The Mylene Sheath
The Mylene Sheath is an American independent record label, founded by Lindsay Palmer and Joel Proper. The label originated in 2007 in Covington, KY / Cincinnati, OH, before later relocating to Athens, Georgia. They have always released music on vinyl with a strong focus on the quality of the physical product.[1]
| The Mylene Sheath | |
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Joel Proper Lindsay Palmer |
| Distributor(s) | Redeye Distribution |
| Genre | Post-rock Post-metal Indie rock Doom metal Black metal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | http://www.mylenesheath.com |
The first release The Mylene Sheath put out was in August 2007, it was the debut record by If These Trees Could Talk. They went on to subsequently release albums from Caspian and Beware of Safety before the end of the year.
To date, the label has over sixty releases, including albums from Pelican, Jakob, Caspian, Heiress, Junius, Dust Moth, and Aeges.[2]
Artists
The Mylene Sheath has released records for the following bands:
- Actors&Actresses
- Aeges
- Angel Eyes
- Beneath Oblivion
- Beware of Safety
- Caspian
- Chasma
- Constants
- Dust Moth
- Eksi Ekso
- Gifts From Enola
- Heiress
- Herra Terra
- If These Trees Could Talk
- Jakob
- Junius
- Lavinia
- Lvngs
- Minot
- Pelican
- San Angelus
- You.May.Die.In.The.Desert
Discography
| Cat # | Artist | Title | Format | Release date | Vinyl Pressing Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheath001 | If These Trees Could Talk | If These Trees Could Talk | 12" | August 16, 2007 | 1st Pressing:
100 orange w/black splatter 150 clear w/orange haze 250 black 2nd Pressing: 100 orange 100 orange w/black splatter 300 half orange/half black |
| Sheath002 | Beware of Safety | It Is Curtains | 12" | October 16, 2007 | 100 black w/silkscreen cover
100 clear w/red & black splatter 200 red/black swirl 250 black w/regular cover 350 red w/black haze |
| Sheath003 | Gifts From Enola | Loyal Eyes Betrayed The Mind | 2xLP | June 3, 2008 | 100 clear w/black & blue splatter
150 side A/B clear w/gray haze, side C/D clear w/white haze 250 gray |
| Sheath004 | Caspian | The Four Trees | 2xLP/CD/digital | November 20, 2007 | 1st Pressing:
200 side A/B green w/splatter, side C/D blue w/splatter 300 side A/B white w/brown splatter, side C/D brown w/white splatter 500 half pilsner/half white 2nd Pressing (new artwork): 100 translucent pilsner w/maroon & black splatter 100 clear vinyl w/bronze swirl 400 bronze |
| Sheath005 | You.May.Die.In.The.Desert | Bears In The Yukon | CD/digital | June 24, 2008 | |
| Sheath006 | Giants | They, The Undeserving | LP | May 6, 2008 | 1st Pressing:
100 white w/green splatter 100 translucent green w/white haze 300 white vinyl 2nd Pressing (new artwork): 100 translucent sky blue 100 opaque maroon 300 cream w/maroon center |
| Sheath007 | Beneath Oblivion | Beneath Oblivion | 10"/digital | February 10, 2009 | 100 clear w/ white swirl
100 black 300 translucent red w/ white swirl |
| Sheath008 | Eksi Ekso | I Am Your Bastard Wings | 2xLP | November 4, 2008 | 200 translucent orange w/ translucent red swirl
200 translucent orange w/ black swirl 600 white |
| Sheath009 | Caspian | You Are The Conductor | 12"/CD/digital | October 21, 2008 | 1st Pressing:
100 white 200 baby blue 100 brown 600 clear 2nd Pressing (2012, deluxe tip-on jackets/180 gram vinyl): 100 translucent green 100 opaque mint green 100 white vinyl 300 black 3rd Pressing (2014, back to regular jackets w/semi-gloss finish): 100 clear vinyl w/translucent green & opaque mint green splatter 200 clear vinyl w/olive green swirl 300 translucent coke bottle green 400 black vinyl |
| Sheath010 | Lvngs | Sinking Ships | 7"/digital | February 24, 2009 | 100 translucent blue
150 purple 250 black |
| Sheath011 | Beware of Safety | dogs | 2xLP/CD/digital | January 13, 2009 | 100 yellow w/ black swirl
100 yellow 300 pilsner vinyl |
| Sheath012 | Gifts From Enola | From Fathoms | 2xLP/CD/digital | June 23, 2009 | 100 Side A/B swamp green/ translucent ice blue swirl, Side C/D translucent orange/brown swirl
100 Side A/B translucent deep blue, Side C/D translucent forest green swirl 300 half swamp green and half opaque navy blue |
| Sheath013 | Actors&Actresses | Arrows | LP/CD/digital | June 9, 2009 | 100 grey with yellow haze
100 gold 300 grey/clear swirl |
| Sheath014 | Constants | The Foundation, The Machine, The Ascension | 3xLP/CD/digital | July 14, 2009 | 100 clear with black swirl
100 Side A/B brown, Side C/D grey, Side E/F clear 300 cream |
| Sheath015 | Caspian | Tertia | 2xLP/CD/digital | September 15, 2009 | 1st Pressing (gold foil stamping/includes 12-page booklet):
100 translucent maroon 100 pilsner w/ maroon haze 100 180g black vinyl 700 maroon 2nd Pressing (2012, gatefold jacket/gold foil stamping): 200 white 300 gold 3rd Pressing (2013, gatefold jackets): 100 opaque maroon/pilsner swirl 104 bloody gold splatter 400 translucent pilsner 4th Pressing (2015, gatefold jackets): 108 translucent red 323 half gold / half black 600 black |
| Sheath016 | Giants / Beware of Safety | Split | 7"/digital | January 4, 2011 | 100 Wild Cherry
200 Limeade 200 Blu-Raspberry |
| Sheath017 | If These Trees Could Talk | Above The Earth, Below The Sky | LP | January 12, 2010 | 1st Pressing:
100 white w/black haze 100 translucent ice blue 300 translucent mint green 2nd Pressing: 100 translucent forest green 100 swamp splatter 300 opaque blue |
| Sheath018 | Junius | The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist | 2xLP/CD/digital | November 16, 2009 | 100 clear w/bronze haze
100 black/bronze swirl 200 cream w/bronze haze 600 bronze |
| Sheath019 | Angel Eyes | Midwestern | LP/CD/digital | July 13, 2010 | 100 navy blue
100 black with gold swirl 300 gold |
| Sheath020 | Junius | Junius | 2xLP/digital | June 15, 2010 | 100 side A/B white w/red splatter, side C/D black w/red splatter
100 translucent red and black swirl 300 translucent red |
| Sheath021 | Caspian | You Are The Conductor & The Four Trees | 3xLP/digital | August 15, 2010 | 99 side A/B on blue, sides C-F on grey
190 silver, hand numbered 210 white |
| Sheath022 | Gifts From Enola | Gifts From Enola | LP/CD/digital | July 13, 2010 | 100 baby blue
100 orange w/cotton candy vomit splatter 300 opaque orange |
| Sheath023 | Herra Terra | Quiet Geist | LP/CD/digital | September 14, 2010 | 100 grape soda w/pink splatter
100 pilsner w/purple splatter 300 grape soda |
| Sheath024 | Eksi Ekso | Kills of The Flood Tide | 7"/digital | November 16, 2010 | 50 black/hand numbered
200 pink/hand numbered |
| Sheath025 | Lavinia | There Is Light Between Us | 12"/CD/digital | November 16, 2010 | 100 silver
100 bronze 300 bronze/silver swirl |
| Sheath027 | Eksi Ekso | Brown Shark, Red Lion | 2xLP/CD/digital | March 15, 2011 | 1 orange marble / peach marble
2 orange marble / yellow marble 100 red marble / brown marble mailorder edition) 100 baby blue marble 314 orange marble |
| Sheath028 | Actors&Actresses | We Love Our Enemy | 12"/CD/digital | June 14, 2011 | 100 translucent pink
100 translucent purple 300 clear |
| Sheath029 | Giants | Giants | 7"/digital | June 14, 2011 | 100 olive green
100 opaque maroon 300 translucent gold |
| Sheath030 | Beware of Safety | Leaves/Scars | 2xLP/CD/digital | July 12, 2011 | 100 white w/black streaks
100 baby blue 300 brown |
| Sheath031 | Actors&Actresses | A.R.C. Arrows Remix Compilation | 12"/digital | October 11, 2011 | 98 black
109 translucent gold w/black streaks |
| Sheath032 | Beneath Oblivion / Angel Eyes | Split | 7"/digital | August 9, 2011 | 100 red vinyl/red cover
200 grey vinyl/grey cover 200 clear vinyl/white cover |
| Sheath033 | Beneath Oblivion | From Man to Dust | 2xLP/CD/digital | September 20, 2011 | 100 rust
100 toxic green 300 translucent orange w/black streaks |
| Sheath035 | Junius / Rosetta | Split 12" | 12"/digital | November 22, 2011 | 100 translucent blue w/laser etching
100 black/grey/white marble w/laser etching 200 opaque purple marble w/laser etching 200 white w/laser etching 400 clear w/laser etching |
| Sheath036 | Gifts From Enola / Caravels | Well Worn split | LP/digital | January 24, 2012 | 100 opaque dark green
100 translucent gold 200 clear 300 white 300 coke bottle green |
| Sheath037 | Chasma | Declarations of the Grand Artificer | LP | December 11, 2011 | 100 translucent red w/black streaks
100 white 100 translucent gold 206 black |
| Sheath038 | Aeges | The Bridge | LP/CD/digital | April 17, 2012 | 100 hot pink
100 hot pink/cream swirl 300 hot pink/black swirl |
| Sheath039 | Constants | Pasiflora | LP/CD/digital | July 24, 2012 | 100 opaque purple
100 translucent purple w/pink haze 100 white 300 black |
| Sheath040 | Aeges | Southern Comfort b/w Stars | 7"/digital | October 16, 2012 | 200 translucent red w/opaque aqua blue splatter
200 half translucent red/half opaque blue 200 white vinyl 400 translucent red |
| Sheath041 | Gifts From Enola | A Healthy Fear | 2xLP/CD/digital | November 13, 2012 | 100 translucent yellow w/blue haze
100 opaque baby blue 100 white 300 opaque navy blue |
| Sheath042 | Minot | The Ringing Silence Between Your Ears b/w The Means Relativize The Ends |
7"/digital | February 5, 2013 | 55 black test presses w/hand screened covers
100 white 100 translucent sea blue 300 baby blue |
| Sheath043 | Lavinia | Take Shelter | 7"/digital | May 28, 2013 | 43 black test presses screen-printed jackets
100 white w/black splatter 100 half white/half black 300 white/black swirl |
| Sheath044 | Minot | An Era of Institutional Failure | Limited CD/digital | November 27, 2012 | 200 handmade CDs packaged in screen-printed sleeves. Designed, screen-printed, assembled, and sold by the band. |
| Sheath045 | Pelican | Deny the Absolute | 7" | August 20, 2013 | 100 clear vinyl
200 grey vinyl 200 clear vinyl w/grey swirl 300 white vinyl 1200 half white/half grey vinyl |
| Sheath046 | Aeges / Dust Moth | Bad Blood split | 7" | October 29, 2013 | 100 half translucent red/half black
104 clear vinyl w/blood splatter 300 translucent red w/grey splatter |
| Sheath047 | Living Phantoms | Shiver | CS/digital | November 12, 2013 | 100 cassettes in translucent blue shells |
| Sheath048 | San Angelus | uu•Ü•uu | 7" | June 3, 2014 | 100 baby blue w/grey & white splatter
100 baby blue/half grey 300 grey/cyan blue swirl |
| Sheath049 | Dust Moth | Dragon Mouth | LP/CD/Digital | April 22, 2014 | 25 test presses w/spray-painted jackets
104 green/grey swirl 104 cream w/blue haze 314 translucent green |
| Sheath050 | If These Trees Could Talk | Self-Titled & Above The Earth, Below The Sky | 2xLP | July 24, 2014 | 50 Test Presses w/Screen Printed Jackets. Hand-numbered out of /50. Screened by Charlie Wagers.
100 Side A/B: Translucent Orange | Side C/D: Translucent Blue 150 Clear Vinyl 250 Side A/B: Clear Vinyl w/Black Center and Grey & White Splatter | Side C/D: Clear Vinyl w/White Center and Grey & Black Splatter |
| Sheath051 | Minot | Equal/Opposite | LP/CD/Digital | July 1, 2014 | 100 translucent orange w/black splatter
100 translucent yellow w/orange center 300 translucent orange |
| Sheath053 | Aeges | Above & Down Below | LP/CD/Digital | September 23, 2014 | 1st Pressing:
25 test presses w/stenciled jackets, hand-numbered 100 translucent pilsner w/mint green splatter 100 translucent green w/gold splatter 300 translucent pilsner & opaque gold swirl w/bronze splatter 2nd Pressing: 97 Half Translucent Pilsner & Half Opaque Mint Green 109 Gold & Black Swirl 300 Translucent Coke Bottle Green w/Black Splatter |
| Sheath054 | Jakob | Sines | 2xLP/CD/Digital | October 21, 2014 | 1st Pressing:
50 Test Presses w/Screen-PrintedJackets (hand-numbered) 217 Side A/B: Translucent Red | Side C/D: Translucent Orange 327 Half Translucent Red / Half Translucent Orange w/Black Haze 512 Black Vinyl 2nd Pressing: 107 Side A/B: Clear w/Red Swirl | Side C/D: Clear w/Orange Swirl 417 Black Vinyl 3rd Pressing: 207 Clear/Cream Swirl w/Red & Black Splatter | Side C/D: Clear/Cream Swirl w/Orange & Black Splatter 827 Black Vinyl |
| Sheath055 | Heiress | Of Great Sorrow | LP/CD/Digital | January 15, 2015 | 25 test presses w/spray-painted jackets (hand-numbered)
100 Clear Vinyl w/Grey Center & Gold Splatter 100 Translucent Pilsner Vinyl w/Gold Center 300 Gold/Grey Swirl |
| Sheath056 | Caspian | Dust & Disquiet | CS | February 16, 2017 | 75 Opaque Black/Silver Swirl
125 Translucent White/Black Swirl |
| Sheath057 | Heiress | Made Wrong | LP/CD/Digital | March 18, 2016 | 25 Hand Numbered Test Presses w/Hand Painted Covers
103 Grey/Red Swirl w/Black Splatter 108 Clear Vinyl w/Red, Yellow, and Orange Splatter 320 Grey w/Black Center |
| Sheath058 | Dust Moth | Scale | LP/CD/Digital | July 22nd, 2016 | 1st Pressing:
25 Special Handmade Cloth Cover Edition 102 Opaque Pink/Translucent Red Swirl w/orange Splatter 110 White Vinyl w/Pink Haze 324 Clear w/Red Center & Black, Red & Yellow Splatter 2nd Pressing: 250 Black Vinyl |
| Sheath059 | Mustard Gas & Roses | Becoming | LP/CD/Digital | October 14, 2016 | 25 test presses w/special hand-made sleeves
25 CDs w/special hand-made wallets 110 Mustard Yellow w/Rose Red Splatter 110 Translucent Orange / Translucent Pilsner Swirl 329 Half Black / Half Clear w/Grey Splatter |
| Sheath060 | Heiress | Split 7" w/Earth Control | 7" | November 24, 2017 | 25 Test Presses
110 Clear 110 Clear w/Black Splatter 328 Half Clear / Half Black |
| Sheath061 | Heiress | Split 7" w/Great Falls | 7" | November 24, 2017 | 25 Test Presses
107 Black 110 Smoke 330 Clear |
| Sheath062 | Heiress | Split 7" w/GRVR | 7" | November 24, 2017 | 25 Test Presses
100 White 110 Clear w/White Splatter 300 Half Clear/Half White |
| Sheath063 | Heiress | Restless Aim | CD/Digital | May 5, 2017 | 500 CDs |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-12-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "The Mylene Sheath - Artists". Mylenesheath.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.