‘Major labels are trying to scoop up everything’: the chaotic future for indie music companies – and why vinyl isn’t working

I n the late 1980s, the fledgling Seattle record label Sub Pop was a mess. It struggled to pay the phone bill; staff would race to cash their wage cheques before they bounced; and the management couldn’t even cover studio time that had been booked for their artists. “We were a big train wreck,” laug...

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