| Rykodisc | | | | Parent company | Warner Music Group | | Founded | 1980 | | Founder(s) | Arthur Mann, Rob Simonds
Doug Lexa and Don Rose | | Distributing label | Rykodisc (In the US); WEA (Outside the US) | | Genre(s) | Pop, Rock | | Country | US | | Web address | http://www.rykodisc.com/ | Rykodisc Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Image File history File links Rykodisc. ...
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Reputedly one of the first CD-only independent record labels in the United States, Rykodisc, was founded in 1980 in Salem, Massachusetts. by Arthur Mann, Rob Simonds, Doug Lexa and Don Rose. The word "ryko" means approximately "sound from a flash of light" in Japanese, a reference to their intention to concentrate on the then-new compact disc technology, although the label did eventually produce cassette and vinyl versions of many releases. An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ...
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Rykodisc had some notable successes in the CD-reissue industry, as artists such as Elvis Costello, David Bowie, Yoko Ono, Frank Zappa and Mission of Burma allowed Rykodisc to issue their catalogs on CD. Rykodisc still retains the rights to the Zappa and Mission of Burma catalogs. Rykodisc also has re-released the classic SST Records-era recordings by the Meat Puppets. Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954, in London), better known by his stage name, Elvis Costello, is a popular British musician, singer, and songwriter of Irish ancestry. ...
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 This piece of artwork was used as the behind-the-trays artwork for some of the Rykodisc CD reissues in 1994. Over the years the label has acquired Hannibal Records, Tradition Records, Gramavision Records and Restless Records, as well as founded a distribution company, Ryko Distribution and a music publishing company, Rykomusic. The label's catalogue now exceeds 1,200 titles. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1186x914, 467 KB) Summary The CD tray artwork from inside a Rykodisc CD issue. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1186x914, 467 KB) Summary The CD tray artwork from inside a Rykodisc CD issue. ...
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Rykodisc sets apart their CD issues with their trademarked green-tinted jewel boxes, which the company began using in 1988. The label began limiting the use of the green-tinted cases on new releases in 2002. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
On March 23, 2006 — it was announced that Warner Music Group acquired the Ryko Corporation for $67.5 million. Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) is one of the four major record labels. ...
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