Spoon Records
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Spoon Records is an independent record label founded and managed by the spouse of keyboard player Irmin Schmidt, Hildegard Schmidt, since 1979. The label, and its sister publishing operation Messer Music, are headquartered in the Luberon district of France, mostly releasing and reissuing music made by the krautrock band Can and its members. Hildegard and Irmin Schmidt's daughter Sandra Podmore has been directors of Spoon Records{{cite web|url=https://www.spoonrecords.com/history/spoon_records.php|website=Spoon Records|title=Spoon Records history}} since 2008.
The label takes its name from the song "Spoon" on Can's Ege Bamyasi album.
History
Hildegard Schmidt decided to take control of Can's back catalogue while she attended the Midem festival in Cannes in 1979. Hildegard obtained financial support for Spoon Records from George Reinhart—film producer, photographer, and nephew of the wealthy Swiss art collector Oskar Reinhart.
Hildegard secured the rights to Can records owned by the United Artists{{cite book |last1=Young |first1=Rob |last2=Schmidt|first2=Irmin |authorlink2=Irmin Schmidt |title=All Gates Open: The Story of Can |year=2018 |edition=e-book |publisher=Faber and Faber|location=London |isbn=978-0-571-31151-4|pages=287-289}} partnered with Mute Records, a British independent label interested in European/German records. By the end of the 80s, Spoon Records released the entirety of Can's back catalogue on vinyl and CD.{{cite book |last1=Young |first1=Rob |last2=Schmidt |first2=Irmin |authorlink2=Irmin Schmidt |title=All Gates Open: The Story of Can |year=2018 |edition=e-book |publisher=Faber and Faber |location=London |isbn=978-0-571-31151-4|pages=295-296}}
Roster
- Can
- Holger Czukay
- Michael Karoli (with Polly Eltes)
- Jaki Liebezeit (with Phantom Band)
- Irmin Schmidt
- Kumo
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.spoonrecords.com Spoon Records]
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