I would like a list of links/contact information for 12 inch Vinyl
Record Distribution Companies located worldwide, that distribute
Dance/Techno records, that would be willing (or probably would be
willing -- i can handle the footwork on this) to distribute records
for my small record label located in Seattle, WA USA.
I would also be interested in seeing any other resources you come
across that would appear to be helpful for distribution for small
record labels in the Dance/Techno area.
I'm primarily looking for companies that will sell/distribute 20 or
more records at a time, and preferably looking for companies that
might sell/distribute hundreds at a time. The list can include online
stores that will buy (or buy only when the record sells) directly from
a record label.
Here is a list of what I found so far that pertains to this question,
giving examples of what I'm looking for:

Distributors:
http://www.amatodistribution.co.uk
http://www.uniquedist.co.uk/
http://www.wattsmusic.com/index.html?fuseaction=home.help

Online stores:
http://www.dancemusicshop.com/sell/
http://store.musicstack.com/
http://www.dancerecords.com/

Resources:
http://music.hyperreal.org/links/venues.html
http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Arts_and_Entertainment/Music/Distribution/Recordings/
http://www.ada-music.com/modules/FAQ/views/distribution.pdf
http://www.undergroundsource.com/stores/

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 31 Jan 2003 04:02 PST

Hi! I am very interested in answering your question but would need to
make further clarifications.

a, It would be difficult to find all your requirements for such
transactions so would a list of distributors and online stores be
enough so you could communicate and thereby negotiate with them.

b. Also from the list of distributors and online stores you provided,
I cannot see that they immediately address your concerns without
contacting them first. So would my proposal of a collection of links
be enough?

Just let me know. :)

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Clarification of Question by qrhythm-ga on 31 Jan 2003 09:17 PST

a, It would be difficult to find all your requirements for such
transactions so would a list of distributors and online stores be
enough so you could communicate and thereby negotiate with them.
>>this is exactly what i'm looking for. i don't expect you to find
*all* of them nor to do the footwork on the requirements for
transactions -- as long as they are in the Dance/Techno Vinyl
distribution business and it appears that there would be a chance for
me to do business with them, I'm interested in knowing about them --
just a list that will help me with my business. Another way to say
this is that I'm looking for the most useful to my business kind of
list you can give me within the constraints of the $50 i put on this
question. (Note that if it makes your job faster, it is ok if there
are some links on the list that *don't* do Dance/Techno -- I will weed
them out. For quality control however, I would prefer that less than
approximately 50% of the links be dead-ends. As long as I don't have
to do too much weeding-out, the most important thing to me is the
number of high-quality links I receive, not the average quality of a
given link.) Anyway that's a lot to keep track of in a $50 question so
just do your best. :)

b. Also from the list of distributors and online stores you provided,
I cannot see that they immediately address your concerns without
contacting them first. So would my proposal of a collection of links
be enough?
>>yes. i was hoping that the list of links i provided would help,
since i always find it useful to have examples to go by. however they
are only provided as additional information that may be helpful for
the researcher, not as a vital part of my question.

A note to researchers who would take on this question, qrhythm-ga is
not looking for answers by simple web searching or through popular
directories. He or she has indicated to me that the requirement would
be for an answer which has a good knowledge of the industry.

To: qrhythm-ga

Since you have indicated that the answer I provided was not the type
you require, I asked the Google Answers Editors to remove it so you
will not be charged accordingly.

Thanks.