What is Sire Records?
'''Sire Records''' is an [[United States|American]] record label. It is owned by [[Warner Music Group]]. It is also distributed by [[Warner Bros. Records]]. ==History== The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by [[Seymour Stein]] and [[Richard Gottehrer]]. Each invested ten thousand dollars into the new company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/personality-clash-seymour-stein-vs-tim-dellow |title=Personality Clash: Seymour Stein Vs Tim Dellow &#124; Clash Music Exclusive General |publisher=Clashmusic.com |date= |accessdate=March 22, 2011}}</ref> Its early releases as a record label were issued in 1968. This was distributed by [[London Records]]. From the beginning, Sire introduced underground, progressive [[Great Britain|British]] bands to the American market. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:American record labels]] [[Category:1966 establishments in the United States]] {{Music-stub}}