Question on pressing and distributing white label vinyls

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Posted by -FSP- on May-25-2011 22:27:

Question on pressing and distributing white label vinyls

I was thinking of releasing a 12" white label out there, and I was wondering if shops and distributors will still take a random white label pressing of 150 with the only info on it are title of the songs and 0 promotion. It's been some time since I've been in a record shop and I buy songs online now. Will I have to do the distribution myself or are distributors ok with low quantity white labels?

Posted by music2dance2 on May-25-2011 22:41:

In the dubstep and DnB world you find lots of vinyl still used. If the store you go to sell vinyl then why not give them some. What are your goals for a white label on vinyl?

Posted by -FSP- on May-26-2011 09:40:

Well my goals for vinyl are to reach for guys who still like vinyl, pretty much for all the reasons you can think of why a vinyl buyer would still buy vinyl.

What I want to know though is if a distributor will take on the legwork of giving songs out which will be much easier for me, or if I have to do the leg work and go through stores one by one.

Posted by Storyteller on May-26-2011 10:29:

Most distributors need some convincing these days.
Why don't you make a few calls? They can probably give a way more detailed answer themselves.

Posted by itsamemario on May-26-2011 11:49:

I'd go to the stores personally. The distributor will cost you, if they even want to take on such a small project.

Call some stores up, or go by them and ask if they'd take your track. I would maybe try to get them in at least 7 different shops. Leaving more than 20 records anywhere would maybe make it look less exclusive. And remember to number each one. 1/150 and so on. That's bad ass

Also, if you hit it off with the record shop people, I'd think they'd be more inclined to pull out your record if regulars come in wanting something special.

Unless your song is shite though, then you're pretty much on your own.

Posted by Zak McKracken on May-26-2011 16:06:

been thinking about the same, let me know how it works out. only 150 vinyls will be expensive to press though, you should do atleast 1000.

Posted by Storyteller on May-26-2011 18:20:

150 may be expensive a piece but I assume a 1000 is outside the budget .

Posted by Craig Bradley on May-26-2011 18:45:

http://www.rawmusicdirect.com/vinyl_pressing

found this mate

Posted by Zak McKracken on May-26-2011 18:54:

quote:
Originally posted by Storyteller
150 may be expensive a piece but I assume a 1000 is outside the budget .

http://www.urpressing.com/quotegen12.php

while a hundred could cost 900, thousands would cost 1600.

thats 9 a peace if you buy 100, 1,6 a peace of you buy 1000. should be easy to sell them for 2-3 a peace to record shops? while 9 is already more than normal vinyl end user price, you cant win on such low numbers.