD | Discography compilation | |
| 19 | 1996 | Clikatat Ikatowi | Orchestrated And Conducted By | LP, CD | Pressed on CD and vinyl. A limited edition of hot pink LP copies were also pressed | |
| 20 | 1997 | Heroin | Heroin | CD | Discography compilation | |
| 21 | 1995 | Men's Recovery Project | Normal Man | 7-inch | ||
| 22 | Thoughtless... | LP, CD | First issued as an LP in 1995, pressed on white vinyl as well as a picture disc. The CD edition was released in 1996. In 2012, the album was repressed on vinyl as editions of black, purple, and yellow. | |||
| 23 | 1996 | A Day Called Zero | A Day Called Zero | CD | ||
| 24 | 1998 | Stacatto Reads | Stacatto Reads | 7-inch | Sleeves were printed on a variety of colors | |
| 25 | 1995 | The V.S.S. | The V.S.S. | 7-inch | ||
| 26 | 1997 | Clikatat Ikatowi | Live August 29th And 30th, 1995 | LP, CD | ||
| 27 | 1996 | Monorchild | When The Mutes Begin To Root | 7-inch | ||
| 28 | 1997 | Evergreen | These Last Days | 7-inch | ||
| 29 | 1999 | Heat | Chalk It Up | 7-inch | Packaged in die-cut sleeve | |
| 30 | 1997 | Antioch Arrow | Antioch Arrow | CD | Compilation featuring The Lady Is A Cat, In Love With Jetts, the Antioch Arrow tracks from their split 7-inch with Candle, and four previously unreleased live recordings. Features the same artwork from the 1997 12-inch pressing of In Love With Jetts. | |
| 31 | 1998 | Three Mile Pilot | 12-inch, CD | |||
| 32 | Clikatat Ikatowi | River Of Souls | 12-inch, CD | Some 12-inch pressings includes 3 tracks on one side and 5 on the other, while other 12-inch pressings had an even track list with 4 tracks on both sides | ||
| 33 | 1997 | Crom-Tech | Crom-Tech | LP, CD | LP edition had silk-screened sleeves | |
| 34 | 1998 | Physics | Physics² | CD | ||
| 35 | Black Dice | Black Dice | 7-inch | Also known as Lambs Like Fruit. Some copies were pressed with not center labels | ||
| 36 | 1999 | The Rapture | Mirror | LP, CD | An unknown amount of clear LP copies exists | |
| 37 | 2000 | Various Artists | Gravity 37. Compilation Video | VHS | Features videos of live performances by Gravity Records bands. The "soundtrack" was released as a CD the same year as the VHS home video release. | |
| Gravity 37. Compilation Video: The Soundtrack | CD | |||||
| 38 | 2001 | The Spacewürm | See You Later Oscillator | CD | ||
| 39 | 2001 | Sea Of Tombs | Sea Of Tombs | LP, CD | ||
| 40 | Get Hustle | Who Do You Love? | 7-inch | |||
| 41 | 2002 | Tristeza | Mania Phase | 12-inch, CD | ||
| 42 | 2003 | Tristeza | Espuma | 12-inch, CD | ||
| 43 | Various Artists | Gravity Video 2 | DVD | Features videos of live performances by Gravity Records bands. The "soundtrack" was released as a CD the same year as the DVD home video release. | ||
| Gravity Video 2 Soundtrack | CD | |||||
| 44 | 2004 | Spacehorse | Spacehorse | LP, CD | ||
| 45 | 2005 | Earthless | Sonic Prayer | LP, CD | LP edition pressed on black, purple, teal, white, pink, red, orange, and clear vinyl. LP was later repressed in 2009 on translucent purple vinyl, then again in 2016 on green vinyl | |
| 46 | Earthless | Sonic Prayer Jam | 10-inch | Pressed on black and blue/green swirl vinyl. Later repressed in 2012 as Gravity Records #54 on blue, green, and gray 12-inch vinyl as well as CD. In 2015, it was again repressed as a 12-inch, this time on orange vinyl | ||
| 47 | 2009 | Les Aus | Mitologia Natural | LP | ||
| 48 | 2008 | The Convocation | My History Museum | 7-inch | ||
| 49 | 2009 | Bastard Noise | Rouge Astronaut | CD | Limited edition CD that also includes 4 glossy inserts, a sticker, and a foil-stamped poster | |
| 50 | ||||||
| 51 | 2010 | Crime Desire | Every Day...In Chains | 12-inch | Pressed on black and blue vinyl | |
| 52 | 2011 | Crime Desire | Alone In A Dream EDICII | 12-inch | Pressed on black and purple vinyl | |
| 53 | Universal Order of Armageddon | Universal Order of Armageddon | 2×7″ | Double 7-inch containing previously unreleased live recordings from 1993 | ||
| 54 | 2012 | Earthless | Sonic Prayer Jam | 12-inch, CD | Reissue of Gravity Records #46. Originally released in 2005 as a 10-inch, this edition was pressed on blue, grey, and green 12-inch vinyl, as well as a CD | |
| 55 | Prizehog | A Talking To | 12-inch | Pressed on orange vinyl | ||
| N/A | 1994 | Clikatat Ikatowi | Demo | CS | Demo tape with single sided inkjet-printed inlay. On the blank side of the insert is the official Gravity Records mailing address, making this the only Gravity Records release to not have a catalog number. |