Cement Shoes Records

Cement Shoes Records (CSR) was an American independent record label focused on rock music, formerly based in Hollywood, California. It was founded in 2006 through the partnership of Daniel Catullo (founder of the audiovisual company Coming Home Studios), Peter Koepke (former president of London Records), and baseball player Jimmy Rollins. The label's early signings included Godhead, Ill Niño, Râ, The Dreaming, Revolution Mother, and Lo Mass Republic. Its most commercially significant act was Ill Niño, which had previously sold nearly a million records with Roadrunner Records. CSR released albums such as Godhead's The Shadow Line (2006), Ill Niño's The Undercover Session EP (2006, limited to 25,000 copies), Râ's live album Raw (2006), Revolution Mother's Glory Bound (2007), and Ill Niño's Enigma (2008). Financial difficulties plagued the label: low sales could not cover its deficit, and the release of Ill Niño's Enigma was delayed by six months (from July 2007 to January 2008) before finally appearing in March 2008 in the United States and April 2008 in Europe. Without liquidity, CSR could not promote its artists or even release two music videos Ill Niño had filmed in 2007. Artists gradually left: Godhead departed in October 2007 for Driven Music Group, Râ left in March 2008 for Sahaja Music Recordings, The Dreaming moved to EMI, and Revolution Mother joined Ferret Music the following year. Ill Niño officially announced its departure in March 2009 and signed with Victory Records a year later. In early 2010, Enigma — the label's biggest seller with 80,000 copies — was removed from digital download platforms such as iTunes because staff members involved in its production had not been paid. The album later reappeared under the German label AFM Records. The label's status remained unclear for a long time; Jimmy Rollins founded another label, Bay Sluggas, Inc., in late 2007, and its artists left one by one. In 2012, the official website, which had not been updated for four years, disappeared from the web, confirming the label's definitive demise.

Cement Shoes Records was founded in 2006 by Daniel Catullo (founder of the audiovisual company Coming Home Studios), Peter Koepke (former president of London Records), and baseball player Jimmy Rollins. The label was based in Hollywood, California, and focused on rock music. In its first year, it signed Godhead (previously the first signing to Marilyn Manson's label), which released the album The Shadow Line the same year. Next came the Latino American band Ill Niño, the label's biggest signing, which had previously sold nearly a million records with Roadrunner Records and released the EP The Undercover Session (limited to 25,000 copies) a few weeks later. Other acts followed, including Revolution Mother, Râ, The Dreaming, and Lo Mass Republic. However, financial charges and problems began to mount, and low sales could not cover the deficit. Paradoxically, Ill Niño suffered most from this situation. The label had to postpone the release of their album Enigma by six months (from July 2007 to January 2008), finally releasing it officially only in March 2008 in the United States and April 2008 in Europe to widespread indifference. Without liquidity, the California label was unable to provide any promotion for its band and could not even release the two music videos Ill Niño had filmed during 2007. Tired of the situation, Godhead left in October 2007 for Driven Music Group; Râ departed in March 2008 for Sahaja Music Recordings; The Dreaming followed to EMI. The following year, Revolution Mother left for Ferret Music. Ill Niño officially announced its departure in March 2009 and signed with Victory Records only a year later. In early 2010, it was learned that Ill Niño's album Enigma — the label's biggest seller with 80,000 copies sold — was removed from digital download platforms (such as iTunes) because several staff members who had participated in making the record (sound engineers, etc.) had still not been paid. It took several months for the album to reappear under the banner of AFM Records, a German label that had distributed the group's first two albums for Victory Records in Europe. For a long time, CSR's status remained unknown: Jimmy Rollins created another label in late 2007, Bay Sluggas, Inc., and the groups signed to the label packed their bags one after another. In 2012, the official website, which had not been updated for four years, disappeared from the web, confirming the label's definitive demise.

• 2012

  Official website disappears, confirming label's demise.

• 2010

  Enigma removed from digital platforms due to unpaid staff; later reissued by AFM Records.

• 2009

  Ill Niño officially announces departure in March.

• 2008

  Ill Niño's Enigma released in March (US) and April (Europe) after a six-month delay.

• 2008

  Râ leaves for Sahaja Music Recordings in March.

• 2007

  Revolution Mother releases Glory Bound.

• 2007

  Godhead leaves for Driven Music Group in October.

• 2007

  Jimmy Rollins founds another label, Bay Sluggas, Inc.

• 2006

  Cement Shoes Records founded by Daniel Catullo, Peter Koepke, and Jimmy Rollins.

• 2006

  Godhead signs and releases The Shadow Line.

• 2006

  Ill Niño signs and releases The Undercover Session EP (limited to 25,000 copies).

• 2006

  Râ releases live album Raw.

Independent rock label

Product categories. Rock music albums · EPs · Live albums

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