Red Rhino Records

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 K" (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.

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

YearArtistReleaseUK
Indie
1982Zoviet FranceUntitled album by :$OVIET:FRANCE:
1983PulpIt
1984Skeletal FamilyBurning Oil1
1985Red Lorry Yellow LorryTalk about the Weather3
1985Zoviet FrancePopular Soviet Songs and Youth Music
1986Red Lorry Yellow LorryPaint Your Wagon3

Discography

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Catalog No.ArtistTitleFormat
RED 1The Odds"Saturday Night"7" single
RED 2Akrylykz"Spiderman"7" single
RED 3Deadbeats"Choose You"7" single
RED 4Michael Switzerland"Marilyn Monroe's Sister"7" single (unreleased)
RED 5The Distributors"Lean On Me"7" single
RED 6Rhythm Clicks"Short Time"7" single
RED 7The Mekons"Snow"7" single
RED 8Normil Hawaiians"Gala Failed"12" single
RED 9The Distributors"Hold"12" single
RED 10Soul On Ice"Underwater"12" single
RED 11unreleased
RED 12Soviet FranceUntitled album by :$OVIET:FRANCE:vinyl album
RED 13Time In Motion"Quiet Time"7" single
RED 141919"Caged"7" single
RED 15Xpozez"10,000 Marching Feet"7" single
RED 16Nod"Dad"7" single
RED 17Steve Dixon"Talking Candy Blues '82"7" single
RED 18Hula"Black Pop Workout"12" single
RED 19Time In Motion"I Wanna Be Your Telephone"7" single
RED 20Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"Beating My Head"7" single
RED 21Darkness & Jive"Hooked On You"7" single
RED 221919"Repulsion"7" single
RED 23Soviet FranceNorschvinyl album
RED 24Soul On Ice"Widescreen"7" single
REDLP 251919Machinevinyl album
RED 26Zoot and the Roots"I Ate the Little Red Rooster"7" single
RED 27Darkness & Jive"Furnace"7" single
RED 28Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"Take It All"7" single
REDLP 29PulpItvinyl album
RED 30See You In Vegas"Work"7" single
RED 31Tronics"Wildcat Rock"7" single
RED 32Pulp"My Lighthouse"7" single
RED 33Punilux"Hold Me (Never Mould Me)"7" single
REDLP 34Punilux7vinyl album
REDLP 35HulaCut from Insidevinyl album
RED 36Skeletal Family"The Night"7" single
RED 37Pulp"Everybody's Problem"7" single
REDLP 38Native EuropeSearching for an Orchestrationvinyl album
RED 39Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"He's Read"7" single
REDLP 40Soviet FranceMohnomishevinyl album
RED 41Skeletal Family"She Cries Alone"7" single
REDT 41Skeletal Family"She Cries Alone"12" single
REDT 42Skeletal FamilyRecollect12" EP
REDT 43Skeletal Family"So Sure"12 inch single
REDLP 44Skeletal FamilyBurning Oilvinyl album
REDLP 45Soviet FranceEostrevinyl album
REDLP 46PuniluxFeels Like Dancing Wartimevinyl album
REDT 47Hula"Fever Car"12 inch single
RED 48Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"This Today"12 inch single
RED 49Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"Monkeys on Juice"7 inch single
REDT 49Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"Monkeys on Juice"12 inch single
REDLP 50Red Lorry Yellow LorryTalk About The Weathervinyl album
RED 51La Muerte"Surrealist Mystery"12 inch single
RED 52Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"Hollow Eyes"7 inch single
REDLP 53HulaMurmurvinyl album
RED 54Skeletal Family"Promised Land"7 inch single
REDT 54Skeletal Family"Promised Land"12 inch single
RED 55Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"Chance"7 inch single
REDT 55Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"Chance"12 inch single
RED 56Hula"Get the Habit"7 inch single
REDT 56Hula"Get the Habit"12 inch single
REDLP 57Skeletal FamilyFutile Combatvinyl album
REDC 58Zoviet FrancePopular Soviet Songs and Youth Music2 x audio cassette
joint release with Singing Ringing
REDT 60Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"Spinning Round"12 inch single
RED 62Hula"Walk on Stalks of Shattered Glass"7 inch single
REDT 62Hula"Walk on Stalks of Shattered Glass"12 inch single
REDLP 63Hula1,000 Hoursvinyl double album
RED 64Hula"Freeze Out"7 inch single
REDT 64Hula"Freeze Out"12 inch single)
REDC 65Red Lorry Yellow LorryPaint Your Wagonaudio cassette
REDCD 65Red Lorry Yellow LorryPaint Your Wagoncompact disc
REDF 65Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"Paint Your Wagon"limited edition 7 inch single
RED 66Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"Walking on Your Hands"7 inch single
REDT 66Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"Walking On Your Hands"12 inch single)
REDLP 67Zoviet FranceMisfits, Loony Tunes and Squalid Criminalsvinyl album
REDLP 67AZoviet FranceGesture Signal Threataudio cassette
REDLP 68Zoviet FranceA Flock of Rotationsvinyl album
REDLP 68AZoviet FranceAssault and Mirageaudio cassette
REDLP 71HulaShadowlandvinyl album
REDT 72Hula"Black Wall Blue"12 inch single
REDT 73Red Lorry Yellow Lorry"Cut Down"12 inch single)
REDT 74Hula"Poison"12 inch single
REDLP 75HulaVoicevinyl album
REDC 75HulaVoiceaudio cassette
REDD 76The Lorries"Crawling Mantra"2 x 7 inch single
REDT 76The Lorries"Crawling Mantra"12 inch single
REDLP 77Brendan CrokerBoat Trips In The Bayvinyl album
REDT 79The Creepers"Brute (Terminally Ill Mix)"12 inch single
REDT 80Hula"Cut Me Loose"12 inch single
REDLP 82The CreepersRock 'n' Roll Liquorice Flavourvinyl album
REDCD 83HulaThresholdcompact disc
REDLP 83HulaThresholdvinyl album
REDC 83HulaThresholdaudio cassette
REDCD 84The Gun ClubMother Junocompact disc
REDLP 84The Gun ClubMother Junovinyl album
REDC 85HulaCut From Inside/Murmuraudio cassette
REDCD 86Red Lorry Yellow LorrySmashed Hitscompact disc
REDLP 86Red Lorry Yellow LorrySmashed Hitsvinyl album
REDLP 87The Rhythm SistersRoad 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
REDCD 91Zoviet FranceShouting at the Groundcompact disc
REDLP 91Zoviet FranceShouting at the Ground2 x vinyl album
RED1B3 81Red Army ChoirSchizophrenicvinyl EP
TACKLP 1Gary Clail's Tackhead Sound SystemTackhead Tape Timevinyl album
TAP 1The Distributors"Wireless"7 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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