And Party Every Day: the Inside Story of Casablanca Records
“ August 1974 Warner Brothers Records 3300 Warner Boulevard Burbank, California As the summer of 1974 wore on, our battle with Warner came to a head. It was time for a face-to-face with someone at Warner who could make big decisions. In August, Neil and I arranged for a meeting with Mo Ostin, cochairman of Warner Brothers. Despite the “co” designation, Mo was the top man in the company. No one questioned that.
Mo was a short, balding fellow who was a good fifteen to twenty years older than us.... He had become head of Warner many years before as a colleague of Frank Sinatra’s. As the story goes, Warner had offered Sinatra his own label, Reprise. He’d placed all of his buddies with the label, including Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Frank had needed someone to watch out for his interests, and that person was his accountant, Mo Ostin. During this period, Reprise became very powerful, driven by the popularity of Frank, Dean, and company, and it proved to be the mainstay of the entire Warner family.MoreLess
Mo was a short, balding fellow who was a good fifteen to twenty years older than us.... He had become head of Warner many years before as a colleague of Frank Sinatra’s. As the story goes, Warner had offered Sinatra his own label, Reprise. He’d placed all of his buddies with the label, including Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Frank had needed someone to watch out for his interests, and that person was his accountant, Mo Ostin. During this period, Reprise became very powerful, driven by the popularity of Frank, Dean, and company, and it proved to be the mainstay of the entire Warner family.MoreLess
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