Hip-O Records

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Hip-O Records
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	1996 (1996)
Founder	Doug Morris
Distributor(s)	Universal Music Enterprises (In the US)
Genre	Various
Country of origin	U.S.
Official website	www.hiporecords.com

Hip-O Records is a

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History

The name "Hip-O Records" is a play on the word "hip" and the already-existing

as an ideal two way relationship. Rhino provided invaluable assistance in the packaging and marketing of EMI's catalog, and EMI provided Rhino with increasingly difficult to access master recordings. Their association had been extremely prestigious and profitable for both. During a 1992 renegotiation, Morris took a 50% stake in Rhino, which only energized the profitability and success of both.

Morris left Warner Music Group in 1995 during an internal shake-up and immediately landed at what was then called

in every way, down to the company's name.

Today, as part of Universal Music Group, Hip-O reissues many albums from UMG's huge back catalogue - including such labels as Decca, Interscope, Geffen, A&M, Mercury, Polydor, MCA, Island and others.

Hip-O Select

Hip-O Select, Hip-O's limited edition reissue label, was co-founded by UMe VP Pat Lawrence and former Rhino Records exec Thane Tierney.

's complete singles.

Unlike limited releases made by competitor Rhino Handmade, Hip-O Select has its catalog available for purchase on iTunes.

In 2015, Vivendi pulled the plug on Hip-O Select and all of the Hip-O Select titles are now out of print.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of record labels

References

External links

• Official site (Archive from 2008)
• Hip-O Select, Hip-O's limited edition online reissue label (Archive from 2008)