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	Topics Rykodisc Topic Home Rykodisc Records is an AmericanUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... record labelRecord label In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of sound recordings and music... , owned by Warner Music GroupWarner Music Group Warner Music Group is one of the four major record labels.... . Company history Claiming to be the first CDCompact Disc Cheddar is a village in the district of Sedgemoor in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the Mendip Hills 14.5 k... -only independent record labelIndependent record label An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding or outside the organizati... in the United States, Rykodisc was founded in 1983Facts About 1983 in music See also:1982 in music,other events of 1983,... in Salem, MassachusettsSalem, Massachusetts Summary Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.... , by Arthur Mann, Rob Simonds, Doug Lexa and Don Rose. The word ryko means approximately "sound from a flash of light" in JapaneseJapanese language Japanese is a language spoken by over 127 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around... , a reference to its intention to concentrate on the then-new compact disc technology. In the late 1980s, the label also began to issue high-quality cassetteCompact Cassette Sweden Democrats , founded in 1988 by Leif Zeilon, is a Swedish far right political party.... and vinylGramophone record A gramophone record is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groov... versions of many releases under the name Ryko Analogue. Rykodisc had some notable successes in the CD-reissue industry, as artists such as Elvis CostelloElvis Costello Declan Patrick MacManus , better known by his stage name, Elvis Costello, is a British musician, singer, and songwrite... , David BowieDavid Bowie David Bowie is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and mixer, whose work spans more th... , Yoko OnoYoko Ono Yoko Ono Lennon is a Japanese musician and artist probably best known as the widow of John Lennon of The Beatles.... , Frank ZappaFrank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, guitarist, singer, film director, and satirist.... , Robert WyattRobert Wyatt Robert Wyatt, born Robert Ellidge, in Bristol on 28 January 1945, is an English musician, and a former member of the influen... , and Mission of BurmaMission of Burma Summary Mission of Burma is a post-punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, USA comprising guitarist Roger Miller, bassist Clint Conley... allowed Rykodisc to issue their catalogs on CD. Rykodisc still retains the rights to the Zappa and Mission of Burma catalogs. Rykodisc also re-released the classic SST RecordsSST Records Overview ! style="background:LightBlue;"\| style="font-size: larger;" align="center" colspan="2" \| SST Records... -era recordings by the Meat PuppetsMeat Puppets Summary Meat Puppets are a rock band formed in January 1980, in Paradise Valley, Arizona.... . Over the years the label has acquired Hannibal RecordsHannibal Records Hannibal Records was a record label which was acquired by Rykodisc.... , Tradition RecordsTradition Records Tradition Records was an American record label that existed from 1955 to 1961.... , Gramavision RecordsGramavision Records Gramavision Records is a subsidiary of Rykodisc.... , Emperor Norton RecordsEmperor Norton Records Emperor Norton Records is a Los Angeles-based electronica and dance music label.... , and Restless RecordsRestless Records Restless Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label which was started by Enigma Records, but was acqu... , as well as founded a distribution company, Ryko Distribution and a music publishing company, Rykomusic. The label's catalogue now exceeds 1,200 titles. In 1998, Chris BlackwellChris Blackwell Chris Blackwell is the founder of Island Records.... left Island RecordsIsland Records \| image = \| parent = Universal Music Group... 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 PicturesPalm Pictures 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. The label was then located in New YorkNew York New York is a state in the northeastern United States.... with offices in Los AngelesLos Ángeles Overview Los ?ngeles is the capital of the province of Biob?o, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII in the center-so... and in Beverly, MassachusettsBeverly, Massachusetts 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. 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 GroupWarner Music Group Warner Music Group is one of the four major record labels.... acquired the Ryko Corporation for $67.5 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 See also List of record labelsList of record labels The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present.... External links Official site RykoDisc International