Thrill Jockey
| Thrill Jockey | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Bettina Richards |
| Genre | Indie rock, heavy metal, experimental rock, electronic |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Official website | thrilljockey |
Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label established by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards and based in Chicago.
History
Richards started the label in 1992 with $35,000 of family and personal capital, while working at a Hoboken, New Jersey, record store, and ran the label from her apartment in New York City.[1]
In 1995, she moved the label to Chicago, where "rent and taxes are considerably cheaper" according to Richards, and the independent label found some larger success.[1]
Thrill Jockey offers full-length streaming of every song on every release in its catalog. "I believe if people can listen to the albums, they tend to buy them," Richards said in a 2006 interview with Chicago Reader.[2]
Artists who have recorded on the label include
Fifteenth birthday
In 2007, Thrill Jockey bands old and new recorded songs for a boxed set to celebrate the label's 15th birthday. Bands were asked to choose a song to cover by any other act on their roster. Plum 7" Box Set compilation was released in December 2007 on ten 7-inch vinyl singles.
Some notable tracks include: Directions covering
See also
- List of record labels
- Thrill Jockey discography
References
- ^ New York TimesSeptember 23, 1998 accessdate = 2007-05-09
- ^ Margasak, Peter. "Making eLemonade: Thrill Jockey's Bettina Richards isn't thrilled about the digital revolution, but she's determined to meet it head-on", Chicago Reader, October 27, 2006, accessdate = 2015-04-30
- ^ Billboard.com - "Thrill Jockey Bands Cover Each Other On Boxed Set" By Jonathan Cohen