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Robert Schneider collection of Elephant 6 Recording Co. records

Robert Schneider collection of Elephant 6 Recording Co. records

Descriptive Summary

Title: Robert Schneider collection of Elephant 6 Recording Co. records
Creator: Schneider, Robert, 1971-
Inclusive Dates: 1994-2014
Language(s): English
Extent: 13 Linear Feet 7 bankers boxes, 5 oversized boxes, 3 rolls, 5 oversized folders, 8 items.
Collection Number: ms4387
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

The Elephant 6 Collective, or the Elephant 6 Recording Company is a music collective founded in Denver, Colorado by Robert Schneider, Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hart, Jeff Mangum, Jim McIntyre and Hilarie Sidney that later moved to Athens, Georgia.

Robert P. Schneider (1971-) is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the band the Apples in Stereo. In addition, Schneider founded the Elephant 6 Recording collective with friends Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hart, Jeff Mangum, Jim McIntyre and Hilarie Sidney. He has also collaborated on several albums with other bands in the collective including Neutral Milk Hotel and Olivia Tremor Control.

Scope and Content

Collection includes photographs, slides, and negatives of Elephant 6 Recording Company members with special attention given to The Apples in Stereo. Photographs document performances, tours, vacations, and personal events. Also included is travel itineraries, tour finances, set lists, posters, song lyric notes, fan mail, drawings, band t-shirts, venue badges, buttons, painted concert backdrops and performance wear for The Apples in Stereo Travelers in Space and Time tour.


Administrative Information


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Apples in Stereo (Musical group)
Band music -- Georgia -- Athens.
Elephant 6 Collective
Music -- United States -- Performance.
Olivia Tremor Control (Musical group)
Posters

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11The Apples in Stereo 1st tour photographs, 1994
 
12The Apples in Stereo 2nd Tour, Seattle, WA photographs, 1994
 
13The Apples in Stereo 2nd tour photographs, 1994
 
14The Apples in Stereo 2nd tour, Yoyo-a-Gogo photographs, 1994
 
15The Apples in Stereo Los Angeles, California photographs, 1994
 
16The Apples in Stereo Denver, Colorado tour photographs, 1994
 
17The Apples in Stereo photographs, 1994
 
18The Apples in Stereo photographs, 1994
 
19The Apples in Stereo Mixing Rich, New York photographs, 1994
 
110The Apples in Stereo cats photographs, 1994
 
111The Apples in Stereo, California photographs, 1994
 
112Tidal Wave Video Brooklyn photographs, 1994
 
113The Apples in Stereo, New York city, Joel E. photographs, 1994
 
114The Apples in Stereo, east coast, Joel Richardson photographs, 1994-1995
 
115The Apples in Stereo west coast photographs, 1994-1995
 
116The Apples in Stereo east New York city to Cambridge photographs, 1995
 
117Flaming Lips photographs, 1995
 
118Flaming Lips photographs, 1995
 
119Flaming Lips photographs, 1995
 
120The Apples in Stereo in Chicago photographs, 1995
 
121The Apples in Stereo photographs, 1995
 
122The Apples in Stereo and Flaming Lips photographs, 1995
 
123The Apples in Stereo photographs, 1995-1996
 
124The Apples in Stereo photographs, 1995-1996
 
125Tidal Wave video, Marin and Sonoma, elephant seals, and Hilarie and Robert in Indianapolis slides, 1995
 
126Medford, Oregon photographs, 1996
 
127Olivia Tremor Control Pet Sounds photographs, 1996
 
128The Apples in Stereo photographs, 1996
 
129-33The Apples in Stereo in Japan photographs, 1996
 
134Elephant seals in California photographs, 1996
 
135The Apples in Stereo photographs, 1996
 
136West coast trip photographs, 1996
 
137Apples in Stereo promotional photographs, 1996
 
138California trip photographs, 1996
 
139Apples in Stereo at Ogden by Patrick photographs, 1996
 
140Apples in Stereo - West Coast photographs
 
141Olivia Tremor Control and The Apples in Stereo photographs, 1996
 
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21The Apples in Stereo by Patrick R. photographs, 1996
 
22-5The Apples in Stereo in Japan, 1996
 
26West Coast photographs, 1996
 
27The Apples in Stereo practice, 1996
 
28The Apples in Stereo, Pet Sounds photographs, 1996
 
29Miscellaneous photographs, 1996
 
210California coast photographs, 1996-1997
 
211The Apples in Stereo photographs, 1997
 
212Miscellaneous photographs, 1997
 
213The Apples in Stereo, Washington, D.C. photographs, 1998
 
214The Apples in Stereo photographs, 2004
 
215Elephant 6 member photographs, 2004
 
216The Apples in Stereo, New York photographs, 2005
 
217The Apples in Stereo, New York photographs, 2005
 
218The Apples in Stereo, New York photographs, 2005
 
219Elephant 6 miscellaneous photographs
 
220The High Water Marks performing photographs
 
221The Apples in Stereo performing photographs
 
222The Apples in Stereo photographs
 
223The High Water Marks performing photographs
 
224The Apples in Stereo mastering Fun Trick Noisemaker photographs
 
225The Apples in Stereo photographs
 
226-27The Apples in Stereo performing photographs
 
228The Apples in Stereo Tone Soul Studio photographs
 
229The Apples in Stereo Fun Trick Noise sessions photographs
 
230The Apples in Stereo miscellaneous photographs
 
231Miscellaneous photographs
 
boxfolder
31Robert Schneider and Hilarie Sidney photographs
 
32Miscellaneous photographs
 
33Apples in Stereo passport pictures
 
34Robert Schneider and Hilarie Sidney trip photographs
 
35-7Miscellaneous negatives
 
38The Apples in Stereo member photographs
 
39The Apples in Stereo promotional photographs
 
310The Apples in Stereo performing photographs
 
311The Apples in Stereo first show photographs
 
312Robert Schneider recording photographs
 
313The Apples in Stereo performing photographs
 
314The Apples in Stereo members miscellaneous photographs
 
315Robert Schneider trip photographs
 
316The Apples in Stereo, Massachusetts
 
317The Apples in Stereo band photographs
 
318Schneider family photographs
 
319Hilarie Sidney and Robert Schneider vacation photographs
 
320Elephant 6 band member photographs
 
321Robert Schneider vacation photographs
 
322Hilarie Sidney and Robert Schneider wedding photographs
 
323Robert P. Schneider family photographs
 
324The Apples in Stereo Tone Soul Evol. session photographs
 
325Apples in Stereo promotional negatives
 
326Logan Street apartment Athens, GA photographs
 
327Secret Square mastering photographs
 
328Great Falls, Virginia photographs
 
329Sebadoh photographs
 
330Lily's photographs
 
331-35Miscellaneous photographs
 
336Miscellaneous polaroids
 
337Correspondence, 1993-2000
 
338Correspondence, undated
 
339The Apples in Stereo stickers
 
340The Apples in Stereo small flyers
 
341The Apples in Stereo Travelers in Space and Time tour performance wear croquis and fabric swatches, 2011
 
342The Apples in Stereo Travelers in Space and Time performance wear swatches
 
343Elephant 6 photographs by Sean Davidson
 
344The Apples in Stereo Pet Sounds studio stamps
 
345Sheet music notes
 
boxfolder
41Elephant 6 Recording Co. customer satisfaction survey
 
42-3Hilarie Sidney's notebook
 
44Music writing notebook
 
45The Apples in Stereo travel itinerary, 1996-2010
 
46The Apples in Stereo European tour itinerary, 2007
 
47The Apples in Stereo tour finances, 2001-2003
 
48Composition for two hemispheres by Robert P. Schneider
 
49Marbles by Robert P. Schneider lyrics and summary
 
410The Apples in Stereo Powerpuff Girls music video planning and call sheet, 2000
 
411The Apples in Stereo posters
 
412The Apples in Stereo flyer copies
 
413Miscellaneous photocopied band posters
 
414Drawings and sketches
 
415Drawings and sketches (xerox copies)
 
416Notes and song lyrics
 
417Big Sound Music Industry summit and showcase program, 2009
 
418Georgia Museum of Art Elephant 6 exhibit postcard, 2014
 
419Georgia Museum of Art Elephant 6 exhibit program
 
420ATHICA Elephant 6 exhibit postcard, 2014
 
421The Apples in Stereo cassette tape labels
 
422All Tomorrow's Parties Weekend 2 program, 2007
 
423The Love Guru by Mike Myers and Gresham Gordy script, 2007
 
424Poster idea scraps
 
425Set lists and playlists
 
426Elephant 6 Recording Co. "Setting the Standard" record label plan
 
427-30Printed materials
 
boxfolder
51-14Printed materials
 
box
6The Apples in Stereo photograph album
 
6The Apples in Stereo photograph album
 
box
7Elephant 6 Recording Co. t-shirt
 
7The Apples in Stereo t-shirts (6)
 
7Robert Schneider melodica
 
7Festival, concert, and stage passes (27)
 
7Elephant 6, The Minders, and Ulysses buttons
 
7Handmade copy of Oblique Strategies by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt
Created and used by Olivia Tremor Control during the recording of "Dusk at Cubist Castle".
 
oversized_folder
1Band posters
Bands or artists include The Apples in Stereo, Air-Sea Dolphins, Dope Body, Elekibass, Laminated Cats, Olivia Tremor Control, Robert Schneider, R. Stevie Moore, Sloshy, and Ulysses.
 
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2The Apples in Stereo posters
 
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3Band posters
Bands or artists include The Apples in Stereo, The Flaming Lips, and Elephant 6 Recording Co.
 
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4Elephant 6 album cover mock-ups
Includes album cover mock-ups for Fun Trick Noisemaker and Tone Soul Evolution by The Apples in Stereo and The Minders album draft.
 
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5Elephant 6 Recording Company art
 
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4Robert Schneider performance wear, sequined jacket
 
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5Aluminum transcription discs
 
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6Painted concert backdrop
 
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7Painted concert backdrop
 
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8Painted concert backdrop
 
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