Siren Song_My Life in Music
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Meek, Joe
Meisel, Trudy
Men Without Hats
Mercury Records
the Merseys
Mesner, Eddie
Mesner, Leo
Metallica
Midem
Midler, Bette
the Mighty Diamonds
Mighty Sparrow
Miller, Al
Miller, Daniel
Miller, Dave
Millon
Mills, Irving
Mills, Martin
Mills Music
Minit Records
Minor, Charlie
Miracle Records
“Mirror in the Bathroom” (English Beat)
Mitchell, Bobby
Mitchell, Guy
Mitchell, Joni
the Mixtures
Mizrahi, Hy
Moby
Modern English
Modern Lovers
Modern Records
Monterey Pop Festival
Moonlight Club
Moran, Linda
More Songs About Buildings and Food
Morgado, Bob
Morisse, Lucien
Morissette, Alanis
Morris, Doug
Morrison, Van
Morrissey
“Moskow Diskow” (Telex)
Moss, Kate
Mötley Crüe
Motown
Mottola, Tommy
Moultrie, Mattie
Mount Sinai Heart Institute
Moving Waves (Focus)
Moyet, Alison
MTV
Mudd Club
Mullican, Moon
Mundi, Coati
Murai, Kuni
Murray, Juggy
Music for the Masses (Depeche Mode)
Musicor Records
Mute Records
My Bloody Valentine
“My Boyfriend’s Back” (Angels)
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (Byrne and Eno)
Nachman, Rebbe
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (Talking Heads)
Napier-Bell, Simon
Nathan, Nat
Nathan, Syd
as boss
funeral of
personality of
Nathan, Zella
National Records
Nazareth
Neal’s
“Need Your Love So Bad” (Fleetwood Mac)
Neeson, Liam
Nektar
Nelson, Ozzie
Nelson, Richard A.
Nelson, Ricky
Nelson, Willie
Neville, Aaron
Nevins, Al
New Disc Records
“New Life” (Depeche Mode)
new wave
New York (Reed)
Newman, Herb
Newman, Phyllis
Newman, Paul
Newman, Randy
NewVoice Records
Nicholas, Nicholas J.
NME (magazine)
Nomi, Klaus
Nonesuch
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell)
Noonan, Tom
the Normal
Nor-Va-Jak
Novello, Ivor
Nowlin, Bill
Nuggets
Numan, Gary
“O Superman” (Anderson)
Oakenfold, Paul
Oakey, Philip
Oakley, Geraldine
Ocean Rain (Echo and the Bunnymen)
Ocean’s 11 (film)
“Ode to Billy Joe” (Akkerman)
Ol’ Dirty Bastard
Oldham, Andrew
OMD
“Once in a Lifetime” (Talking Heads)
“One Step Beyond” (Madness)
Orbison, Roy
Orbit, William
Orbital
Orlando, Tony
Orleans, Arnie
Oseary, Guy
Ostin, Michael
Ostin, Mo
mythology of
“Oye Como Va” (Puente)
Page, Jimmy
Page, Patti
Page, Tommy
Palace Theatre
Paley, Andy
the Paley Brothers
Pang, May
Paradise Garage
Paramor, Norrie
Paramount Records
parenthood
Parker, Charlie
Parkway
Parnes, Larry
Parry, Chris
Passport Records
Paula Records
Paxton, Bill
payola
Peacock
Pearl, Fanny
Pearl, Jack
Pearl Harbor
Peel, John
Peer, Ralph
Penny, Hank
Penzell, Hy
“People Are People” (Depeche Mode)
“People Say” (Dixie Cups)
Pettibone, Shep
Petty, Norman
Philles Records
Phonogram
Pickwick
“Pictures on My Wall” (Echo & the Bunnymen)
Pierce, Don
the Pink Fairies
Placebo
“Planet Claire” (B-52’s)
Plastic Bertrand
Platt, Jon
“Please, Please, Please” (Brown, James)
“Please Mr. Postman” (Marvelettes)
Poland
Polari
Pollack, Jodi
Pollock, Alan
Polydor
PolyGram
Pompadur, Martin
Pomus, Doc
“Pop Muzik” (M)
Porcupines (Echo and the Bunnymen)
Pornography (Cure)
“Power to All Our Friends” (Richard)
Presley, Elvis
the Pretenders
Price, Lloyd
Primal Scream
Prince
Private Stock
the Prodigy
“A Promise” (Echo and the Bunnymen)
“Psycho Killer” (Talking Heads)
Ptooff? (the Deviants)
Public Image Limited
Puente, Tito
Pulp
Punch and Judy
punk
“The Push Bike Song” (Mixtures)
Pye Records
The Queen Is Dead (Smiths)
Rabinowitz, Sol
racism
Radio Tele Music
Rago, David
Rago Arts
Rainbow Records
the Raincoats
Rama
Ramone, Dee Dee
Ramone, Joey
Ramone, Johnny
Ramone, Tommy
the Ramones
touring
Randazzo, Teddy
Raney, Wayne
the Rat
R&B
“Reach” (Paxton)
Reagan, Ronald
Real Records
record collecting
Record Shack
Record World
Red Alert
Red Bird
Redding, Otis
Reddy, Helen
Reed, Lou
signing
“Reel Around the Fountain” (Smiths)
Regehr, Bob
Regent
Reich, Charles A.
Reid, John
Reisdorff, Bob
Remain in Light (Talking Heads)
Renaissance
Rene, Googie
Rene, Leon
Rennie, Roland
Reno, Don
the Replacements
Reprise Records
Resident Alien (Spacehog)
Residual Kid
the Rezillos
Rhone, Sylvia
Richard, Cliff
Richards, Keith
Ride
Rifkind, Julie
Rifkind, Roy
Riley, Larry
Ripp, Artie
Rising Tide Records
Le
s Rita Mitsouko
Robey, Don
Robinson, Alvin
Robinson, Bobby
Robinson, Danny
Robinson, Dave
Robinson, Harold
Robinson, Joe
Robinson, Lisa
Robinson, Smokey
Robinson, Sylvia
Rock, Bob
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll (Lennon)
“Rocket Man” (John, Elton)
Rocket to Russia (Ramones)
Rodgers, Nile
Roger, Ranking
Rogoff, Al
the Rolling Stones
Rondo, Don
Rose, Wesley
Rosenberg, Liz
Rosenblatt, Eddie
Rosenblatt, Michael
Rosenfield, Leo
Ross, Diana
Ross, Steve
Roth, David Lee
Rotten, Johnny
Rough Trade
Roulette Records
Rounder Records
the Roundhouse
Rourke, Andy
Royal Air Force
Royal Plastics
Rubell, Steve
Rubin, Rick
Rudin, Mickey
Russ, Theo
Russell, Arthur
Russell, Leon
“Safety Dance” (Men Without Hats)
Sanders, Zell
Sanremo Music Festival
Santly, Joe
Santly-Joy
Santo, David
“Say Hello, Wave Goodbye” (Soft Cell)
Sayman, DoJean
“Scatterlings of Africa” (Clegg and Juluka)
Scepter Records
Schenck, Rocky
Schoenbaum, Jerry
Schrager, Ian
Schroeder, Aaron
Schwartz, Gene
Schwartz, Robert
Scorsese, Martin
Scott, Carl
Scott, Marty
Scott, Ridley
Scritti Politti
Seal
Sedaka, Neil
Seeman, Eva
Segel, Dave
Selector
Sensation Records
Seville, David
Sex Pistols
Shabbos
Shaffer, Paul
“Shake, Rattle, and Roll” (Turner)
Sham 69
the Shangri-Las
Shankar, Ravi
Shaw, Bobby
Shay, Pittman
“Sh-Boom” (Chords)
“She Sells Sanctuary” (Cult)
Sheldon Music
Shelley, Pete
Sheridan, Art
Shertser, Peter
Shuman, Mort
“Signed, Sealed, and Delivered” (Cowboy Copas)
Silicon Teens
Sill, Lester
Silver, Al
Silver Currents (Santo)
Silverman, Tom
Silvers, Ed
Simon, Paul
Simon & Garfunkel
Simone, Nina
Simply Red
Simpson, O. J.
Sinatra, Frank
Sinclair, Jill
Sippen, Ian
Sire Records
catalog of
Elektra and
first releases
founding
Gottehrer, Richard, leaving
sales of
success of
Warner Brothers and
Sister Sledge
“Situation” (Yaz)
ska
Slay, Frank
Smash Records
Smiley, Red
Smith, Eddie
Smith, Joe
Smith, Mary Lou
Smithers, Peter Orway
Smithers, Sara
the Smiths
The Smiths (Smiths)
Soft Cell
Soma
Some Bizarre
“Song of the Volga Boatmen”
Songs for Drella (Cale and Reed)
Songs to Learn & Sing (Echo and the Bunnymen)
Sonic Temple (Cult)
Sony Music
“Sorrow” (Merseys)
Sotheby’s
“The Sounds of Silence” (Simon & Garfunkel)
Spacehog
Spark
Speak & Spell (Depeche Mode)
Speaking in Tongues (Talking Heads)
the Specials
Specialty Records
Spector, Phil
Spielberg, Steven
Springsteen, Bruce
Stackridge
Stalin, Joseph
Stallone, Sylvester
Stamps
Stanley, Steven
Stanley Brothers
Starday
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Stax
Steele, Tommy
Stein, Chris
Stein, Linda
death of
divorce with
Fields and
as manager
pregnancy of
relationship with
Stein, Mandy
childhood of
Stein, Samantha Lee
childhood of
death of
Steinberg, Irwin
Steinberg, Phil
Steinbigle, Ann
Steinbigle, Asher-Zalki
Steinbigle, David
Steinbigle, Dora
Stern, Isaac
Stevens, Lefty
Steve-O
Stewart, Jim
Stewart, Mike
Stewart, Rod
Stewart, Sylvester
Stiff Records
Stigwood, Rob
Still, Lester
Stills, Stephen
Sting
Stoller, Mike
Stone, Henry
Stone, Sly
the Stooges
“Stool Pigeon” (Kid Creole and the Coconuts)
Stop Making Sense
“Stop Your Sobbing” (Davies)
the Strangeloves
the Stranglers
the String-A-Longs
Stringer, Rob
Studio 54
Sue Records
Suede
“Sugar Bum Bum” (Lord Kitchener)
Sugarmen
Suicide
Summer, Donna
“The Sun” (Chain Reaction)
Sun Records
“Sunshine Superman” (Donovan)
Supergrass
Surf Avenue
Sussel, Allan
Swan Records
Swann
Synergy
synth pop
“Tainted Love”
Tajan
“Take Me to the River” (Green, Al)
“Take on Me” (Aha)
Talent for Sale (Akkerman)
Talking Heads
band dynamics of
touring
Talking Heads: 77 (Talking Heads)
Talmud Torah
Tannen, Nat
“Teach Your Children” (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
Teardrop Explodes
technology
“Teenage Kicks” (Undertones)
the Teenagers
“A Teenager’s Romance” (Nelson, Ozzie)
Telex
“Telstar” (Tornadoes)
Templeman, Ted
Ten Years After
“Tennessee Waltz” (Page, Patti)
Terheggen, Hubert
Tex, Joe
“That’s How Strong My Love Is” (Moultrie)
the The
“There Is a Light That Never Goes” (Smiths)
Think Pink (Twink)
Thompson, Sonny
Thriller (Jackson, Michael)
Throwing Muses
Thyret, Russ
Tico
Time Warner
Tin Pan Alley
TK Records
T-Neck Records
Tom Tom Club
To
ombs, Rudy
Toots and the Maytals
The Top (Cure)
the Tornadoes
Tosh, Peter
Totonno’s
Townshend, Pete
Travis, Geoff
Trinity Music
Troob, Teddy
Troob, Warren
Tucky Buzzard
Turner, Joe
the Turtles
“TVOD” (Normal)
2 Tone Records
Tyler, Liv
Tyler, Steven
“Tzena, Tzena, Tzena” (Weavers)
U2
Ukraine
the Undertones
United Artists
United Jewish Appeal
Universal Music Group International
Uttal, Larry
van Leer, Thijs
Vance, Kenny
Various Positions (Cohen, Leonard)
Vee, Bobby
Vee-Jay
Vega, Alan
Veléz, Martha
the Velvet Underground
Vermin, David
Vernon, Mike
Vernon, Richard
Verve Records
Vicious, Sid
Victor
video games
Vincent, Johnny
Virgin Records
Visage
Volt
Waits, Tom
Wakeling, Dave
The Walk (Cure)
“Walk on the Wild Side”
Walker, Scott
Wand Records
Wardlow, Bill
Warhol, Andy
“Warm Leatherette” (Normal)
Warner, Jack
Warner Brothers Records
Sire Records and
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Japan
Warner-Chappell
Waronker, Lenny
Waronker, Si
Washington, Denzel
Watermark (Enya)
Waters, Roger
“We Shall Overcome”
WEA
the Weavers
Webber, Andrew Lloyd
Weil, Cynthia
Wenner, Jann
Westwood, Vivienne
Wexler, Jerry
Weyman, Todd
Weymouth, Tina
“What Difference Does It Make?” (Smiths)
What’s Bin Did and What’s Bin Hid
“White Silver Sands” (Rondo)
the Who
“Why Do Fools Fall in Love” (Teenagers)
WIBG
Wickham, Andy
Wiederkehr, Lou
Wiederkehr, Martin
Wilde, Marty
“William, It Was Really Nothing” (Smiths)
Williams, Dootsie
Williams, Hank
Williams, Otis
Willow
Wilson, Brian
Wilson, Carl
Wilson, Jackie
Wilson, Tony
Windsor Jazz and Blues Festival
Wine, Toni
Wingate, Ed
Wolcough, Victoria
Wood, L. G.
Wood, Randy
“Wordy Rappinghood” (Tom Tom Club)
World War II
Worrell, Bernie
Wright, Chris
Wyatt, Robert
Wynette, Tammy
the Yardbirds
Yaz
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yes
Yetnikoff, Walter
Yiddish
“You Really Got Me” (Kinks)
Young, Neil
Young Loud and Snotty (Dead Boys)
“Your Cheating Heart” (James)
“Your Song” (John, Elton)
Yuro, Timi
Zappa, Frank
ZE Records
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
SEYMOUR STEIN is the cofounder and chairman of Sire Records, as well as a vice president of Warner Bros. Records. Sire Records, which he founded in 1966, was the pioneer of New Wave music. Stein was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 under the lifetime-achievement category. He lives in New York City. You can sign up for email updates here.