Rhino Records no longer exists?

I guess that the rumor of the non-Beatles "Apple" catalogue going to Rhino(even if this was intended at one time) is not to be.

 

Promo CDs and LPs came that way as well.
If it's jacket wasn't stamped "promotional: not for sale", it was knoched, drilled, or had it's corner clipped off so it could not be returned for credit.

You could see the writing on the wall when one of the Rhino founders jumped ship and started Shout Factory. They gave me many years of enjoyable records starting with the novelty years in the late 70s, the great re-issues of the early 80's, and lavish boxsets in the 90's. They will be missed.

 

You can get that box set cheaper elsewhere. Also, be careful about purchasing it, as many of the lower and middle numbers had quality defects. Rhino ceased providing replacements for defective items related to that set months ago, so if you get a bad one, you are stuck with it now.

 

R.I.P Rhino -I remember my first Rhino Lp and they even included a comic-book with the record.They kept a lot of the old groups going ...they will be missed.

 

Not surprising but still very sad news just the same. The Rhino Handmade series was great and some very unique releases were put out from that division of Rhino. The company was only a shell of what it was in it's prime the past few years though after Bill Inglot left them. I have plenty of great Rhino releases and comps.
My fave is the the "Have A Nice Day" 25 Volume Series. I never did find Vol. 11 at a decent price point yet though and thats the only one I need to complete that series collection.

 

ah this is too bad, my friends had just signed papers to be on the soundtrack of the new Jason Reitman film Up in the Air, so this was going to be their real label debut, but I suppose it won't be out on Rhino now.

 

Does not surprise me. Warners has sucked big-time ever since that Segrams heir took it over.

Only exceptions have been the Sound Matters vinyl series that Steve has mastered.

Not that the other majors are any better.

 

Seems to be AOK at the moment.

http://www.rhinorecords.com/

There's gotta be some peeps to run the joint and function as a music outlet.
You can't just dump an amazing Big Star set and an new gigantic Nuggets set onto the public without having some worthy individuals there to run the label, whomever it may be.

And it seems to me that you can't simply abandon a long-term and highly reputable label like Rhino, when they put out so much good material. Something doesn't smell right.

 

Rhino isn't quite folding up, it's just pining for the savanna.

Can you read properly? Rhino IS folding up: they're letting almost all their employees go, including the ones that were working on projects (the A&R department).

What they're keeping at WMG is the brand and it will be reused for things that have little to do with the current Rhino operations. The Variety piece is mostly PR spin. Nobody at WMG would acknowledge that they're shutting down a label (which means failure), so the spin is that they're only evolving the label into an entity with new objectives (which means proactivity instead).

Until yesterday, the guys from Rhino were basically in charge of all the Warner back catalog and a few extra projects, anthologies involving licensing from other labels. Now, there will be a new back catalog team at Warner, mostly focused on digital downloads, and it will operate under the old Rhino moniker.

Rhino did an amazing job and almost single-handedly created the quality reissue market. I've got so many good memories when I opened and listened to a Rhino release for the first time. I'm a little sad to see the end of the road for the label and the team and I hope they'll find another place to express their taste and their talents.

 

Man they had some awesome box sets That 90's Whatever box set was over the top with the coffee beans and the packaging even though they couldn't get every important Artist from the 90's on there it saved me a lot of hassle and money if I were to track down everyone of those songs I didn't have. I was hoping someday they would have made a Grunge or 90's Hiphop box or a Boyband box set j/k. But now it looks like "And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain ..."

 

I hate to do it, but I told you so

 

So sad...

RIP Rhino...

 

Graham!

We are not ALL like that! Some of us actually listen to the music rather that the electronic waves on the osciloscope

Welcome and speak up your mind!

 

As a new wave fan, I especially want to give a shout out to the "Just Can't Get Enough" series from Rhino. That includes New Wave Women, New Wave Dance, New Wave Christmas, and the New Wave Halloween cds. The Power Pop, Hang the DJ, and Left Of The Dial sets are a blast too.

I think my first Rhino memories were the Jonathan Richman and Kinks cds in the late 80s.

 

It's not about being "right" or "wrong" (although many people often think they are always right and others are always wrong - just human nature), it is about education. You can learn a lot here and although weeding the stuff that is interesting to you from all that is posted here is a skill, overall there are many knowledgable people here, who love to share their love of music with others.

 

I just today from California to Michigan got that deluxe Grateful Dead book I pre-ordered from Rhino! (my card hasn't been charged yet, was supposed to ship with the next Dead CD box) wow, I'll miss Rhino.

 

The Rhono box-sets of Coltrane, Coleman & Mingus disappearing from the market will leave a great hole.... what a shame.

Sign of the times....

 

This is very sad news. No other major label could do reissues quite like Rhino did. Audiophile labels may have given us better sound, but when it came to track selection for boxed sets or anthogies and packaging, there's no company in the world quite like Rhino.

 

Sad news indeed.

I wonder what happens to The Doors Live in New York box set.

 

One of the last boxes looks to be maybe the Live Sinatra in New York.

 

They were the first and the best. I remember when the guys just had the store even before they had the label. Once when I was on tour in Florida I saw a Rhino record in a store and it was a big deal because it meant they made it out of California. Heck, they even let me make an album for them. Long live The Rhino.