[1] Hildegard and Irmin Schmidt's daughter Sandra Podmore has been directors of Spoon Records[2] since 2008.
The label takes its name from the song "Spoon" on Can's Ege Bamyasi album.
Hildegard Schmidt decided to take control of Can's back catalogue while she attended the Midem festival in Cannes in 1979.
Hildegard obtained financial support for Spoon Records from George Reinhart—film producer, photographer, and nephew of the wealthy Swiss art collector Oskar Reinhart.
By the end of the 80s, Spoon Records entirety Can's back catalogue on vinyl and CD.