{"id":83322,"date":"2021-01-29T19:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T19:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=83322"},"modified":"2021-01-29T16:58:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T16:58:51","slug":"primary-wave-buys-sun-records-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/primary-wave-buys-sun-records-label\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Wave buys Sun Records label"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@trommelkopf\">Image&nbsp;Credit:&nbsp;Steve&nbsp;Harvey<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> \u2018I Walk The Line\u2019 and \u2018Great Balls of Fire\u2019 among songs included in the reportedly $30 million sale. <\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The music catalogue bonanza continues. Sun Records, one of the biggest labels in rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll history that released the first recordings by <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/youtube-are-starting-music-documentaries-with-mark-ronson-and-johnny-cash\/\">Johnny Cash<\/a> and Elvis Presley, has been acquired by <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/primary-wave-eye-up-blooming-podcast-industry-with-equity-investment-in-audio-up\/\">Primary Wave<\/a> Music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1950s Sun Records was one of the key labels responsible for the rise of rock\u2018n\u2019roll and rockabilly. It was founded by Sam Phillips and sold to Shelby Singleton in 1969. The late Singleton\u2019s brother, John, is staying with the company after the sale. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/record-labels\/9518003\/sun-records-sold-primary-wave-johnny-cash-jerry-lee-lewis\/#:~:text=Primary%20Wave%20has%20bought%20the,%E2%80%9CRed%20Hot%E2%80%9D%20among%20them.\">In a statement he said:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>We are extremely pleased to pass the Sun Records baton to Primary Wave and are confident that they will continue to reach new heights for the crown jewel of the music business created by Sam Phillips, which my brother, Shelby, and I have kept alive and relevant for the past 50 years.<\/p><cite>&nbsp;John Singleton, Sun Entertainment Corporation President<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The deal doesn\u2019t include Sony-owned <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/40-years-death-elvis-presley-streaming-star\/\">Elvis Presley&#8217;s <\/a>records, but every other recording made by Sun Records is now owned by Primary Wave. Songs in the label\u2019s 6,000 song masters collection include Cash\u2019s \u2018Folsom Prison Blues\u2019 and \u2018I Walk the Line,\u2019 Jerry Lee Lewis\u2019s \u2018Great Balls of Fire\u2019 and \u2018Whole Lotta Shakin\u2019 Goin\u2019 On\u2019, Carl Perkins\u2019s \u2018Blue Suede Shoes\u2019 and the Dixie Cups\u2019 \u2018Chapel of Love.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Walk the Line\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J-6fW66IUY4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Primary Wave will reportedly seek to expand the Sun Records brand and work on the company\u2019s advertising, branding, digital plans, and <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/what-is-the-mlc-mechanical-licensing-collective-explained\/\">licensing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/\">synch<\/a> opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December 2020 Primary Wave bought a majority of Fleetwood Mac\u2019s Stevie Nicks\u2019 publishing catalogue. It also owns half of Whitney Houston\u2019s songs. CEO &amp; founder <span>Larry Mestel<\/span> said in a statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Sun Records is the original home to some of the biggest legends in music. Sam Phillips treated all of his artists with the utmost respect and provided a space of creativity [like] no other. His vision for Sun aligns perfectly with the creative ethos of Primary Wave, and I am overjoyed that this historic label is now a part of our family.<\/p><cite> Larry Mestel, Primary Wave CEO &amp; founder <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Music rights sales are big business. In the age of Spotify and other streaming services, investors are drawn to music royalties for stable revenue and the value of catalogues has shot up. Investors are rushing to buy now in case the bubble bursts. As a result everyone from <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/bob-dylan-sells-complete-songwriting-catalogue-for-huge-sum\/\">Bob Dylan<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/mick-fleetwood-follows-bandmates-footsteps-and-sells-music-rights\/\">Mick Fleetwood<\/a> is selling their masters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018I Walk The Line\u2019 and \u2018Great Balls of Fire\u2019 among songs included in the reportedly $30 million sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":83323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[21172,14356,14357,2153,21885,21886,21887,21173],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Primary Wave buys Sun Records label - RouteNote Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/primary-wave-buys-sun-records-label\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Primary Wave buys Sun Records label - 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