Mushroom Records
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Mushroom Records | |
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Warner Bros. Records Rhino Entertainment (re-issues only) | |
Genre | Pop, rock |
Country of origin | Australia |
Location | Melbourne |
Official website | www |
Mushroom Records was an Australian flagship
History
Mushroom Records was an Australian record label formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in Melbourne in 1972.
Its inaugural release was an ambitious triple
Around the same time, Gudinski was convinced to sign expatriate New Zealand band Split Enz, who had recently relocated to Australia. Although they had only moderate success for the first few years, Split Enz scored huge success in 1980 with the release of their album True Colours and the hit single "I Got You", which marked the emergence of Neil Finn.[5]
In 1978, Gudinski started Suicide, a subsidiary label to Mushroom, to release punk music. Unlike Mushroom, Suicide was distributed by
In 1981, Gudinski started another subsidiary, White Label Records, to release what might now be called post-punk music, with signings such as
In the 1990s, remixer Gavin Campbell's Razor Records became a subsidiary of Mushroom.[8]
Mushroom entered the international scene[
After selling 49% of the company to
Gudinski sold the remaining 51% share of the label to News Corporation in 1998 for a sum reported to have been around A$40 million. However, the sale of Australia's last major independent label to a multinational engendered some adverse publicity, with Gudinski controversially claiming that he had sold the label as a protest at the federal government's changes to the regulations governing the parallel importation of recordings.[citation needed]
Gudinski maintained control of most other Mushroom Group companies (including interests in
In October 2005, Festival Mushroom Records was wound up and its trademarks and assets (including its large archive of master recordings) were sold to the Australian division of the Warner Music Group in a deal reported to be worth around A$10 million.[10]
The company's other major asset, Festival Music Publishing, was sold to Gudinski's Mushroom Music a month later for an undisclosed sum.[11]
In December 2009, Gudinski announced that he bought the remaining 50% he did not own from Warner Bros. In 2010, it became fully independent again.[citation needed]
In 2021, Gudinski died in Melbourne at the age of 68.[12][13]
Throughout 2023, the company celebrated their fiftieth anniversary with a yearlong celebration titled, Mushroom: Fifty Years of Making Noise.
A&E Records
With the reorganisation into
Mushroom Records artists
Below are all the artists that were on the label.
- Christie Allen
- Angry Anderson
- Peter André
- The Angels
- Christine Anu
- Ayers Rock
- Jimmy Barnes
- The Black Sorrows
- Buster Brown
- The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
- Kate Ceberano (1991–2000)
- Chain
- Chantoozies
- The Choirboys
- The Church
- ABBA (Mushroom/Warner Bros.)
- The Dingoes
- Jason Donovan
- Jenn Forbes
- Frente
- Nelly Furtado (1999–2008)
- Garbage
- George
- Renée Geyer
- Gyroscope
- Home and Away (1988–2004/05)
- Indecent Obsession
- Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons
- Paul Kelly
- MacKenzie Theory
- Madder Lake
- The Mavis's
- MEO 245
- Dannii Minogue (1990–1995)
- Kylie Minogue (1987–2008)
- Models
- Mother Goose
- Muse
- Neighbours (1985–2000/01)
- Madonna(2005–2009, Mushroom/Festival/Warner Bros.)
- Mika (2007–2009, Mushroom/Festival/Warner Bros.)
- Katie Noonan
- The Paradise Motel
- Toni Pearen
- Archie Roach
- Lianna Rose
- Rose Tattoo
- The Saints
- Scandal'us
- Sid Rumpo
- Skyhooks
- Split Enz
- The Sports
- The Swingers
- Swoop
- Jo Beth Taylor
- Ted Mulry Gang(1977–1980)
- The Aztecs
- TISM (2001–2002)
- Charlie Thorpe, songwriter
- The Wildhearts
- Yothu Yindi
See also
- List of record labels
- Festival Mushroom Records
- List of Festival Mushroom Records artists
- Festival Records
- Warner Bros. Records
- Liberation Records
- A&E Records/Warner Music Group
- Infectious Records
- Perfecto Records
- Taste Media
- Mushroom 25 Live
- Mushroom: Fifty Years of Making Noise
References
- ^ "Michael Gudinski, Australian music mogul and Mushroom records co-founder, dies aged 68". the Guardian. 2 March 2021.
- ^ "The Global Impact of Mushroom Records". Rolling Stone Australia. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ a b Eliezer, Christie (14 February 1998). "Michael Gudinski Interview". Billboard. p. 50. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Osicka, Tamara. "Living in the 70s by Skyhooks". National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- Discogs.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "The Boys Next Door - These Boots Are Made For Walking". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "DRUM ROLL PLEASE…..MUSHROOM TURNS 40!". Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Contact". Home. 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Peter Tschmuck (13 August 2012). "Australian music business – an analysis of the ARIA charts, 1988-2011 – part 2". Musicbusinessresearch.wordpress.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Christie Eliezer (20 October 2005). ""Warner Music Buys Aussie Indie FMR"". Allbusiness.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Christie Eliezer (24 November 2005). ""Australia's Mushroom Music Buys Festival Pub."". Allbusiness.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Michael Gudinski, Legendary Australian Independent Music Entrepreneur, Dies at 68". The Hollywood Reporter. 1 March 2021.
- ^ "'Heart of Australian music ripped out' as industry icon Michael Gudinski dies aged 68". Abc.net.au. 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Marshall builds for future as East West absorbs Mushroom | News | Music Week". Musicweek.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.