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[[Evanescence]]’s label before they signed to [[Wind-up Records]]. Bigwig mostly featured punk bands. Brad Caviness worked in this label.
A small independent record label in [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock, AR]], founded by [[Brad Caviness]] in the '90s. It was credited as distributor on [[Evanescence]]'s independent EPs - ''[[Evanescence (EP)|Evanescence EP]]'' (1998) and ''[[Sound Asleep]]'' (1999) - and demo CD ''[[Origin]]'' (2000). Bigwig closed in 2007.


Under this label Evanescence published ''[[Sound Asleep EP]]'' (1999) and ''[[Origin]]'' (2000). Evanescence first appeared in the label in 1998, in the [[RIM v.beta]] compilation.
Bigwig first associated with Evanescence in 1998, with the [[RIM v.beta]] compilation. According to Brad Caviness, in that year, Evanescence had a verbal agreement with [[Gotee Records]] to release an indie full-length album titled ''[[Vanish]]'' through Bigwig in the summer of 1999,<ref name="rim">Email written by Brad Caviness on July 12, 1998 ([[:File:Brad Caviness email 199807122103 RE v beta p1.JPG|Part 1]] and [[:File:Brad Caviness email 199807122103 RE v beta p2.JPG|2]])</ref><ref name="enclave">{{cite web|title=Enclave Interview (1998)|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040829074437/http://www.notachristianband.com/enclave.shtml|work=Notachristianband.com}}</ref> but it was eventually scrapped, and Evanescence released the full-length demo album ''Origin'' in 2000.<ref name=vanish>{{cite web|title=Email correspondence between AeternusAmatorius and a source close to Evanescence between 1995 and 2001 eras.|url=https://evanescencereference.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:VanishInfo.jpeg|date=December 20, 2012}}</ref>


"Bigwig Enterprises" published the first merchandise of the band after ''Origin'' was released: a [[Merchandise#Pre-Fallen Merch (2000-2003)|shirt]] and a [[Merchandise#Posters|poster]]; both sold during the [[Little Rock]] concerts back in 2000.
Its website published the band's first known merchandise: a [[Merchandise#Pre-Fallen Merch (2000-2003)|shirt]] and a [[Merchandise#Posters|poster]]; both sold during the [[Little Rock]] concerts back in 2000.


In the official label's website ''Origin'' was available for purchase at the price of 15$<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010420083135/http://www.bigwigenterprises.com/ bigwigenterprises.com - 20 April, 2001]</ref>. The album could be reserved both online via PayPal.com or via mail. Shipping were available for USA, and after some time also for Canada (at the price of 16$) and even for Europe (at the price of 17$)<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020605131500/http://bigwigenterprises.com/ bigwigenterprises.com - 5 June, 2002]</ref>.
The Bigwig website sold ''Origin'' at the price of $15, falsely marketing it as the band's "debut CD".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010420083135/http://www.bigwigenterprises.com/ bigwigenterprises.com - April 20, 2001]</ref><ref> ''Origin'' is a [https://web.archive.org/web/20040706044623/http://www.deo2.com/rock/?id=2280 collection of demos Amy Lee and Ben Moody packaged to shop to record labels.]</ref> It could be reserved both online via PayPal.com or via mail. It was shipped to the USA, and after some time also to Canada (for $16) and Europe (for $17).<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020605131500/http://bigwigenterprises.com/ bigwigenterprises.com - June 5, 2002]</ref>
Origin got out of print in February 2003, during the same month of the [[Daredevil Soundtrack]]'s release<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030206090306/http://bigwigenterprises.com/ bigwigenterprises.com - 6 February 2003]</ref>. The label manufactered only 2,500 copies of ''Origin'', with the first pressing of 1,000 copies delivered in October 2000 and the final pressing of 1,500 copies in January 2001. When the final batch was delivered, Evanescence had just signed to a major label and they were released from their agreement with Bigwig who relinquished their license to manufacture or distribute any additional copies of ''Origin''.


==Releated Pages==
Bigwig manufactured 2,500 copies of ''Origin'', with the first pressing of 1,000 copies delivered in October 2000 and the final pressing of 1,500 copies in January 2001. Bigwig released Evanescence from their contract when they signed to [[Wind-Up Records]] in 2001, relinquishing its license to manufacture or distribute any additional copies of ''Origin''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021012093247/http://www.bigwigenterprises.com/announce.htm "EVANESCENCE ANNOUNCES MAJOR LABEL RECORDING DEAL"]. ''Bigwigenterprises.com''. Archived from the original on October 12, 2002.</ref><ref>[[:File:OriginInfo.jpeg|Brad Caviness' email from December 2012]]</ref> However, Bigwig continued to sell copies of it until February 2003 (a day or two before the [[Daredevil Soundtrack]] with two Evanescence songs was released), when it was removed from the catalog.<ref name="comarchive">{{cite web|url=http://bigwigenterprises.com/|title=Evanescence - Debut CD - Origin - Out of Print|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030206090306/http://bigwigenterprises.com/|work=Bigwigenterprises.com|archivedate=February 6, 2003|accessdate=September 30, 2010}}</ref><ref name="brademail">[http://www.evanescencereference.info/wiki/index.php?title=Image:DhammaSeeker_200703291139GMT-6.png Email from Bradley S. Caviness to DhammaSeeker, Mar 29, 2007 11:39 AM (GMT-6)]</ref>
 
Bigwig supposedly planned to release a rarities compilation album titled [[The Insanity of Logic|''The Insanity of Logic'']], but it was never completed due to the Evanescence's contract with Wind-up.<ref>[[:File:InsanityOfLogic.jpeg|Email on the scrapped compilation album dated December 12, 2012]]</ref>
 
==Related Pages==
*[[Discography]]
*[[Discography]]


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A small independent record label in Little Rock, AR, founded by Brad Caviness in the '90s. It was credited as distributor on Evanescence's independent EPs - Evanescence EP (1998) and Sound Asleep (1999) - and demo CD Origin (2000). Bigwig closed in 2007.

Bigwig first associated with Evanescence in 1998, with the RIM v.beta compilation. According to Brad Caviness, in that year, Evanescence had a verbal agreement with Gotee Records to release an indie full-length album titled Vanish through Bigwig in the summer of 1999,[1][2] but it was eventually scrapped, and Evanescence released the full-length demo album Origin in 2000.[3]

Its website published the band's first known merchandise: a shirt and a poster; both sold during the Little Rock concerts back in 2000.

The Bigwig website sold Origin at the price of $15, falsely marketing it as the band's "debut CD".[4][5] It could be reserved both online via PayPal.com or via mail. It was shipped to the USA, and after some time also to Canada (for $16) and Europe (for $17).[6]

Bigwig manufactured 2,500 copies of Origin, with the first pressing of 1,000 copies delivered in October 2000 and the final pressing of 1,500 copies in January 2001. Bigwig released Evanescence from their contract when they signed to Wind-Up Records in 2001, relinquishing its license to manufacture or distribute any additional copies of Origin.[7][8] However, Bigwig continued to sell copies of it until February 2003 (a day or two before the Daredevil Soundtrack with two Evanescence songs was released), when it was removed from the catalog.[9][10]

Bigwig supposedly planned to release a rarities compilation album titled The Insanity of Logic, but it was never completed due to the Evanescence's contract with Wind-up.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. ↑ Email written by Brad Caviness on July 12, 1998 (Part 1 and 2)
  2. ↑ "Enclave Interview (1998)". Notachristianband.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20040829074437/http://www.notachristianband.com/enclave.shtml.
  3. ↑ "Email correspondence between AeternusAmatorius and a source close to Evanescence between 1995 and 2001 eras.". December 20, 2012. https://evanescencereference.info/wiki/index.php?title=File:VanishInfo.jpeg.
  4. ↑ bigwigenterprises.com - April 20, 2001
  5. ↑ Origin is a collection of demos Amy Lee and Ben Moody packaged to shop to record labels.
  6. ↑ bigwigenterprises.com - June 5, 2002
  7. ↑ "EVANESCENCE ANNOUNCES MAJOR LABEL RECORDING DEAL". Bigwigenterprises.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2002.
  8. ↑ Brad Caviness' email from December 2012
  9. ↑ "Evanescence - Debut CD - Origin - Out of Print". Bigwigenterprises.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030206090306/http://bigwigenterprises.com/. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  10. ↑ Email from Bradley S. Caviness to DhammaSeeker, Mar 29, 2007 11:39 AM (GMT-6)
  11. ↑ Email on the scrapped compilation album dated December 12, 2012
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