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?
Last edited by -FSP- on May-25-2011 at 22:35
May-25-2011 22:27
music2dance2
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2001
Location: U.K.
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?
Originally posted by alanzo
It's like sifting through cat shit to find a penny. In the end, it wasn't worth the effort.
May-25-2011 22:41
-FSP-
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2008
Location:
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.
May-26-2011 09:40
Storyteller
Supreme tracneaddict
Registered: Feb 2005
Location: The Netherlands
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.
If less is more think about how much more more would be.
-Frasier
May-26-2011 10:29
itsamemario
Divine Angel
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Mushroom Kingdom
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.
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.
Last edited by Zak McKracken on May-26-2011 at 19:17
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