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Grand Royal was the Los Angeles, California-based vanity record label set up in 1992 by the Beastie Boys in conjunction with Capitol Records after the group left Def Jam Recordings.^[1]

Due to mounting debts, Grand Royal went out of business in 2001. Its assets were sold off via auction on Bid4Assets; these assets did not include any rights to Beastie Boys music.^[2] The assets and back catalog were purchased by a group of fans who in turn started GR2 Records.^[3]

Grand Royal was also the name of a magazine written and published by the group.^[4] It was most famous for its article "Mulling Over the Mullet" in issue two, which lampooned the mullet hairstyle (the Beastie Boys also recorded a song called "Mullet Head", which was released on Grand Royal on its Sure Shot 12-inch single).

References

^ "Beasties Label Grand Royal to be Distributed by Capitol". Rolling Stone. December 9, 1993. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
^ Werde, Bill (January 19, 2004). "For a Record Label Founded by the Beastie Boys, the End Is Less Than Grand". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
^ Cross, Alan (2012). The Beastie Boys: the secret history. Joe Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-9270-0216-2.
^ Woodbury, Jason P. (August 11, 2017). "The Magazine of Champions: On the Shabby Brilliance of "Grand Royal" Magazine". Flood Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2018.

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[Capitol-1] "Beasties Label Grand Royal to be Distributed by Capitol". Rolling Stone. December 9, 1993. Retrieved August 15, 2018.

[ending-2] Werde, Bill (January 19, 2004). "For a Record Label Founded by the Beastie Boys, the End Is Less Than Grand". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2018.

[Cross-3] Cross, Alan (2012). The Beastie Boys: the secret history. Joe Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-9270-0216-2.

[champions-4] Woodbury, Jason P. (August 11, 2017). "The Magazine of Champions: On the Shabby Brilliance of "Grand Royal" Magazine". Flood Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2018.

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-'''Grand Royal ''' was the [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]-based [[Vanity label|vanity]] [[record label]] set up in [[1992 in music|1992]] by the [[Beastie Boys]] in conjunction with [[Capitol Records]] after the group left [[Def Jam Recordings]].
+'''Grand Royal ''' was the [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]-based [[Vanity label|vanity]] [[record label]] set up in [[1992 in music|1992]] by the [[Beastie Boys]] in conjunction with [[Capitol Records]] after the group left [[Def Jam Recordings]].<ref name= "Capitol">{{cite news |last= |first= |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beasties-label-grand-royal-to-be-distributed-by-capitol-96112/ |title=Beasties Label Grand Royal to be Distributed by Capitol |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 9, 1993 |accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref>
-Due to mounting debts, Grand Royal went out of business in [[2001 in music|2001]]. Its assets were sold off via auction on [[Bid4Assets]]; these assets did not include any rights to Beastie Boys music. The assets and back catalog were purchased by a group of fans who in turn started [[GR2 Records]].
+Due to mounting debts, Grand Royal went out of business in [[2001 in music|2001]]. Its assets were sold off via auction on [[Bid4Assets]]; these assets did not include any rights to Beastie Boys music.<ref name= "ending">{{cite news |last=Werde |first=Bill |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/19/business/for-a-record-label-founded-by-the-beastie-boys-the-end-is-less-than-grand.html |title=For a Record Label Founded by the Beastie Boys, the End Is Less Than Grand |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 19, 2004 |accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> The assets and back catalog were purchased by a group of fans who in turn started [[GR2 Records]].<ref name="Cross">{{cite book |last=Cross |first=Alan |title=The Beastie Boys: the secret history |publisher=Joe Books Ltd |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-9270-0216-2}}</ref>
-''Grand Royal'' was also the name of a magazine written and published by the group. It was most famous for its article "Mulling Over the Mullet" in issue two, which lampooned the [[mullet (haircut)|mullet]] hairstyle (the Beastie Boys also recorded a song called "Mullet Head", which was released on Grand Royal on its ''[[Sure Shot]]'' 12-inch [[single (music)|single]]).
+''Grand Royal'' was also the name of a magazine written and published by the group.<ref name= "champions">{{cite news |last=Woodbury |first=Jason P. |url= http://floodmagazine.com/45890/shabby-brilliance-grand-royal-magazine/ |title=The Magazine of Champions: On the Shabby Brilliance of “Grand Royal” Magazine |work=[[Flood Magazine]] |date=August 11, 2017 |accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> It was most famous for its article "Mulling Over the Mullet" in issue two, which lampooned the [[mullet (haircut)|mullet]] hairstyle (the Beastie Boys also recorded a song called "Mullet Head", which was released on Grand Royal on its ''[[Sure Shot]]'' 12-inch [[single (music)|single]]).
 == See also ==

v t e Beastie Boys
Ad-Rock John Berry Mike D MCA Kate Schellenbach
Studio albums	Licensed to Ill Paul's Boutique Check Your Head Ill Communication Hello Nasty To the 5 Boroughs The Mix-Up Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Compilations	Some Old Bullshit The In Sound from Way Out! Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science Solid Gold Hits Beastie Boys Music
EPs	Polly Wog Stew An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego Pretzel Nugget Root Down Aglio e Olio Nasty Bits Scientists of Sound (The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1) The Mix-Up Bonus Tracks
Live musicians	Rick Rubin Doctor Dré DJ Hurricane Money Mark Eric Bobo Alfredo Ortiz Mix Master Mike
Associated acts	The Young and the Useless Dust Brothers Mario Caldato Jr. BS 2000 The Latch Brothers
Filmography	Beastie Boys Video Anthology Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! Fight for Your Right Revisited Beastie Boys Story
Related articles	Discography Songs Grand Royal The Beastles Oscilloscope Laboratories Simply Mortified
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