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The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. [1] Its early releases, in 1968, were distributed in the US by London Records. From the beginning, Sire introduced underground, progressive British bands to the American market.
In his autobiography, Siren Song, Stein writes about how he started out in the music business as a teen before going on to sign groundbreaking artists like Talking Heads, Madonna, Ice-T and k.d. lang.
Apr 3, 2023 · Sire Records boss Seymour Stein, right, is shown in New York City on March 13, 2005, with Ice-T, whose first four major label albums were released by Sire. (Evan Agostini/Getty Images) Seymour ...
The name Sire is an amalgam of the first two letters in the names Seymour and Richard. I particularly liked the name because I felt it paid homage to King Records, where I had learned so much. Our first logo was pulled out of a book and resembled a gothic lion that might have been off a bottle of beer.
Apr 7, 2023 · The co-founder of Sire Records died last Sunday at age 80. After a break, we listen to an archive interview with Joni Mitchell, who was recently honored by the Library of Congress for her songwriting.
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Apr 3, 2023 · Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and many others, has died at age 80. He was known for his deep knowledge and appreciation of music and would prove an astute judge of talent during the era of New Wave, a term he helped popularize in the 1970s. Stein signed Talking Heads, the Ramones and ...
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The Sire Records Story. Richard Gottehrer. Fifty years after their first hit, the duo who discovered Blondie, the Ramones, Talking Heads and Madonna are still producing great new acts. Reading Richard Gottehrer's CV, you could believe that everything he touches turns to gold. Richard first made his name as a producer and songwriter in the mid ...
