Rhino Records founder hopes Brentwood estate will be a hit

"We've had small parties in cozy corners and large events throughout the entire house and outdoors. Nothing is random. The floor of the guesthouse was imported from a European church. Even the way Tom Callaway conceived the knotty-pine game room with its juke box, pinball machines, multiple TV monitors and soda fountain -- it looks as though it was refurbished in the '40s."

"The gated, seven-bedroom, 13-bathroom house sits on more than 34,000 square feet of park-like grounds with a swimming pool and views of the Santa Monica Mountains. There are seven fireplaces, hand-painted walls and beams, a meditation room, a music system that extends to every room and solar heating. Push-button walls retract on the loggia."

"Richard Foos founded Rhino in 1973 as a store selling blues records. It went on to became a record label and was purchased by Time Warner in 1998 for a reported $60 million. A philanthropist, the music executive would give Rhino employees time off work to do community service."

Richard Foos, founder of Rhino Records, and his wife Shari are listing their Brentwood estate for $19.9 million. The 10,000-square-foot Mediterranean home, designed by Thomas Callaway and completed in 2002, took six years to build and decorate. Situated on over 34,000 square feet of grounds, the seven-bedroom, 13-bathroom gated property features seven fireplaces, hand-painted walls and beams, a meditation room, solar heating, and retractable walls. Notable amenities include a two-room guesthouse with imported European church flooring and a game room styled as a 1940s recreation space. Richard Foos founded Rhino Records in 1973 as a blues record store, which became a major label purchased by Time Warner in 1998 for $60 million. The couple are downsizing to pursue new opportunities.

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