Small Stone Records
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Scott Hamilton |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) |
All That is Heavy AEC (USA) Allegro/Nail (USA) Bertus (Benelux) Cargo Records GmBH (Germany) Carrot Top Records (USA) GMR Music Group (Sweden) Sonic Unyon (Canada) ShellShock Distribution (UK) |
| Genre |
Stoner rock Indie Rock Acid rock/Psychedelic Rock 'n roll Southern rock Alt rock Blues rock Retro rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Detroit, MI |
| Official website | www |
Small Stone Records is an American record label based in Detroit, MI. It was founded in 1995 by Scott Hamilton and is a self-dubbed "heavy rock" label. The label has released a number of stoner rock compilation albums, as well as releases by Dozer, Five Horse Johnson, Los Natas, Halfway To Gone, Solace, and many others in the stoner rock, indie, blues-rock, and psychedelic genres.
Small Stone Records was founded in Detroit, Michigan by Scott Hamilton in 1995, who remains owner and operator. Hamilton claims he mostly started the label to put out records by friends and his favorite bands such as Big Chief, The Laughing Hyenas, Mule, and Slot. Hamilton started the label with a $5000 loan and named it after the Small Stone effects pedal made by Electro-Harmonix.
The label's first release was a single by 36-D, which had members of Big Chief, Born Without a Face, and Slot. The label's first album release was a 1995 compilation titled Detroit Rust City, which sold 1,000 copies the first week, and featured Kid Rock and Big Chief. Shortly afterward the label released Morsel's sophomore EP. In 1997 the label released an album by Perplexa, a band which included a member from WIG, who later went on to become West Indian Girl. Five Horse Johnson also signed to the label that year. The label initially featured a number of different rock genres but soon began focusing on the blues rock, psychedelic rock and stoner rock genres, and what Hamilton dubs "heavy rock."
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