Quote Originally Posted by Jimfish
I think one of the biggest killers of things is the disproportionate ratio of labels to punters.
Dont get me wrong - up to a point the choice of tonnes of labels is great, but there is too much now, it has gone too far.
There are no profit margins now, and there need to be profit margins to make it work. People need money for heaps of reasons i shouldnt have to go into.. right now there is no money.
In my opinion every new label that starts is another nail in the scenes coffin.
yup! as much as i'd wish everyone in the universe to be creative, there are just TOO MANY records coming out. most shops i call are already swamped with releases, and thats such a shame. some shops literally have to say no, even though my exclusives are from prominant labels around europe, because they have many other techno companies looking after their own labels. its a shame that they'd close the door to the extensive amount i can offer them, but it does seem like there too many labels, a mild amount of punters, lots of wannabe artsits and djs, but not actually many people buying vinyl.

margins, curse those margins. i think most people would be shocked if they knew the pence that was made on each record. and though we can be gracious and say 'i'm not in it for the money', sorry but 'i'd still like to eat please' :cry: