George Dionne interviews RHINO RECORDS & SHOUT! FACTORY co-founder RICHARD FOOS about his contributions in the revitalization of abandoned, lost, and forgotten music, TV shows, and movies.
“All James Brown music was out of print in ‘78, ‘79…except for his latest album that wasn’t selling very well. We went to [his record label] and they gave us the rights [to his music]…it was our biggest seller ever.” – Richard Foos
Highlights include:
- The early days of Rhino Records
- Transitioning from a record shop to record label
- Sourcing the music for their compilations
- No resistance from record labels at first
- Catalog music outpacing new music
- Getting all past Monkees records back into the Billboard charts
- Selling Rhino Records to Warner Music Group
- Physical media making a comeback
- Starting Shout! Factory for out of print TV & movies
- Securing the rights to ‘Freaks and Geeks’
- Selling Shout! Factory to Radial Entertainment
- Old shows that were never saved or taped over
- Shout! Factory TV streaming on Roku & PlutoTV
- Starting his own podcast on how music shaped social & political movements
- Why there are so many vegan restaurants in West Hollywood
- His charity work with The Narrative Method & Volunteer Collective
- And much, much more!
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