The main trick is to not print up more than you know you can sell at minimum. It's also a good practice to have enough to press up two records so you can drop the next one without a huge gap of time in between. By the time your money is coming back from both records you should have enough to press up a third if you can't keep the ball rolling after 3 records then there's a good chance you're just not making the kind of stuff that people are looking for at that moment, this is where the risk is. If you think your instincts are good, you know what people want and you have that then you have a good shot at making at least a name for yourself.tone-def wrote: I agree, i'm planning on starting a label and really want to do vinyl. I'm just doing my own thing and am really confident in what i'm doing but with the global recession and vinyl prices going up (don't know about the rest of the world) i wonder if it's harder then ever to start selling vinyl. Are these things affecting vinyl sales? Do i play it safe and do a few digital releases first or just risk losing everything and go with the format i love?
Don't forget though, the real money isn't in making the music, the real loot comes from playing gigs. If you just change your mindset and think of the record label as a marketing expense and vehicle then you're on the right track.
