History Creator / RepriseRecords

* Music/FrankSinatra

Reprise Records is a record label owned by the Creator/WarnerMusicGroup and currently its largest sub-label. It was founded by Music/FrankSinatra in 1960, and after struggling early on was bought by Creator/WarnerBrosRecords three years later (they called it a "rescue takeover").[[note]]Prior to starting Reprise, Sinatra initially tried to get his own imprint with Creator/CapitolRecords, but they refused. He then looked into buying out another label, with possible candidates including Roulette, budget label Tops and jazz label Verve (where he was outbid by Creator/{{MGM|Records}}). During the last few years of his Capitol contract, he was simultaneously doing recordings for them and for Reprise.[[/note]]

* Music/{{Wilco}}: This one involved a famous case of ItWillNeverCatchOn: Reprise felt that their fourth album, to be released in September 2001, wasn't marketable enough. Wilco left the label with the rights to the album, as Reprise didn't feel that they were worth that much to begin with. The band hopped to Warner stablemate Nonesuch and released the album in 2002. Its title? ''Yankee Hotel Foxtrot''. Its reception? Legendary. Its sales? Gold. Yeah, they were kicking themselves after that one.

Reprise Records is a record label owned by the Creator/WarnerMusicGroup and currently its largest sub-label. It was founded by Music/FrankSinatra in 1960, and after struggling early on was bought by Creator/WarnerBrosRecords three years later (they called it a "rescue takeover").[[note]]Prior to starting Reprise, Sinatra initially tried to get his own imprint with Creator/CapitolRecords, but they refused. He then looked into buying out another label, with possible candidates including Roulette, budget label Tops and jazz label Verve (where he was outbid by Creator/{{MGM}}). During the last few years of his Capitol contract, he was simultaneously doing recordings for them and for Reprise.[[/note]]

* Music/{{Maroon 5}} (under the Kara’s Flowers name)

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[[caption-width-right:250:The letter R with two dots resembling a gramophone sound recording set-up.]]

After the Warner takeover, Reprise's new owner, Mo Ostin, would lead the label away from the swing roster that Sinatra had built (including his Creator/RatPack buddies Music/DeanMartin and Creator/SammyDavisJr) and into the pop direction for which it became famous (starting with securing American rights to Music/TheKinks). The roster during the label's late 1960s and early 1970s heyday included such artists as Music/JimiHendrix, Music/CaptainBeefheart, Music/TomLehrer, Music/NeilYoung (who's stayed with the label to this day, except during a brief, [[http://ultimateclassicrock.com/neil-young-geffen-records-infamous-rock-lawsuits/ ill-fated switch to]] Creator/GeffenRecords), Music/JoniMitchell, Music/RandyNewman, Music/GordonLightfoot, Music/FleetwoodMac, Music/JethroTull, Music/FrankZappa, and Music/TheBeachBoys.

After the Warner takeover, Reprise's new owner, Mo Ostin, would lead the label away from the swing roster that Sinatra had built (including his Creator/RatPack buddies Music/DeanMartin and Creator/SammyDavisJr) and into the pop direction for which it became famous (starting with securing American rights to Music/TheKinks). The roster in during the label's late 1960s and early 1970s heyday included such artists as Music/JimiHendrix, Music/CaptainBeefheart, Music/TomLehrer, Music/NeilYoung (who's stayed with the label to this day, except during a brief, [[http://ultimateclassicrock.com/neil-young-geffen-records-infamous-rock-lawsuits/ ill-fated switch to]] Creator/GeffenRecords), Music/JoniMitchell, Music/RandyNewman, Music/GordonLightfoot, Music/FleetwoodMac, Music/JethroTull, Music/FrankZappa, and Music/TheBeachBoys.

After the Warner takeover, Reprise's new owner, Mo Ostin, would lead the label away from the swing roster that Sinatra had built (including his Creator/RatPack buddies Music/DeanMartin and Creator/SammyDavisJr) and into the pop direction for which it became famous (starting with securing American rights to Music/TheKinks). The roster in the label's late 1960s and early 1970s heyday included such artists as Music/JimiHendrix, Music/CaptainBeefheart, Music/TomLehrer, Music/NeilYoung (who's stayed with the label to this day, except during a brief, [[http://ultimateclassicrock.com/neil-young-geffen-records-infamous-rock-lawsuits/ ill-fated switch to]] Creator/GeffenRecords), Music/JoniMitchell, Music/RandyNewman, Music/GordonLightfoot, Music/FleetwoodMac, Music/JethroTull, Music/FrankZappa, and Music/TheBeachBoys.

After the Warner takeover, Reprise's new owner, Mo Ostin, would lead the label away from the swing roster that Sinatra had built (including his Creator/RatPack buddies Music/DeanMartin and Creator/SammyDavisJr) and into the pop direction for which it became famous (starting with securing American rights to Music/TheKinks). The roster in the label's late 1960s and early '70s heyday included such artists as Music/JimiHendrix, Music/CaptainBeefheart, Music/TomLehrer, Music/NeilYoung (who's stayed with the label to this day, except during a brief, [[http://ultimateclassicrock.com/neil-young-geffen-records-infamous-rock-lawsuits/ ill-fated switch to]] Creator/GeffenRecords), Music/JoniMitchell, Music/RandyNewman, Music/GordonLightfoot, Music/FleetwoodMac, Music/JethroTull, Music/FrankZappa, and Music/TheBeachBoys.

After the Warner takeover, Reprise's new owner, Mo Ostin, would lead the label away from the swing roster that Sinatra had built (including his Creator/RatPack buddies Music/DeanMartin and Creator/SammyDavisJr) and into the pop direction for which it became famous (starting with securing American rights to Music/TheKinks). The roster in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s included Music/JimiHendrix, Music/CaptainBeefheart, Music/TomLehrer, Music/NeilYoung (who's stayed with the label to this day, except during a brief, [[http://ultimateclassicrock.com/neil-young-geffen-records-infamous-rock-lawsuits/ ill-fated switch to]] Creator/GeffenRecords), Music/JoniMitchell, Music/RandyNewman, Music/GordonLightfoot, Music/FleetwoodMac, Music/JethroTull, the 1970s recordings by Music/FrankZappa, and the late '60s to mid '70s recordings by Music/TheBeachBoys.

* Music/NewOrder (American distributor)

After the Warner takeover, Reprise's new owner, Mo Ostin, would lead the label away from the swing roster that Sinatra had built (including his Creator/RatPack buddies Music/DeanMartin and Creator/SammyDavisJr) and into the pop direction for which it became famous (starting with securing American rights to Music/TheKinks). The roster throughout the late 1960s and the 1970s included Music/JimiHendrix, Music/CaptainBeefheart, Music/TomLehrer, Music/NeilYoung (who's stayed with the label to this day, except during a brief, [[http://ultimateclassicrock.com/neil-young-geffen-records-infamous-rock-lawsuits/ ill-fated switch to]] Creator/GeffenRecords), Music/JoniMitchell, Music/RandyNewman, the 1970's recordings by Music/FrankZappa, Music/FleetwoodMac, Music/JethroTull and the late 1960s to mid 1970s recordings by Music/TheBeachBoys.

Reprise Records is a record label owned by the Creator/WarnerMusicGroup and currently its largest sub-label. It was founded by Music/FrankSinatra in 1960, and after struggling early on was bought by Creator/WarnerBrosRecords three years later (they called it a "rescue takeover"). [[note]]Prior to starting Reprise, Sinatra initially tried to get his own imprint with Creator/CapitolRecords, but they refused. He then looked into buying out another label, with possible candidates including Roulette, budget label Tops and jazz label Verve (where he was outbid by Creator/{{MGM}}). During the last few years of his Capitol contract, he was simultaneously doing recordings for them and for Reprise.[[/note]]

[[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Reprise_Label_661.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:230:The letter R with two dots resembling a gramophone sound recording set-up.]]

Reprise Records is a record label owned by the Creator/WarnerMusicGroup and currently its largest sub-label. The label was founded by Music/FrankSinatra in 1960 and after struggling through its early years, was bought by Creator/WarnerBrosRecords three years later (they called it a "rescue takeover"). [[note]]Prior to starting Reprise, Sinatra initially tried to get his own imprint with Creator/CapitolRecords, but they refused. He then looked into buying out another label, with possible candidates including Roulette, budget label Tops and jazz label Verve (where he was outbid by Creator/{{MGM}}). During the last few years of his Capitol contract, he was simultaneously doing recordings for them and for Reprise.[[/note]]

After the takeover, Reprise's new owner, Mo Ostin, would lead the label away from the swing roster that Sinatra had built (including his Creator/RatPack buddies Music/DeanMartin and Creator/SammyDavisJr) and into the pop direction for which it became famous (starting with securing American rights to Music/TheKinks). The roster throughout the late 1960s and the 1970s included Music/JimiHendrix, Music/CaptainBeefheart, Music/TomLehrer, Music/NeilYoung (who's stayed with the label to this day, except during a brief, [[http://ultimateclassicrock.com/neil-young-geffen-records-infamous-rock-lawsuits/ ill-fated switch to]] Creator/GeffenRecords), Music/JoniMitchell, Music/RandyNewman, the 1970's recordings by Music/FrankZappa, Music/FleetwoodMac, Music/JethroTull and the late 1960s to mid 1970s recordings by Music/TheBeachBoys.

* NewOrder (U.S. only)

* Music/NewOrder