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Poison Well Records

About Matt Hoover's
Poison Well Records

Ventura punk history and the home of The Pitts—preserved for the people who lived it and the ones still finding it.

Why It Exists

Poison Well Records exists to keep the 805 and Ventura punk story from disappearing into old flyers, dead links, mislabeled uploads, and out-of-print tapes. The goal is simple: document the scene with care, release records that matter, and keep the archive accessible.

The catalog is built around bands, recordings, and visual culture that helped define the region. That includes archival reissues, current releases, and context that gives each record a place inside the larger scene history.

What Poison Well Does

  • Releases limited vinyl and selected digital titles connected to Ventura, 805, and SoCal punk.
  • Documents bands, lineups, recordings, and scene details inside the 805 archive.
  • Preserves rare material through careful product pages, notes, and long-tail archive content.
  • Supports collectors, shops, and newer listeners looking for real scene context.

The Full Story

Read about The Pitts' journey, the label's mission, and the press coverage on our dedicated Press page.

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Preserving the Underground

This is not a generic storefront. It is a working archive built around regional memory, physical media, and the bands that made the 805 matter.

Poison Well Records works to keep live sets, demos, limited pressings, and overlooked releases available in a format that respects both the music and the people behind it. The archive side and the storefront side support each other: one keeps the story intact, the other keeps the records moving.

If you are a band, label collaborator, collector, or shop carrying this material forward, the point is the same: keep the noise alive and keep the details accurate.