March 3, 2016
EPISODE 9: THRILL JOCKEY'S BETTINA RICHARDS, DOING IT HER WAY SINCE 1992
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After having her fill of the major-label A&R game, Bettina Richards started Thrill Jockey Records in 1992 from her apartment. It's now one of the world's most respected indie labels. She discusses how she made it happen.
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Selected links:
- Thrill Jockey's official website
- The main reason Bettina was psyched to work for Atlantic Records
- A tribute to Hoboken's legendary record store Pier Platters, where Bettina once worked
- An HTML-only 1998 New York Times profile of Bettina by Jon Pareles
- Bettina's 2006 take on the digital revolution
- One of Bettina's main inspirations, German Fluxus artist and thinker Joseph Beuys
- The tennis-"skorts" era of Bobby Conn & the Glass Gypsies
