I just got this note from Talia at Independent Label Collective PR. Some good stuff coming up for Record Store Day (RSD).
The Independent Label Collective will release six titles for Record Store Day 2011 in collaboration with a selection of their labels. Labels participating this year include Dr. Strange Records, 6131 Records, Init Records, Red Scare Industries, and a special arrangement with one of New York City’s best independent music retailers, Generation Records.
“We at Independent Label Collective are extremely proud to be participating in Record Store Day 2011 with what we consider to be a great selection of titles from some awesome bands,” said Sean Patrick Rhorer, General Manager for ILC. “Anything we can do to help encourage record store culture we feel to be totally worthwhile and Record Store Day continues to demonstrate it’s an event that does just that.”
This marks the ILC’s second year of participation in RSD, and the number of labels involved has grown significantly, from one to six. “I think it is important to have a large scale celebration that not only draws attention to the music at hand but to the brick and mortar stores who give these physical products a place to be sold out of,” asserts Tracy Wilson, Head of Sales for the ILC. “It’s refreshing to have one day a year where we can remind the world that there is still a small army stores all over this planet selling music and plenty of records to fill them.”
The offerings include the following:
Black Market Baby / Potential Suicide / 7″ / Dr. Strange / Limited to 200 Copies
Bouncing Souls / Live at Generation Records / LP / Generation / Limited to 1000 Copies
The Frustrators / Griller / 7″ / Dr. Strange / Limited to 200 Copies
The Menzingers / Chamberlain Waits / LP / Red Scare / Limited to 300 Copies
Touche Amore / To the Beat of a Dead Horse (All-White Art Edition) / LP / 6131 / Limited to 250 Copies
William Elliott Whitmore/P.O.S. / Split / 7″ / Init / Limited to 1500 CopiesFor more information on any of these releases, or any media inquiries, please contact Talia Miller at the Independent Label Collective at talia@ilcdistro.com
About Independent Label Collective
The Independent Label Collective took shape in early 2009. We are a group of independent record labels, musicians and individuals who work together to create a one of a kind DIY distribution system. Since the inception of the ILC, we have worked hard to provide worldwide physical and digital distribution for our label roster and their artists from around the world. In early 2010 we extended our services to merchandising, mechanical licensing, and PR and our primary goal is to provide everyone involved with some of the best services possible.
ILC is exactly what our name states; a group of independent labels taking matters into their own hands.
I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for that Touche Amore record, that’s for sure. Love 6131 Records.