Grand Royal
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- | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}'''Grand Royal ''' was the [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]] based [[record label]] set up in [[1992 in music|1992]] by [[The Beastie Boys]] in conjunction with [[Capitol Records]] after they left [[Def Jam Records]]. |
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+ | Due to mounting debts, Grand Royal went out of business in [[2001 in music|2001]]. Its assets were sold off via auction; these assets did not include any rights to Beastie Boys music. The assets and back catalog were purchased by a group of fans who in turn started [[GR2 Records]]. | ||
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+ | ''Grand Royal'' was also the name of a magazine written and published by the band. It was most famous for its article "Mulling Over The Mullet" in issue 2 which lampooned the [[mullet (haircut)| mullet]] hairstyle (the Beastie Boys also recorded a song, "Mullet Head", which was released on Grand Royal on their ''[[Sure Shot]]'' 12 inch [[Single (music)|single]]). | ||
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Due to mounting debts, Grand Royal went out of business in 2001. Its assets were sold off via auction; these assets did not include any rights to Beastie Boys music. The assets and back catalog were purchased by a group of fans who in turn started GR2 Records.
Grand Royal was also the name of a magazine written and published by the band. It was most famous for its article "Mulling Over The Mullet" in issue 2 which lampooned the mullet hairstyle (the Beastie Boys also recorded a song, "Mullet Head", which was released on Grand Royal on their Sure Shot 12 inch single).
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