Cooking Vinyl

Cooking Vinyl is a UK based independent record company, founded in 1986 by former manager and booking agent Martin Goldschmidt and business partner Pete Lawrence. Goldschmidt remains the current owner and chairman while Rob Collins holds the position of managing director. Established in 1986, Cooking Vinyl has developed a reputation as one of Europes most innovative independent labels, inspiring an enviable loyalty among its artist roster in the process. Key to the companys longevity is its emphasis on artist-driven deals with its pioneering introduction of bespoke services-only contracts that claim no stake in artists copyrights. As for recent years, 2015 and 2016 were remarkable for the label, described by Uncut magazine a template for modern independent record companies. After topping the charts in 2015 with The Prodigys The Day is My Enemy, this feat was repeated in 2016 with the global success of Passengers Young as the Morning Old as the Sea. Both records qualified for a sil...