Gringo Records Archive

2005-01-26T03:23:00.000-08:00

6 Mar 99: NME review of the second Gringo Records Night upstairs at the Garage. Thanks to much hype drummed up beforehand, the show was rammed, a huge success attendence wise.

2005-01-26T03:21:00.000-08:00

28 Feb 99: Shellshock invoice

2005-01-26T03:19:00.001-08:00

27 Feb 99: the Melody Maker runs an article on Hirameka Hi-Fi.

2005-01-26T03:19:00.000-08:00

27 Feb 99: the Melody Maker runs an article on Hirameka Hi-Fi.

2005-01-26T03:17:00.001-08:00

27 Feb 99: the NME reviews the Hirameka Hi-Fi "No Pictures" single

2005-01-26T03:17:00.000-08:00

20 Feb 99: the Melody Maker reviews an Eska show.

2005-01-26T03:11:00.000-08:00

20 Feb 99: NME advert for the Hirameka Hi-Fi single on Extreme Sports.

2005-01-26T03:09:00.001-08:00

19 Feb 99: Gringo Records Night upstairs at the Garage poster

2005-01-26T03:09:00.000-08:00

19 Feb 99: Gringo Night upstairs at the Garage flyer

2005-01-26T03:08:00.000-08:00

19 Feb 99: prior to the Gringo Night upstairs at the Garage, a number of Gringo types travelled to Hoxton (ahead of our time!) to watch the UK premiere of the Fugazi movie "Instrument".

2005-01-26T03:05:00.000-08:00

20 Feb 99: The second Gringo Night upstairs at the Garage gets a mention in the NME On The Up section

2005-01-26T03:02:00.000-08:00

Feb 99: Extreme Sports puts out a sampler cassette featuring Hirameka Hi-Fi

2005-01-26T03:01:00.000-08:00

Feb 99: Extreme Sports puts out a sampler cassette featuring Hirameka Hi-Fi

2005-01-26T03:00:00.000-08:00

15 Feb 99: Hirameka Hi-Fi "No Pictures/Hold It Up" single gets released on Extreme Sports.

2005-01-26T02:59:00.000-08:00

15 Feb 99: Hirameka Hi-Fi "No Pictures/Hold It Up" single gets released on Extreme Sports.

2005-01-26T02:55:00.000-08:00

13 Feb 99: NME advert for the upstairs at the Garage second Gringo Night.

2005-01-26T02:54:00.000-08:00

13 Feb 99: The Independent previews the upcoming Gringo Night upstair at the Garage.

2005-01-26T02:53:00.000-08:00

12 Feb 99: blanco y nego come knocking (too late)

2005-01-26T02:52:00.000-08:00

12 Feb 99: San Lorenzo and Hirameka Hi-Fi play The Point in Oxford.

2005-01-26T02:50:00.000-08:00

Hirameka tour schedule for Feb 99 tour

2005-01-26T02:49:00.000-08:00

6 Feb 99: with Dom having left Hirameka around New Years, Ben Wright joined the ranks and his first show drumming with Hirameka was a very and memorable gig in Brighton.

2005-01-26T02:48:00.000-08:00

6 Feb 99: the second Gringo Night upstairs at the Garage appears in the NME advert

2005-01-26T02:45:00.000-08:00

29 Jan 99: WAAT005 invoice

2005-01-26T02:42:00.000-08:00

23 Jan 99: a Gringo bonding session as many of us attend the now legendary Mogwai Astoria show supported by Bonnie Prince Billy Oldham, Clinic and Bob Tilton (later I Am Spartacus and Wolves Of Greece)

2005-01-26T02:40:00.000-08:00

The 1998 Hirameka Hi-Fi live schedule

2005-01-26T02:38:00.000-08:00

we begin work on WAAT005 with the artwork for the Reynolds "To Unwind To Unwound" single.

2005-01-26T02:37:00.000-08:00

WAAT005: Reynolds "To Unwind To Unwound" back cover

2005-01-26T02:36:00.000-08:00

18 Dec 98: the Reynolds "To Unwind To Unwound" sleeves get pressed up at Leicester University.

2005-01-26T02:35:00.001-08:00

8 Dec 98: Shellshock statement

2005-01-26T02:35:00.000-08:00

28 Nov 98: Jason ponces his way back into/onto the letters page of the Melody Maker.

2005-01-26T02:34:00.000-08:00

19 Nov 98: after a few hic-cups with the cut and pressing, WAAT005 Reynolds "To Unwind To Unwound" gets pressed (although the artwork was yet to be finished)

2005-01-26T02:32:00.001-08:00

we begin work on WAAT005 with the artwork for the Reynolds "To Unwind To Unwound" single.

2005-01-26T02:32:00.000-08:00

we begin work on WAAT005 with the artwork for the Reynolds "To Unwind To Unwound" single.

2005-01-26T02:28:00.000-08:00

12 Nov 98: the first time Hirameka Hi-Fi (or any other Gringo related act) appeared on CD for the first time.

2005-01-26T02:27:00.000-08:00

12 Nov 98: the first time Hirameka Hi-Fi (or any other Gringo related act) appeared on CD for the first time. After "Gellar" was sped up to fit onto vinyl, finally the track was heard at the originally intended speed.

2005-01-26T02:25:00.000-08:00

12 Nov 98: Hirameka Hi-Fi get asked to appear on a CD given away at the upcoming Fanzine Convention (remember fanzines?).

2005-01-26T02:24:00.000-08:00

7 Nov 98: in the letter pages of the Melody Maker, Jason Graham dismisses and betrays the scene that treated Gringo Records and Hirameka Hi-Fi so well (ho ho).

2005-01-26T02:22:00.000-08:00

after the Pornstar Club gig, the promoter gets in touch.

2005-01-26T02:21:00.000-08:00

In an infamous show (and I believe Dom's last), Hirameka Hi-Fi play top Bratpop night "Porn Star Club" on Oxford Street London with Mouthwash. Carnage ensues (and some would later say the death of Bratpop). Here is what happened to our mailing list.

2005-01-26T02:18:00.000-08:00

The October 98 issue of Record Collector reviews both new singles.

2005-01-26T02:17:00.001-08:00

Oct 98: Hirameka Hi-Fi "Play Hard" EP gets reviewed in Fracture.

2005-01-26T02:17:00.000-08:00

Oct 98: San Lorenzo "Life Without Mountains" gets reviewed in Fracture.

2005-01-26T02:16:00.000-08:00

Souljunk fanzine reviews the latest Gringo releases.

2005-01-26T02:15:00.000-08:00

25 Oct 98: San Lorenzo become big in Argentina! Or at least they get press coverage in this Argentinian fanzine which also featured a cassette with "Life Before Mountains" cheekily included, probably greatly reducing sales of units in South America long before MP3s came along.

2005-01-26T02:13:00.000-08:00

20 Oct 98: payola for Hirameka Hi-Fi from the BBC session.

2005-01-26T02:05:00.000-08:00

11 Oct 98: Shellshock statement

2005-01-26T02:04:00.000-08:00

10 Oct 98: the NME reviews Hirameka Hi-Fi live at the Bull And Gate in London.

2005-01-26T02:02:00.001-08:00

7 Oct 98: after a meeting on Sept 11, Che Records trading as Extreme Sports Armchair Enthusiast Records signs Hirameka Hi-Fi with Gringo Records serving as a "managerial/advisory"(?) role. In other words in the same way Sub Pop remained mentioned on Nirvana records, Gringo remained mentioned on Hirameka records.

2005-01-26T02:02:00.000-08:00

2005-01-26T02:00:00.000-08:00

25 Sept 98: the Essex County Standard reviews the Gringo Records All Dayer.

2005-01-26T01:59:00.000-08:00

19 Sept 98: Kerrang reviews both Hirameka Hi-Fi "Play Hard" and San Lorenzo "Life Without Mountains" in it's Singles Section. (I always felt it was kind of sticking in the boot giving a record one out of five and then showing the cover of it, just to completely scare people away from buying the release).

2005-01-26T01:58:00.000-08:00

18 Sept 98: the Essex County Standard reviews San Lorenzo "Life Without Mountains"

2005-01-26T01:57:00.000-08:00

12 Sept 98: the Gringo Stall action from the Gringo All Dayer

2005-01-26T01:56:00.000-08:00

the Gringo Stall pricelist/menu circa summer 98

2005-01-26T01:55:00.000-08:00

12 Sept 98: the grand Gringo All Dayer poster.

2005-01-26T01:54:00.000-08:00

12 Sept 98: the final version of the Gringo All Dayer flyer/insert.

2005-01-26T01:53:00.000-08:00

12 Sept 98: the Melody Maker (Stevie Chick) reviews both new singles in the Singles section. Let the good times roll.

2005-01-26T01:51:00.000-08:00

11 Sept 98: always the most fateful calendar date, the Evening Gazette runs a preview of the Gringo All Dayer and an article on Gringo Records. Chris Hirameka finally makes his way onto the pages of the local press (after being replaced by Joe one year earlier) while Matt Gringo and Jason Gringo rock their heroin chic look/phase.

2005-01-26T01:48:00.000-08:00

11 Sept 98: always the most fateful calendar date, the Evening Gazette runs a preview of the Gringo All Dayer and an article on Gringo Records.

2005-01-26T01:47:00.000-08:00

11 Sept 98: the Essex County Standard previews the Gringo All Dayer and reviews the Gringo Night upstairs at the Garage.

2005-01-26T01:45:00.000-08:00

early Gringo All Dayer insert (with early lineup)

2005-01-26T01:44:00.000-08:00

early All Dayer flyer sheet (with early lineup)

2005-01-26T01:43:00.000-08:00

8 Sept 98: Hirameka Hi-Fi get a mention on the BBC Ceefax music section/pages.

2005-01-26T01:42:00.000-08:00

7 Sept 98: the Evening Gazette mentions the Gringo All Dayer.

2005-01-26T01:41:00.000-08:00

5 Sept 98: the NME includes an early mention of the Gringo All Dayer in its On The Up section.

2005-01-26T01:39:00.000-08:00

25 Aug 98: the flyer for the Gringo Night upstairs at the Garage (San Lorenzo's first show)

2005-01-26T01:36:00.000-08:00

Shellshock then invoice us for the advert without having previously telling us we would be invoiced. It queers our relationship with the distributor.

2005-01-26T01:34:00.000-08:00

Shellshock places an advert for us which appears in the 12 Sept 98 issue of the NME

2005-01-26T01:32:00.000-08:00

22 Aug 98: the upcoming Gringo Night upstairs at the Garage appears in the NME advert.

2005-01-26T01:31:00.000-08:00

22 Aug 98: the NME includes the upcoming Gringo Night upstairs at the Garage in its On The Up section.

2005-01-26T01:30:00.000-08:00

22 Aug 98: Melody Maker puts "The Brat" by Hirameka Hi-Fi in its "Hit List"

2005-01-26T01:29:00.000-08:00

22 Aug 98: Kerrang reviews the Hirameka Hi-Fi "Munchin" single.

2005-01-26T01:25:00.000-08:00

21 Aug 98: The Hirameka "Play Hard" EP gets a review in the Essex County Standard.

2005-01-26T01:22:00.000-08:00

15 Aug 98: the Melody Maker does its "Bratpop" special edition and Gringo Records gets a mention, in off the back of our fanzine wing. It causes much discomfort.

2005-01-26T01:20:00.000-08:00

8 Aug 98: the NME reviews the San Lorenzo "Life Without Mountains" single

2005-01-26T01:18:00.000-08:00

In summer, an associate returns from the continent having discovered our new line of potato chips/crisps

2005-01-26T01:17:00.000-08:00

Aug 98: the first Gringo Records mailout (side 1)

2005-01-26T01:16:00.000-08:00

Aug 98: the first Gringo Records mailout (side 2)

2005-01-26T01:15:00.000-08:00

14 Aug 1998: Hirameka Hi-Fi record a BBC session at Maida Vale for Steve Lamacq's Evening Session

2005-01-26T01:14:00.000-08:00

14 Aug 1998: Hirameka Hi-Fi record a BBC session at Maida Vale for Steve Lamacq's Evening Session

2005-01-26T01:13:00.000-08:00

17 Aug 1998: WAAT004 Hirameka Hi-Fi "Play Hard" EP press release

2005-01-26T01:12:00.000-08:00

17 Aug 1998: WAAT003 San Lorenzo "Life Without Mountains" press release

2005-01-26T01:11:00.000-08:00

Gringo catalogue inserts for summer 1998

2005-01-26T00:57:00.000-08:00

WAAT004: Hirameka Hi-Fi "Play Hard" EP front cover

2005-01-26T00:56:00.000-08:00

WAAT004: Hirameka Hi-Fi "Play Hard" EP back cover

2005-01-26T00:55:00.001-08:00

WAAT003: San Lorenzo "Life Without Mountains" back cover

2005-01-26T00:55:00.000-08:00

WAAT003: San Lorenzo "Life Without Mountains" back cover

2005-01-26T00:53:00.000-08:00

30 July 98: invoice for WAAT 004, "Play Hard" EP by Hirameka Hi-Fi

2005-01-26T00:52:00.000-08:00

30 July 98: invoice for WAAT 003, "Life Without Mountains" by San Lorenzo

2005-01-26T00:49:00.000-08:00

26 June 98: invoice for WAAT 003, "Life Without Mountains" by San Lorenzo

2005-01-26T00:48:00.000-08:00

the original label for the Play Hard EP when Chris did not have (or want) a song name for track 3 (later named "Cadena" by Jason)

2005-01-26T00:45:00.000-08:00

2 June 1998: gig contract for Hirameka Hi-Fi playing at the Dublin Castle. Check out those crazy terms.

2005-01-26T00:43:00.000-08:00

Flyers produced while WAAT004 was still to be called the Hirameka Hi-Fi "CultureStar" EP

2005-01-26T00:37:00.000-08:00

from Damn You issue 3, the Halstead Rock Family tree

2005-01-26T00:36:00.000-08:00

Hirameka interview in M fanzine

2005-01-26T00:35:00.000-08:00

the first review of new Hirameka material in M fanzine

2005-01-25T04:37:00.000-08:00

Hirameka interview in Dirty Passion fanzine

2005-01-25T02:21:00.000-08:00

29 May 98: Essex County Standard reviews the Chelmsford show.

2005-01-25T02:20:00.000-08:00

19 May 98: Hirameka return to the Chelmsford Y Club to play for a third time.

2005-01-25T02:19:00.000-08:00

13 May 98: Shellshock statement