Rykodisc, the Glossary
Rykodisc is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, operating as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.[1]
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41 relations: Alternative Distribution Alliance, Beverly, Massachusetts, Big Star, BMG Rights Management, Cassette tape, Chris Blackwell, Compact disc, Cordless Recordings, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Emperor Norton Records, Frank Zappa, Hannibal Records, I Am the Cosmos, Independent Label Group, Independent record label, Island Records, Jonathan F. P. Rose, Lists of record labels, Los Angeles, Meat Puppets, Mission of Burma, New York City, Nick Drake, Nine Inch Nails, Palm Pictures, Phonograph record, Pop music, Record label, Restless Records, Robert Wyatt, Rock and roll, Salem, Massachusetts, SST Records, Sugar (American band), Tradition Records, United States, Universal Music Enterprises, Warner Music Group, Yoko Ono, 1983 in music.
Alternative Distribution Alliance
Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) is a music distribution company owned by Warner Music Group, which represents the rights to various independent record labels. Rykodisc and Alternative Distribution Alliance are labels distributed by Warner Music Group and Warner Music labels.
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Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, and a suburb of Boston.
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Big Star
Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1971 by Alex Chilton (vocals, guitar), Chris Bell (vocals, guitar), Jody Stephens (drums), and Andy Hummel (bass).
BMG Rights Management
BMG Rights Management GmbH (also known simply as BMG) is an international music company based in Berlin, Germany.
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Cassette tape
The Compact Cassette, also commonly called a cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback.
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Chris Blackwell
Christopher Percy Gordon Blackwell OJ (born 22 June 1937) is a Jamaican-British former record producer and the founder of Island Records, which has been called "one of Britain's great independent labels." According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, to which Blackwell was inducted in 2001, he is "the single person most responsible for turning the world on to reggae music." Variety describes him as "indisputably one of the greatest record executives in history," while Barron's has described him as "a contender for most interesting man in the world." Having formed Island Records in Jamaica on May 22nd, 1959, coincidentally when he was nearly 22, Blackwell was among the first to record the Jamaican popular music that eventually became known as ska.
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Compact disc
The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was codeveloped by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings.
Cordless Recordings
Cordless Recordings is a netlabel owned by Warner Music Group. Rykodisc and Cordless Recordings are labels distributed by Warner Music Group and Warner Music labels.
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David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.
Elvis Costello
Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author and television presenter.
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Emperor Norton Records
Emperor Norton Records was a Los Angeles-based electronica, hip-hop, and dance-music record label. Rykodisc and Emperor Norton Records are Warner Music labels.
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Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader.
Hannibal Records
Hannibal Records was a British record label and one of the first to work with the World music genre. Rykodisc and Hannibal Records are Reissue record labels.
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I Am the Cosmos
I Am the Cosmos is the only solo album by the American musician Chris Bell, posthumously released in 1992 by Rykodisc.
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Independent Label Group
Independent Label Group was an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. Rykodisc and Independent Label Group are Warner Music labels.
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Independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME.
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Island Records
Island Records is a Jamaican multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. Rykodisc and Island Records are Jazz record labels and rock record labels.
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Jonathan F. P. Rose
Jonathan Frederick Phinneas Rose (born 1952) October 10, 2012 is an American urban planner and real estate developer.
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Lists of record labels
File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
Meat Puppets
Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Mission of Burma
Mission of Burma was an American post-punk band from Boston, Massachusetts.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Nick Drake
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English musician.
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN, stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988.
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Palm Pictures
Palm Pictures is an American entertainment company owned and run by Chris Blackwell.
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Phonograph record
A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), a vinyl record (for later varieties only), or simply a record or vinyl is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove.
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Pop music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Record label
"Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it.
Restless Records
Restless Records is a record label that was started in El Segundo, California in 1986 by Enigma Records and primarily released alternative, metal, and punk records.
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Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945) is a retired English musician.
Rock and roll
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, rock 'n' roll, rock n' roll or Rock n' Roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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Salem, Massachusetts
Salem is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston.
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SST Records
SST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn.
Sugar (American band)
Sugar was an American alternative rock band active in the early 1990s.
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Tradition Records
Tradition Records was an American record label from 1955 to 1966 that specialized in folk music.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Universal Music Enterprises
Universal Music Enterprises (UME, stylized as UMe) is the catalogue division of Universal Music Group. Rykodisc and Universal Music Enterprises are Reissue record labels.
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Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp., commonly abbreviated as WMG, is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City.
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Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono (Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana オノ・ヨーコ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist.
1983 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rykodisc
Also known as RYKO, Ryko Corporation, Ryko Distribution, Ryko Filmworks, Ryko Records, Rykodisc Records, Rykodisk.