Rhythm King

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Rhythm King Records Ltd was an independent record label founded in the mid 1980s by Martin Heath, Adele Nozedar, DJ Jay Strongman and James Horrocks.

Starting out as an offshoot of Daniel Miller’s critically acclaimed Mute Records Rhythm King’s initial focus was - specifically , , , sampling culture and hip hop/rap.

James Horrocks left the label at the end of 1987 and subsequently went on to form React Music Limited in 1990 which also had a focus upon dance music. This left Martin Heath in sole charge of the label; however by the beginning of 1988 Rhythm King was to enjoy a period of short term success which went hand in hand with the dominance dance music had in the UK singles chart from the late 1980s to the beginning of the 2000s.

The commercial success of Rhythm King enabled it to link a distribution deal with sony records subsidiary Epic Records. Rhythm King was no longer associated with Mute Records from 1991 and towards the end of 1992 it closed down the Outer Rhythm offshoot.

Rhythm King’s distribution deal with Sony Records expired around 1995/96 so a new deal with BMG’s Arista Records was signed in 1996. Rhythm King was subsequently closed down and merged into the main Arista concern when Martin Heath became head of the label.
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