| Mammoth Records | |
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| Parent company | Disney Music Group |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Jay Faires |
| Defunct | 2006 |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Carrboro, North Carolina |
| Official website | mammoth.com (archived) |
Mammoth Records was an independent record label founded in 1989 by Jay Faires in the Carrboro area of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1] The majority of the acts on Mammoth were executive-produced by Faires and the label's general manager, Steve Balcom.[2][3] The label was the first independent to produce two platinum records.[4]
Mammoth's roster included Antenna, The Backsliders, Bandit Queen, The Bats, Blake Babies, Chainsaw Kittens, Clarissa. Dash Rip Rock, Dillon Fence, Frente!, Fu Manchu, Fun-Da-Mental, Jason & the Scorchers, Jocelyn Montgomery, Joe Henry, Juliana Hatfield, Kill Creek, Machines of Loving Grace, Mark Lizotte, My Friend Steve, Pure, Seven Mary Three, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Hope Blister, The Melvins, The Sidewinders, Vanilla Trainwreck, and Victoria Williams.
- ^ Gabriel, Trip. "The Corporate Wooing and Winning of Mammoth Records". NY Times. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Jay Faires AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Steve Balcom AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Cornell, Rick. "Surveying Both Ends of the Mammoth Records Catalog". Indyweek. Retrieved 6 June 2014.