Red Rhino Records

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Red Rhino Records, also known as Red Rhino, was a British independent record label which was developed by the independent record shop and wholesaler of the same name, all formed and run by "Tony Kaye" (Tony Kostrzewa) [1] and his wife Gerri. [2] It was part of the Cartel, a co-operative record distribution organisation in the United Kingdom, set up by a number of small independent record labels to handle their distribution to record shops.

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History

Set up at the end of the 1970s, it maintained its base in York (with a shop, originally in Gillygate and later in Goodramgate) and through the early 1980s, with the growth of independently produced music, expanded its business to a point where the wholesale side became the separate entity, Red Rhino Distribution Limited. It also developed, in parallel with the main record label, a small music publishing company called Screaming Red Music and the subsidiary labels Ediesta and Red Rhino Europe (RRE), the latter notable for releases by Front 242 and Butthole Surfers. The label was closed down with the financial collapse of Red Rhino Distribution in 1988, [3] [4] while its subsidiary label Red Rhino Europe continued under the name RRE Records (or simply RRE) as a subsidiary of Play It Again Sam. [5] The most notable artists featured in the main label's catalogue were The Mekons, Skeletal Family, :zoviet*France: and the first record releases by Pulp.

Notable releases

YearArtistRelease UK
Indie
1982 Zoviet France Untitled album by :$OVIET:FRANCE: –
1983 Pulp It –
1984 Skeletal Family Burning Oil 1
1984HulaMurmur14
1985 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Talk about the Weather 3
1985 Zoviet France Popular Soviet Songs and Youth Music –
1986 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Paint Your Wagon 3

Discography

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Catalog No.ArtistTitleFormat
RED 1The OddsSaturday Night7 inch single
RED 2 Akrylykz Spiderman7 inch single
RED 3DeadbeatsChoose You7 inch single
RED 4Michael SwitzerlandMarilyn Monroe's Sister7 inch single (unreleased)
RED 5The DistributorsLean On Me7 inch single
RED 6Rhythm ClicksShort Time7 inch single
RED 7 The Mekons Snow7 inch single
RED 8Normil HawaiiansGala Failed12 inch single
RED 9The DistributorsHold12 inch single
RED 10Soul On IceUnderwater12 inch single
RED 11unreleased
RED 12 Soviet France Untitled album by :$OVIET:FRANCE: vinyl album
RED 13Time In MotionQuiet Time7 inch single
RED 14 1919 Caged7 inch single
RED 15Xpozez10,000 Marching Feet7 inch single
RED 16NodDad7 inch single
RED 17Steve DixonTalking Candy Blues '827 inch single
RED 18HulaBlack Pop Workout12 inch EP
RED 19Time In MotionI Wanna Be Your Telephone7 inch single
RED 20 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Beating My Head7 inch single
RED 21Darkness & JiveHooked On You7 inch single
RED 22 1919 Repulsion7 inch single
RED 23 Soviet France Norschvinyl album
RED 24Soul On IceWidescreen7 inch single
REDLP 25 1919 Machinevinyl album
RED 26Zoot and the RootsI Ate the Little Red Rooster7 inch single
RED 27Darkness & JiveFurnace7 inch single
RED 28 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Take It All7 inch single
REDLP 29 Pulp It vinyl album
RED 30See You In VegasWork7 inch single
RED 31 Tronics Wildcat Rock7 inch single
RED 32 Pulp My Lighthouse7 inch single
RED 33 Punilux Hold Me (Never Mould Me)7 inch single
REDLP 34 Punilux 7vinyl album
REDLP 35HulaCut from Insidevinyl album
RED 36 Skeletal Family The Night7 inch single
RED 37 Pulp Everybody's Problem7 inch single
REDLP 38Native EuropeSearching for an Orchestrationvinyl album
RED 39 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry He's Read7 inch single
REDLP 40 Soviet France Mohnomishevinyl album
RED 41 Skeletal Family She Cries Alone7 inch single
REDT 41 Skeletal Family She Cries Alone12 inch single
REDT 42 Skeletal Family Recollect12 inch EP
RED 43 Skeletal Family So Sure7 inch single
REDT 43 Skeletal Family So Sure12 inch single
REDLP 44 Skeletal Family Burning Oil vinyl album
REDLP 45 Soviet France Eostrevinyl album
REDLP 46 Punilux Feels Like Dancing Wartimevinyl album
REDT 47HulaFever Car12 inch single
RED 48 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry This Today12 inch single
RED 49 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Monkeys on Juice7 inch single
REDT 49 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Monkeys on Juice12 inch single
REDLP 50 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Talk About The Weather vinyl album
RED 51La MuerteSurrealist Mystery12 inch single
RED 52 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Hollow Eyes7 inch single
REDT 52 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Hollow Eyes12 inch single
REDLP 53HulaMurmurvinyl album
RED 54 Skeletal Family Promised Land7 inch single
REDT 54 Skeletal Family Promised Land12 inch single
RED 55 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Chance7 inch single
REDT 55 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Chance12 inch single
RED 56HulaGet the Habit7 inch single
REDT 56HulaGet the Habit12 inch single
REDLP 57 Skeletal Family Futile Combatvinyl album
REDC 58 Zoviet France Popular Soviet Songs and Youth Music 2 x audio cassette
joint release with Singing Ringing
REDC 59 Skeletal Family Together: Futile Combat/ Burning Oilaudio cassette
RED 60 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Spinning Round7 inch single
REDT 60 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Spinning Round12 inch single
RED 61unreleased
RED 62HulaWalk on Stalks of Shattered Glass7 inch single
REDT 62HulaWalk on Stalks of Shattered Glass12 inch single
REDLP 63Hula1,000 Hoursvinyl double album
RED 64HulaFreeze Out7 inch single
REDT 64HulaFreeze Out12 inch single
REDC 65 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Paint Your Wagon audio cassette
REDCD 65 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Paint Your Wagon compact disc
REDF 65 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Paint Your Wagonlimited edition 7 inch single
RED 66 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Walking on Your Hands7 inch single
REDT 66 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Walking On Your Hands12 inch single
REDLP 67 Zoviet France Misfits, Loony Tunes and Squalid Criminalsvinyl album
REDLP 67A Zoviet France Gesture Signal Threataudio cassette
REDLP 68 Zoviet France A Flock of Rotationsvinyl album
REDLP 68A Zoviet France Assault and Mirageaudio cassette
RED 69unreleased
RED 70unreleased
REDLP 71HulaShadowlandvinyl album
RED 72HulaBlack Wall Blue7 inch single (single sided)
REDT 72HulaBlack Wall Blue12 inch single
RED 73 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Cut Down7 inch single
REDT 73 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Cut Down12 inch single
RED 74HulaPoison7 inch single
REDT 74HulaPoison12 inch single
REDC 75HulaVoiceaudio cassette
REDLP 75HulaVoicevinyl album
REDD 76 The Lorries Crawling Mantra2 x 7 inch single
REDT 76 The Lorries Crawling Mantra12 inch single
REDLP 77 Brendan Croker Boat Trips In The Bayvinyl album
REDC 78Snakefinger's Vestal VirginsNight Of Desirable Objectsaudio cassette
RED 79 The Creepers Brute7 inch single
REDT 79 The Creepers Brute (Terminally Ill Mix)12 inch single
RED 80HulaCut Me Loose7 inch single
REDT 80HulaCut Me Loose12 inch single
RED 81Brendan Croker And The 5 O'Clock ShadowsDarlin'7 inch single
REDLP 82 The Creepers Rock 'n' Roll Liquorice Flavourvinyl album
REDC 83HulaThresholdaudio cassette
REDCD 83HulaThresholdcompact disc
REDLP 83HulaThresholdvinyl album
REDCD 84 The Gun Club Mother Juno compact disc
REDLP 84 The Gun Club Mother Juno vinyl album
REDC 85HulaCut From Inside/Murmuraudio cassette
REDCD 86 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Smashed Hitscompact disc
REDLP 86 Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Smashed Hitsvinyl album
REDLP 87 The Rhythm Sisters Road To Roundhay Piervinyl album
REDCD 88Various ArtistsTil Things Are Brighter...A Tribute to Johnny Cashcompact disc
REDLP 88Various ArtistsTil Things Are Brighter...A Tribute to Johnny Cashvinyl album
RED 89 The Gun Club Breaking Hands7 inch single
REDT 89 The Gun Club Breaking Hands12 inch single
RED 90HorselandLove Dies Again7 inch single
REDT 90HorselandLove Dies Again12 inch single
REDCD 91 Zoviet France Shouting at the Groundcompact disc
REDLP 91 Zoviet France Shouting at the Ground2 x vinyl album
RED 92The Rhythm SistersAmerican Boys7 inch single
REDT 92The Rhythm SistersAmerican Boys12 inch single
RED1B3 81Red Army ChoirSchizophrenic7 inch EP
TACKLP 1 Gary Clail's Tackhead Sound System Tackhead Tape Time vinyl album
TAP 1The DistributorsWireless7 inch single

References

  1. ↑ Perrone, Pierre (9 May 2008). "Obituaries: Tony Kostrzewa - Founder of Red Rhino Records". The Independent . London. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  2. ↑ Countdown, Channel 4, 7 March 2012.
  3. ↑ New Musical Express 17 December 1988
  4. ↑ "Dead Rhino - indie distributor in receivership" Sounds 17 December 1988
  5. ↑ So stated on RRE's Front 242 releases in 1990-1995
  6. ↑ based substantially on the published catalogue, summer 1985
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