Griffin Music
Griffin Music was an
.The album was released as Griffin Music's first title in the spring of 1990. Having established the label with its first release, Godwin then pursued venerable British space rockers Hawkwind, finally securing the North American rights to two obscure albums in 1991.[1] During the course of 1990, Godwin partnered the label with mega-distributor Feedback Incorporated of Chicago who took over the day-to-day operation of the label (headquartered in the suburb Lombard, while Godwin concentrated on finding artists and catalogs to sign to Griffin.
Between 1991 and 1995, Griffin Music would become one of the largest
In 1993, Griffin Music secured the license to manufacture and distribute a portion of the BBC in Concert series in North America. Later, Godwin and partner Neale Parker would form Griffin Video which would include many of the same bands' various concert videos.
The biggest release by Griffin Music came in March 1995 when the label released the first in what was to have been a multi-album deal,
On January 2, 2020, Griffin Music was registered as Griffin Music Group in Canada under new ownership and management (Ryan Harvey-MacIntyre) and operates once again as a Canadian Independent Record label. Although using the same name it has no connection with the original label.
References
- ^ "Flight of the Griffin & the Hawk". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ Godwin Turns Fandom Into Business – Billboard 1996
- ^ Partial Catalog at Rate Your Music
- ^ Partial Catalog at Discogs.com
- ^ "Griffin Under Chapter 11 Purchased by Tango". Billboard. 25 October 1997.
