The other side of the coin

[rm']

Practically every one here loathes the RIAA... but surely there are some good labels out there. Maybe RIAA-member labels, maybe independants (or aligned with some association, other then the RIAA).

Me? I like Compost Records the best. Definitely THE source for Bossa Nova. I also like Nettwerk a lot. Decca is also a classic... a huge assortment of very refined music is signed under them. Varese Sarabande... has the best soundtracks, other than maybe Sony/Columbia. I'm also a big fan of EMI Classic and EMI Bluenote.

[Metalman]

My favorite is Metal blade records.

[I am Jesus]

Skunk records.

[zootm]

warp records, copro records.

[ElChevelle]

Originally posted by metalman75
My favorite is Metal blade records.
:up:

[Dazfish]

*grabs a coin out of pocket*

hey this one has 3 sides dammit, which one do i choose ><

[Orgone_Man]

Originally posted by metalman75
My favorite is Metal blade records.

me too!

[Trigear]

i'll say drive-thru records, because my friend's band is about to sign to them. that's all though.

[smeggle]

"Flying Rhino" wicked :cool: Sounds!
(+ Access to some of the top underground mix's,This side of the Galaxy ;) ):D .
Me off to make nice new free Party Possee banner in some of my new web publishing office toy stuff me get today...:D

btw My site should be up shortly and "Trybalink" should be up by next week ,fingers crossed.Any advice etc:)"Trybal Uephoria"The true sound of Dance.Will hopefully be our first release,and I'm working on getting some Free MP3's at 192kpbsmin.
and Virgin Record's,allways got what I wanted there and because I like Richard :)

[Bilbo Baggins]

Snapper Music
Delerium

[stttafffy]

astralwerks

they got some kickass talent on there, i dont know whether or not they are an RIAA member, though.

[ujay]

As my main interest is Folk music almost everything I buy is independently produced.

Nothing to do with the RIAA this, but strange nonetheless. Two of the best vinyl lables for Folk were 'Leader' and 'Trailer', both created by the great Bill Leader. They were bought up when he closed down and nothing from the back catalogue has been released since, they've just been sat on. There are many fine musicians who could have enjoyed a renaissance in the CD market if their early stuff was available. No one understands the reasoning behind it, stubbornness and ill feeling abound.

UJ

[Merlin]

White label - the best house music is usually to be found on whites.

Of the independant labels, I like some of the artists signed to Wall Of Sound, notably Royksopp. :)

[Huehuetenango]

nothing records - the one that trent reznor runs

i have no idea if it is riaa affiliated, bu ti dont' care, b/c it generally puts out very good music

[zootm]

nothing is a part of interscope is a part of UMG. as far as i can tell they're not a part of the RIAA.

pretty good label, too.

[Xerxes]

Decca, Phillips Classic, Sony Classics, Angel, Fortuna... off the top of my head.

[binary hero]

Originally posted by smeggle
192kpbsmin
192 kilobytes per second per minute???
if you want your site to look professional, i'd leave the 'min' off the end :p

I don't care for the label, i care for the music. And i am not a riaa-hater, i spent an obscene amount of money on REAL music last week.

yes, somebody can point out that it has all been ripped and may well find it's way to some obscure server somewhere.

[Sparky!]

Tuff Gong

Pretty sure TG is not affiliated with the RIAA but could be wrong...how do you find out?

[Cameron221]

EMI