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Rhino started as a record shop on Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, in 1973, run by Richard Foos, and became a record distributor five years later thanks to the effort of then-store manager Harold Bronson. Their early releases were mostly novelty records (such as their first single, in 1975, Wild Man Fischer's "Go to Rhino Records"). The ...
- 1978; 45 years ago
- Warner Music Group
- Harold Bronson, Richard Foos
Richard Foos has been in the entertainment business for over thirty-five years starting with a small record store named Rhino Records, and eventually growing it into an audio label with well over one hundred million dollars in annual revenue. He and his partner, Harold Bronson, sold Rhino to Time Warner in 1998.
Jan 1, 2004 · Foos opened Rhino Records in 1973 in Westwood, and the shop quickly made fans with its sharp selection. Its out-of-print and used bins offered customers the chance to sample the New York...
- Bobbi Murray
Jul 25, 2004 · Ironically, in 1992 even the store was part of the deal, as Time-Warner took over ownership of the Rhino Records store! But through the mystery of legal fine print, after the 1998 buyout, the store reverted to Richard Foos! Today, although Foos and Bronson have moved on to other things, many of the Rhino staff is still at the label.
We look forward to releasing CDs and videos-with the same high quality and irreverent attitude that you've come to expect-for many years to come. Rhino Entertainment is the label co founded by Richard Foos and Harold Bronson in 1978.
Nov 16, 2017 · Bioneers | Published: November 16, 2017. Richard Foos has been in the entertainment business for over thirty five years starting with a small record store named Rhino Records, and eventually growing it into an audio label with well over one hundred million dollars in annual revenue.
Founder and CEO, Shout! Factory. Foos founded a small, novelty record store called Rhino Records that eventually grew into an iconic record label, later sold to Time Warner. He is credited for helping start a reissue boom in the United States for music, television and feature films.
