Tetrapod Spools
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Tetrapod Spools was a Encinitas, California
, USA
based independent record label
founded in Oak Park, Illinois
in 1969
by Louie Easley Hanley and Mark Tucker
. The label originally released music
on reel-to-reel
and cassette, later producing limited edition
vinyl records
. The best known release on Tetrapod Spools is undoubtedly Mark Tucker
's 1975 album "Batstew" which has achieved cult status and become a highly sought-after collectible
. Tetrapod Spools relocated to Encinitas, California
in 1980. The company stopped releasing vinyl records
in 1983 but continued to produce albums on CD
throughout the late 1990s.
Encinitas, California
Encinitas is a coastal beach city in San Diego County, California. Located within Southern California, it is approximately north of San Diego in North County and about south of Los Angeles. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 59,518, up from 58,014 at the 2000 census. Encinitas is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
based independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
founded in Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park, Illinois is a suburb bordering the west side of the city of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is the twenty-fifth largest municipality in Illinois. Oak Park has easy access to downtown Chicago due to public transportation such as the Chicago 'L' Blue and Green lines,...
in 1969
1969 in music
-Events:Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts. At a Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, California, a fan was stabbed to death by Hells Angels, a biker gang that had been hired to provide security for the event...
by Louie Easley Hanley and Mark Tucker
Mark Tucker (musician)
Mark Tucker is a musician, and co-founder of Tetrapod Spools....
. The label originally released music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
on reel-to-reel
Reel-to-reel audio tape recording
Reel-to-reel, open reel tape recording is the form of magnetic tape audio recording in which the recording medium is held on a reel, rather than being securely contained within a cassette....
and cassette, later producing limited edition
Special edition
The terms special edition, limited edition and variants such as deluxe edition, collector's edition and others, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such as books, prints or recorded music and films, but now including...
vinyl records
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
. The best known release on Tetrapod Spools is undoubtedly Mark Tucker
Mark Tucker (musician)
Mark Tucker is a musician, and co-founder of Tetrapod Spools....
's 1975 album "Batstew" which has achieved cult status and become a highly sought-after collectible
Collectible
A collectable or collectible is any object regarded as being of value or interest to a collector . There are numerous types of collectables and terms to denote those types. An antique is a collectable that is old...
. Tetrapod Spools relocated to Encinitas, California
Encinitas, California
Encinitas is a coastal beach city in San Diego County, California. Located within Southern California, it is approximately north of San Diego in North County and about south of Los Angeles. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 59,518, up from 58,014 at the 2000 census. Encinitas is...
in 1980. The company stopped releasing vinyl records
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
in 1983 but continued to produce albums on CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
throughout the late 1990s.