posted March 22, 2007 18:32
I read this the other day. Man, it's like The End is the last honest music label & distributor left in North America. Feeling a little less guitly about my $50 order from them a couple weeks ago.
I think capitolism is a great thing, but in the long run, unchecked, it ultimately makes for bad art.
posted March 22, 2007 20:09
Great article about my favorite label. Although a much cooler place to live than Salt Lake....I don't think I would have moved the company to NYC. Way the hell to expensive....
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Hatröss
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posted March 22, 2007 20:21
It would possibly be hard to do with such large volume, but for the digital side of it i think offering a digital version at the time of the cd purchase would be a nice option. 'instant gratification' while you know you have the hard copy in route thru the mail. After all that is what this generation is all about nowadays.
Most of the purchases i would assume are online anyway.
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Nuclear Vampire
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posted March 23, 2007 08:58
I read that the other day. Very interseting, and very cool hat they get that kind of mainstream exposure.
The ideas they had about getting the bands more involved is excellent. Having their own bio pages, with maybe some digital downloads is a great idea. Putting together tour packages and working together on merch was another really good one.
posted March 24, 2007 18:25
anytime i want some hard to find metal cd, or to see what all's out there, THE END has always been a priceless source and they have seen my credit card number plenty of time for orders. it would be a crime if this lable and service met an unfortunate "End".
posted March 24, 2007 21:45
I think the title of this thread is kind of exaggerated. They'll just have to adapt...most good businessmen enjoy a good challenge and this CEO definitely knows what's ahead of him. They will succeed and succeed with flying colors.
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Tangento
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posted March 25, 2007 04:35
quote:Originally posted by Mezcalhead: I think the title of this thread is kind of exaggerated. They'll just have to adapt...most good businessmen enjoy a good challenge and this CEO definitely knows what's ahead of him. They will succeed and succeed with flying colors.
Let's hope so. Between these guys, Web of Mimicry and Ipecac, I actually give a fuck about record labels for the first time in years.
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posted March 29, 2007 16:22
Want to know why The End is number one in music distribution?
I placed an order Sunday. I received my package today (Thursday). AWESOME!
So again why are they number 1?
The answer is so simple its frightening. They actually employ a staff who know how to find a product on an invoice, put that product in a box, and stick it in a mailbox. WOW! If this secret to the business got out.....they might face some serious competition out there.
posted March 30, 2007 06:47
Yeah okay but I was comparing them to other smaller companies out there(they're number 1 in that field)...like Relapse where you can expect a wait time of a minimum of 3 weeks...You don't think Relapse knows who its target audience is??? Load Records, the indie label out of Providence, where you make an order and are completely ignored and forgotten for several weeks...then when questioned about it act like they'd already sent you the order...when they know they hadn't and are scrambling to find the order that they'd lost (oh how fortunate, thank goodness he told us what he ordered). Sure I was making a funny in the previous post, but I seriously believe that it is that simple. Because obviously back in the days when the guy was filling orders from his bedroom he had to be doing the same thing. He gave a damn about the people sending him money for his product and realized they would continue to send more if he treated them well.
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Paulie 88
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posted April 02, 2007 20:42
It'd be a shame to see them go, the industry sucks overall, digital rights are the only way to hang on for some companies, but in terms of one particular company, you never anticipate it when SOMEONE IN YOUR FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT IS A TOTAL DIPSHIT (ahem). That's all I have to say on this.
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