On 2 Jun 2002 at 21:13, Kakki wrote: > Another beautiful essay, Lama - I think you should write an entire > book on Joni! > > Please forgive for chafing just a bit at one statement, which I know > you cited from Karen O'Brien's biography: > > > Elliot visited Mo Ostin at the only record company on America's west > > coast at Warner Brothers. > > Capitol Records founded in L.A. in 1942 by Johnny Mercer > Reprise Records - L.A. - 1960 - Frank Sinatra > A&M Records - L.A. - 1963 - Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss > Dunhill Records - L.A. - 1965 - Lou Adler > > There were also some other fairly large record labels on the west > coast at the time including Twentieth Century Fox and I think MCA had > an office here, too, back then. There were also numerous small but > significant labels such as Specialty, and founded and based in L.A. > decades ago. Brenda would probably have more information. >
Jac Holzman opened a west coast office for Elektra in the 60's, Berry Gordy transitioned Motown out of Detroit to L.A. in the late 60's/early 70's and if I recall correctly, ABC/Paramount, which later bought Dunhill, had a sizeable west coast presence as well, fueled by associations with Quincy Jones and Ray Charles. And of course there was Fantasy in San Francisco, home to CCR and Dave Brubeck. Considering the success Capitol was having with the Beach Boys and as the U.S. label for the Beatles, to say that Warner was the only record company on the west coast is more than a little absurd. The Capitol tower at Hollywood & Vine is probably the most prominent architectural symbol of the recording industry in the U.S. Brenda n.p.: Joni - "Refuge of the Roads" ------------------------------ Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.
