Tony Kostrzewa

Tony Kostrzewa founded Crimson Rhino Records, among the premiere Uk independent labels from the post-punk period and a starting pad for serves including Pulp, Entrance 242, and Crimson Lorry Yellow Lorry. Blessed Julian Anthony Kostrzewa in Yorkshire on Oct 18, 1949, “Tony K” (as he was nearly universally known) originally wanted to become listed on the Royal Air flow Force, a profession efficiently scuttled by his father’s Polish history; rather, he briefly qualified as a standard bank manager just before relocating to London, where he worked well some accounting and shipping and delivery careers. He also collaborated with Chris Panayiotou and long term Throbbing Gristle keyboardist Chris Carter in the psychedelic light display Orpheus Lites. After relocating to Norwich in 1973, Kostrzewa befriended music merchant Robin Watson, who was simply instrumental in the June 1977 starting from the Hull-based Crimson Rhino record shop. Two years later on, Kostrzewa extended into creation and distribution, with the next Crimson Rhino solitary spotlighting Akrylykz, a ska revival clothing whose frontman Roland Present later on teamed with British Defeat alums Andy Cox and David Steele to create Fine Youthful Cannibals. Crimson Rhino demonstrated most influential because of its support from the fledgling commercial and goth styles, issuing seminal early produces by Skeletal Family members, Crimson Lorry Yellow Lorry, and Entrance 242, furthermore to distributing initiatives with the Sisters of Mercy as well as the March Violets. In the springtime of 1983 Crimson Rhino also released It, the debut record with the Jarvis Cocker-led Pulp, which ten years afterwards emerged among the top acts from the Brit-pop period. When the business joined the United kingdom indie label distribution network The Cartel, Kostrzewa was also called business manager from the Cartel-published The Catalogue, Europe’s initial independent regular music newspaper and a tastemaking drive, because of its trademark free of charge flexidisc spotlighting serves spanning from Big Dark towards the Breeders. In every, Crimson Rhino issued even more 125 singles and albums before Kostrzewa posted to voluntary liquidation in 1989. The record store closed 3 years afterwards, and after relocating his family members to Leeds, he maintained a laser-tag video game business. Kostrzewa came back towards the music sector in 2004, introducing the promotion, advertising, and management company 10 X Better Music. After an extended battle with cancer tumor, he died Might 1, 2008.