Maybe it's a good idea to picture this market.
Now we all talk about:
- There are too many labels.
- There are too many crap releases.
- The distributions can't take it anymore.
- The record shops go down by an overkilling release offer.
I'm in need for (and maybe you to) a registration system where we can see:
- Who are the labels?
- What releases are planned in the next view months?
- Who are the distributions, and what do they have to offer?
- Who are the recordshops? What do they have to offer?
- Are all releases covered / filled in / homogeniously covered worldwide?
I think if we know what's moving along,
we can have more control in the market.
This will benefits the market.
But the only way is to organise a worldwide manifest.
Maybe through internet. And we need some guidelines to register all music in a proper way, with an account for all labels, stores, distributions. And all the data accesible for all these people, including the artists who make the music.
There are enough motivations to think of why everyone should cooperate. :)