This is my tribute page to the label 'Happiest Tapes On Earth'. I use it to remember Rozz and his music, as well as the great music released on the label. Happiest Tapes on Earth was started in 1987 by Chuck Collison to initially release the Death Cultures cassetes by Premature Ejaculation. The line up around this time was Lee Wildes, Rozz Williams and Chuck Collison. Premature Ejaculation had been Rozz's project since 1981 with the release of Premature Ejaculation’s – PE (Part1) and PE (Part2), PE was Ron Athey and Rozz Williams at first. The duo of Rozz and Chuck Collison were mosly making the music for the project throughout it's lifespan. It's is unknown as to how long owner Chuck Collison was making music prior to teaming up with Rozz Williams. Chuck Collison ran ‘Happiest Tapes on Earth’ . The label was truly independent and was mail order only with little or probably no distribution.Premature's sounds were initially a very organic form of dark sound collage becoming more solid and structured in the 1990's. Much of the artwork was political and the sound collages they made were unflinching, darkly humorous and relentlessly intense. Happiest tapes on Earth released many cassettes by Premature Ejaculation, as well as a video and a co-released vinyl with Baader Meinhof records. Several Premature Ejaculation tracks appeared on the compilation ‘American Gothic’ in the 80s alongside two live Christian Death tracks. This raised the profile of the label.P.E. were a unique project as they did not copy they inovated, they show that there was many sides to Rozz and Chucks creativity. P.E's later adoption of power electronics in 'Wound of Exit' lies as proof that if Rozz were still alive and Premature Ejac and Heltir were still releasing they'd be key players in today's noise scene.The reason for ‘HTOE’s independence could lie in the fact that most of it’s artists were innovators and not followers. Artists included: Omwenne, Bast, Plecid, Heltir, Shrilltower, Everlasting Happy Life, Consumer Stress Institute, Blinding Black Light of Hate and Katharsis. Some of whom can be found in my top 40.The label stopped sometime in the 90s. Chuck now works as a Chef and Rozz Williams died in 1998. Many of the label’s releases are very rare and go for ridiculously high prices on e-bay. This page exists as a tribute to independence and vision.
I also try to respond to all e-mails and I like to maintain all my friendships with pictures and comments. I like to talk and chat as I want to meet fans of Rozz. If you have any info on HTOE I am missing send it, I'll put it up and say who it was from. Post what you want on my page, those of us in the know justwantyoutoseethingsasclearlyaspossible. Any fucked up shit involving animals and you're gone.
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