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Rykodisc
Parent company Warner Music Group
Founded 1983
Founder Arthur Mann, Rob Simonds
Doug Lexa and Don Rose
Distributing label Ryko Distribution (In the US)
WEA (Outside the US)
Genre Pop, Rock
Country of origin US
Official website Official website of Rykodisc

Rykodisc Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal

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Company history

Claiming to be the first CD-only independent record label in the United States, Rykodisc was founded in 1983 in Salem, Massachusetts, by Arthur Mann, Rob Simonds, Doug Lexa and Don Rose. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The word ryko means approximately "sound from a flash of light" in Japanese, a reference to its intention to concentrate on the then-new compact disc technology. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities In the late 1980s, the label also began to issue high-quality cassette and vinyl versions of many releases under the name Ryko Analogue. The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound A gramophone

Rykodisc had some notable successes in the CD-reissue industry, as artists such as Elvis Costello, David Bowie, Yoko Ono, Frank Zappa, Robert Wyatt, and Mission of Burma allowed Rykodisc to issue their catalogs on CD. Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945 in Bristol) is an English Musician, and founding member of the influential Mission of Burma is an American Post-punk band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1979 Rykodisc still retains the rights to the Zappa and Mission of Burma catalogs. Rykodisc also re-released the classic SST Records-era recordings by the Meat Puppets. SST Records is an American Independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach California by musician Greg Ginn. "Meat Puppet" redirects here For other uses see Meat puppet.

This piece of artwork, championed by Conrad Warre was used as the behind-the-trays artwork for some of the Rykodisc CD reissues in 1994 Rykodisc the first label to use two-sided tray cards and customized green CD jewel boxes. President Don Rose wanted the trays to be the color of a Coke bottle.
This piece of artwork, championed by Conrad Warre was used as the behind-the-trays artwork for some of the Rykodisc CD reissues in 1994 Rykodisc the first label to use two-sided tray cards and customized green CD jewel boxes. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) President Don Rose wanted the trays to be the color of a Coke bottle. Don Rose (born Donald Rosenberg - also known as Dr Don Rose or just Dr Coke may refer to Coke (fuel, a solid carbonaceous residue derived from destructive distillation of coal Petroleum coke, a solid carbon

Over the years the label has acquired Hannibal Records, Tradition Records, Gramavision Records, Emperor Norton Records, and Restless Records, as well as founded a distribution company, Ryko Distribution and a music publishing company, Rykomusic. Hannibal Records was a Record label and one of the first to work with the World music genre Tradition Records was an American Record label that existed from 1955 to 1961. Gramavision Records is a subsidiary of Rykodisc. See also List of record labels Emperor Norton Records, a now-defunct Los Angeles -based Electronica, hip-hop, and dance-music Record label. Restless Records was a Hollywood California based Independent record label which was started by Enigma Records. Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. The label's catalogue now exceeds 1,200 titles.

In 1998, Chris Blackwell left Island Records and bought Rykodisc for a reported $35 million as a means of acquiring music marketing and distribution expertise for his new venture, a media company called Palm Pictures. Chris Blackwell (born June 22, 1937) is the founder of Island Records. Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. Palm Pictures is a US based entertainment company owned and run by Chris Blackwell.

In 1999, one year after the Blackwell buy-out, the office in Salem MA was closed, and many industry veterans were laid off. The office held a wake for the label.

In 2001 Blackwell parted ways with Rykodisc. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The label was then located in New York with offices in Los Angeles and in Beverly, Massachusetts. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

Rykodisc sets apart its CD issues with its trademarked green-tinted jewel boxes, which the company began using in 1988. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The label began limiting the use of the green-tinted cases on new releases in 2002.

On March 23, 2006, it was announced that Warner Music Group acquired the Ryko Corporation for $67. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal 5 million. When Warner bought Ryko, it acquired the label's Frank Zappa master tapes, entitling Warner to any reissue rights—an irony considering Zappa's outspoken hatred for the major record label.

Rykodisc artists

Main article: List of current Rykodisc artists
Main article: List of past Rykodisc artists

See also

External links

This is a list of current artists who record for Rykodisc Records, or one of its associated labels This is a list of artists who used to record for Rykodisc Records. This is a list of notable Record labels Due to the large number of entries the list has been divided by the first character of the label's name See also
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