Music for Sale

The consumption of music continues.  The format may have changed through the years:  vinyl, tape, CD, and digital files.  And if you think paid streaming is something totally new, well, this idea is kind of like a modern twist on jukebox.  That’s right, people used to put coins in a jukebox to listen to music on demand.

Say It or Save It

Did we miss your favorites in any of the following directories?  If so, go to our Contact page and tell us about it.  You’ll feel better afterwards.

Music for Sale

The consumption of music continues.  The format may have changed through the years:  vinyl, tape, CD, and digital files.  And if you think paid streaming is something totally new, well, this idea is kind of like a modern twist on jukebox.  That’s right, people used to put coins in a jukebox to listen to music on demand.

Say It or Save It

Did we miss your favorites in any of the following directories?  If so, go to our Contact page and tell us about it.  You’ll feel better afterwards.

 

Labels

 

Dance/Electronic Record Companies

With few exceptions, the labels in the following directory have each released at least one record that made our Megamix page since 2001.

 

Label/Imprint/ Artist Founder(s) or Co-founder(s)	Web Site
North America
Amathus Music	amathusmusic.com
Arkade Records : Kaskade	arkaderecords.com
Audacious Records : Dave Aude	audaciousrecords.com
Banzai Recs : Henry Fong	banzairecs.com
Big Beat Records : Craig Kallman (Kraze)	wearebigbeat.com
Bite This : Jauz	heybitethis.com
Blume : 3LAU	3lau.com
Buygore : Borgore	buygore.com
Casablanca Records	casablanca-music.com
Cherrytree Records : Cherry Cherry Boom Boom	cherrytreemusiccompany.com
Crowd Records : Aiden Jude	crowd-records.com
Curvve Recordings : Vinny Troia	curvverecordings.com
Dauman Music	daumanmusic.com
Deadbeats : Zeds Dead	deadbeatsofficial.com
Deeplife Records	deepliferecords.com
Desert Hearts	deserthearts.us
DFA Records : James Goldsworthy (Unkle) : James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem)	dfarecords.com
Dim Mak Records : Steve Aoki	dimmak.com
Dirtybird Records : Claude VonStroke	dirtybirdrecords.com
Fool's Gold Records : A-Trak	foolsgoldrecs.com
Foreign Family Collective : Odesza	foreignfamilycollective.com
Good Game Records	facebook.com/goodgamerecords
Insomniac Records	insomniacrecords.com
Juicy Music : Robbie Rivera	juicymusic.net
Kid Coconut : Michael Brun	kidcoconutofficial.com
Kindergarten Recordings : Wolfgang Gartner	kindergartenrecordings.com
King Street Sounds	kingstreetsounds.com
KULT Records	kult.com
Liftoff Recordings : Disco Fries	soundcloud.com/liftoffrecordings
Mad Decent : Diplo	maddecent.com
Made Records	maderecords.com
Matador Records	matadorrecords.com
Mau5trap : Deadmau5	mau5trap.com
Monstercat	monstercat.com
Murk Records : Oscar G : Ralph Falcon	murkrecords.com
Nervous Records	nervousnyc.com
Nettwerk Records : Mark Jowett (Moev)	nettwerk.com
Neutone Recordings	facebook.com/neutonerecordings
Next Plateau Entertainment	nextplateauent.com
Om Records	omrecords.com
Openers : Amtrac	openersrecs.com
Ovum Recordings : Josh Wink : King Britt	ovum-rec.com
OWSLA : Skrillex	owsla.com
Panda Funk : Deorro	pandafunk.com
Prodigy Records	prodigymusicgroup.com
Radikal Records	radikal.com
Razor & Tie	razorandtie.com
Robbins Entertainment	robbinsent.com
Solmatic Records : David Garcia : Richard Vission	solmaticrecords.com
Spotted Records : Nathan Kay	spottedrecords.com
Star 69 Records : Peter Rauhofer	facebook.com/star69
Stealth Records : Roger Sanchez	rogersanchez.com
Sub Pop Records	subpop.com
Subliminal Records : Erick Morillo	subliminalrecords.com
System Recordings	systemrecordings.com
Tazmania Records	tazmaniarecords.com
Thrive Music	twitter.com/thrivemusic
Tommy Boy Entertainment	tommyboy.com
Track Team Records	facebook.com/trackteamrecords
Trina Music : Giuseppe D.	trinaent.com
Twisted Records	twistedrecords.com
UBL2 Music	ubl2music.com
Ultra Music	ultramusic.com
Uppercase Records	uppercaserecords.com
Water Music Records	watermusicrecords.com
Yoshitoshi Recordings : Deep Dish	yoshitoshi.com
Europe
All Around the World	aatw.com
Anjunabeats : Above & Beyond	anjunabeats.com
Anjunadeep : Above & Beyond	anjunadeep.com
Armada Music : Armin van Buuren	armadamusic.com
Aropa Records : Dash Berlin	armadamusic.com/label/aropa-records
Astralwerks	astralwerks.com
AVA Recordings : Andy Moor	avarecordings.com
Axtone Records : Axwell	axtone.com
Black Butter Records	black-butter.com
Black Hole Recordings : Tiesto	blackholerecordings.com
Blanco y Negro	blancoynegro.com
BOSO : Ten Walls	bosolab.com
Boys Noize Records : Boys Noize	boysnoizerecords.com
Clipper's Sounds	clipperssounds.org
Cobalt Music	cobaltmusic.gr
Coldharbour Recordings : Markus Schulz	coldharbourrecordings.com
Counter Records	counterrecords.com
CR2 Records : MYNC	cr2records.com
Darklight Recordings : Fedde Le Grand	darklightrecordings.com
Deconstruction Records : Mike Pickering (M People)	columbia.co.uk
Defected	defected.com
Diffused Music : Michael Woods	diffusedmusic.com
Do It Yourself Multimedia Group	doityourself.it
Doorn Records : Sander van Doorn	pro.beatport.com/label/doorn-spinnin/7980
d:vision	energyprod.it
Ed Banger Records	edbangerrecords.com
Enhanced Music : Tritonal (co-owners)	enhancedmusic.com
Fame Recordings : Mischa Daniels	armadamusic.com/label/fame-recordings
FFRR Records : Pete Tong	ffrrrecords.com
Flamingo Recordings : Funkerman : Fedde Le Grand	flamingorecordings.com
Flashover Recordings : Ferry Corsten	flashoverrecordings.com
Fly Eye Records : Calvin Harris	flyeyerecords.com
Future Sound of Egypt : Aly & Fila	futuresoundofegypt.com
Garuda Music : Gareth Emery	garethemery.com
Global Underground	globalunderground.co.uk
Heldeep Records : Oliver Heldens	twitter.com/heldeeprecords
Hospital Records : Tony Colman (London Elektricity)	hospitalrecords.com
Hot Creations : Jamie Jones : Lee Foss	hotcreations.com
Houseworks Records : DJ Antoine : Mad Mark	globalproductions.ch
Hysteria Records	hysteriarecs.com
ICONS Music	facebook.com/iconsmusicofficial
Jack Back Records : David Guetta : Nicky Romero	jackback.com
Kittball Records : Tube & Berger : Juliet Sikora	kittball.com
Kontor Records	kontorrecords.de
LE7ELS : Avicii	facebook.com/le7elsofficial
LouLou Records : LouLou Players : Kolombo	loulourecords.com
Major Toms : Rudimental	wearemajortoms.com
Method Records : Disclosure	soundcloud.com/methodrecords
Milk & Sugar Recordings : Milk & Sugar	milkandsugar.de
Millia Records : Yves Larock	milliarecords.com
Ministry of Sound	ministryofsound.com
Mixmash Records : Laidback Luke	mixmashrecords.com
Monday Records	soundcloud.com/monday-records
Mood Records : Nicole Moudaber	mood-records.net
Mostiko	mostiko.be
MTA Records : Chase & Status	mtarecords.co.uk
Musical Freedom : Tiesto	musicalfreedom.com
Never Say Die Records : SKisM	wewillneversaydie.com
New World Punx Music : New World Punx	newworldpunx.com
Ninja Tune : Coldcut	ninjatune.net
NoCopyrightSounds	nocopyrightsounds.co.uk
Noculan Records	noculan.com
Organized Nature : Gabriel & Dresden	armadamusic.com/label/organized-nature
Perfecto Records : Paul Oakenfold	perfectorecords.net
Pornostar Records	pornostarrecords.com
Positiva Records	positivarecords.com
Premiere Classe Records : DJ Snake	premiereclasserecords.com
PRMD Music : Ash	prmd.com
Protocol Recordings : Nicky Romero	protocolrecordings.com
Pryda Recordings : Eric Prydz	ericprydz.tv
Refune Music : Sebastian Ingrosso	refune.com
Revealed Recordings : Hardwell	revealedrecordings.com
Rising Music : Chris Lake	risingmusic.co.uk
Roton Music	roton.ro
The Saifam Group	saifam.com
Sirup Music : DJ Tatana (?)	facebook.com/sirupmusic
Size Records : Steve Angello	size.net
Smash the House : Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike	facebook.com/smashthehouse
So Much Dada : Dada Life	somuchdada.com
Soma Records : Slam	somarecords.com
Southern Fried Records : Fatboy Slim	southernfriedrecords.com
Spearhead Records : BCee	spearheadrecords.co.uk
Spinnin’ Records	spinninrecords.com
STMPD RCRDS : Martin Garrix	stmpdrcrds.com
Stoney Boy Music : StoneBridge	stoneyboy.com
Strictly Rhythm	strictly.com
Sunrise Records	facebook.com/sunriserec
3 Beat Music	3beat.co.uk
TONSPIEL	facebook.com/tonspielofficial
Toolroom Records : Mark Knight	toolroomrecords.com
UpNorth Recordings : CLMD	upnorthrecordings.com
VANDIT Records : Paul van Dyk	vandit.com
Viper Recordings : Futurebound	viperrecordings.co.uk
Wall Recordings : Afrojack	twitter.com/wallrecordings
What a Music : David Guetta	davidguetta.com
XL Recordings	xlrecordings.com
Xtravaganza Recordings : Alex Gold	xtravaganza.co.uk
Yellow Productions : Bob Sinclar	yellowprod.fr
Zooland Records : Manian (Spencer & Hill) : Yanou	zooland-records.de
ZYX Music	zyxmusic.com
Australia/New Zealand
Eclypse Records : Feenixpawl : Jason Forte	eclypserecords.com
405 Recordings	405recordings.com
Future Classic	futureclassic.com.au
Phazing Records : Dirty South	facebook.com/phazingrecords
Xelon Entertainment	xelonentertainment.com

 

Stores

 

Music Retailers

The retailers and e-retailers below offer physical records and/or digital downloads.  This directory represents a sampling of some of the most popular or acclaimed stores in the U.S. and around the world.  CDs may have ended the reign of vinyl records, but vinyl somehow managed to survive.  Note that after hitting rock bottom in 2005, vinyl records have made a steady comeback.  Vinyl record sales in 2014 are the highest since 1990; turntable sales are up too.  As CD sales continue to decline, Target will either stop selling CDs or start stocking new vinyl releases in the next five years.  Stay tuned.

And then we noticed the following on page 16 of Target’s weekly circular for October 18-24, 2015.

 

build your vinyl collection at Target.com buy one, get one 50% off on hundreds of vinyl albums at Target.com/vinyl

 

Russ Solomon should have saved a few Tower Records stores in California.  Check out “All Things Must Pass” (towerrecordsmovie.com).

 

Attention, Independent Record Stores! If you’d like to advertise on this site for free, speak up.

 

Retailer	Web Site	Physical Store(s)
North America
California
Amoeba Music	amoeba.com	Berkeley, Hollywood, San Francisco
Aquarius Records	aquariusrecords.org	San Francisco
As the Record Turns	astherecordturns.com	Hollywood
Atomic Records	atomicrecordsla.com	Burbank
Boo Boo Records	booboorecords.com	San Luis Obispo
Caveman Vintage	caveman-vintage.com	Los Angeles
Fingerprints	fingerprintsmusic.com	Long Beach
Freakbeat Records	freakbeatrecords.com	Sherman Oaks
Gimme Gimme Records	gimmegimmerecords.com	Los Angeles
Jacknife Records & Tapes	jackniferecordsandtapes.com	Los Angeles
The Last Bookstore	lastbookstorela.com	Los Angeles
Lou’s Records	lousrecords.com	Encinitas
Mono Records	monorecordsla.com	Los Angeles
Mount Analog	climbmountanalog.com	Los Angeles
Origami Vinyl	origamiorigami.com	Los Angeles
Permanent Records Los Angeles	permanentrecordsla.com	Los Angeles
PooBah Records	poobah.com	Pasadena
Rasputin Music	rasputinmusic.com	12 in Northern Calif.
Record Outlet	recordoutlet.com	Thousand Oaks
Record Surplus	recordsurplusla.com	Los Angeles
Rockaway Records	rockaway.com	Los Angeles
Salzer’s Records	salzers.com	Ventura
Streetlight Records	streetlightrecords.com	San Jose, Santa Cruz
Touch Vinyl	touchvinyl.com	Los Angeles
Vacation Vinyl	vacationvinyl.com	Los Angeles
Wombleton Records	wombletonrecords.com	Los Angeles
Central Canada
Atom Heart	atomheart.ca	Montreal
Encore Records	encorerecords.ca	Kitchener, Ontario
Vortex Records	vortexrecords.ca	Toronto
Florida
Bananas Music	musicfinder.com	St. Petersburg
Daddy Kool Records	daddykool.com	St. Petersburg
Microgroove	microgroovetampa.co	Tampa
Planet Retro Records	planetretrorecords.com	St. Petersburg
Mid-Atlantic
A.K.A. Music	akamusicphilly.com	Philadelphia
Double Decker Records	doubledeckerrecords.com	Allentown, Pa.
Jerry’s Records	jerrysrecords.com	Pittsburgh, Pa.
Princeton Record Exchange	prex.com	Princeton, N.J.
Siren Records	sirenrecords.com	Doylestown, Pa.
The Sound Garden	cdjoint.com	Baltimore, Md.; Syracuse, N.Y.
The True Vine	thetruevinerecordshop.com	Baltimore, Md.
Vintage Vinyl Records	vvinyl.com	Fords, N.J.
Midwest
Dave’s Records	davesrecordschicago.com	Chicago
Dusty Groove	dustygroove.com	Chicago
The Electric Fetus	electricfetus.com	Duluth, Minneapolis
Encore Records	encorerecordsa2.com	Ann Arbor, Mich.
Gramaphone Records	gramaphonerecords.com	Chicago
Hymie’s Vintage Records	hymiesrecords.com	Minneapolis
Indy CD & Vinyl	indycdandvinyl.com	Indianapolis
Jazz Record Mart	jazzmart.com	Chicago
Laurie’s Planet of Sound	lauriesplanetofsound.com	Chicago
Melodies & Memories	melodiesandmemories.com	Eastpointe, Mich.
Peoples Records	peoplesdetroit.com	Detroit
Permanent Records Chicago	permanentrecordschicago.com	Chicago
Reckless Records Chicago	reckless.com	Chicago
Rolling Stones Records	rollingstonesmusic.com	Norridge, Ill.
Shake It Records	shakeitrecords.com	Cincinnati, Ohio
Vintage Vinyl	vintagevinyl.com	St. Louis
Mountain
Black & Read	blackandread.net	Arvada, Colo.
Independent Records & Video	beindependent.com	Colorado Springs, Fountain, Pueblo
Twist & Shout Records	twistandshout.com	Denver
Wax Trax Records	waxtraxrecords.com	Denver
New England
Newbury Comics	newburycomics.com	26 in New England
New York
Academy Records & CDs	academy-records.com	New York
A1 Record Shop	a1recordshop.com	New York
Black Gold Records	blackgoldbrooklyn.com	New York
Bleecker Street Records	bleeckerstreetrecordsnyc.com	New York
The Bop Shop	bopshop.com	Rochester
Clockwork Records	clockworkrecordsny.com	Hastings-on-Hudson
Deadly Dragon Sound System	deadlydragonsound.com	New York
Dope Jams	dopejams.net	Oak Hill
Generation Records	generationrecords.com	New York
The House of Guitars	houseofguitars.com	Rochester
Human Head Records	humanheadnyc.com	New York
Last Vestige Music Shop	lastvestige.com	Albany
Music Matters	musicmattersny.com	Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda
Permanent Records	permanentrecords.info	New York
Record Grouch	recordgrouch.com	New York
Rough Trade NYC	roughtradenyc.com	New York
Stray Vintage	strayvintage.wordpress.com	New York
Turntable Lab	turntablelab.com	New York
Pacific Northwest
Easy Street Records	easystreetonline.com	Seattle
Everyday Music	everydaymusic.com	Beaverton, Portland, Bellingham, Seattle
Hot Poop	hotpoop.com	Walla Walla, Wash.
Jackpot Records	jackpotrecords.com	Portland, Ore.
Jive Time Records	jivetimerecords.com	Seattle
Mississippi Records	littleaxerecords.com	Portland, Ore.
Music Millennium	musicmillennium.com	Portland, Ore.
Sonic Boom Records	sonicboomrecords.com	Seattle
South
Arkansas Record-CD Exchange	arcd.com	North Little Rock, Ark.
Fantasyland Records	fantasylandrecords.com	Atlanta
Goner Records	goner-records.com	Memphis
Grimey’s New & Preloved Music	grimeys.com	Nashville
Shangri-La Records	shangri.com	Memphis
Underground Sounds	twitter.com/usoundsky	Louisville
Wuxtry Records	wuxtry-records.com	Athens, Decatur
Southwest
Revolver Records	revolveraz.com	Phoenix, Tempe
Texas
Antone’s Record Shop	antonesrecordshop.com	Austin
Bill’s Records	billsrecords.com	Dallas
End of an Ear	endofanear.com	Austin
Forever Young Records	foreveryoungrecords.com	Grand Prairie
Waterloo Records	waterloorecords.com	Austin
Multiple Regions
Barnes & Noble	barnesandnoble.com	640 in the U.S.
Best Buy	bestbuy.com	1,400+ in the U.S.
Cracker Barrel	crackerbarrel.com	630+ in the U.S.
f.y.e.	fye.com	300+ in the U.S.
Hastings	gohastings.com	125+ in the U.S.
HMV	hmv.ca	100+ in Canada
Target	target.com	1,800 in the U.S.
Walmart	walmart.com	5,000+ in the U.S.
Web-only
Amazon.com	amazon.com	N/A
Apple iTunes	itunes.com	N/A
ArkivMusic	arkivmusic.com	N/A
Bandcamp	bandcamp.com	N/A
Beatport	beatport.com	N/A
CD Baby	cdbaby.com	N/A
CD Universe	cduniverse.com	N/A
Classical Archives	classicalarchives.com	N/A
Discogs	discogs.com	N/A
eBay	ebay.com	N/A
eMusic	emusic.com	N/A
HDtracks	hdtracks.com	N/A
iMesh	imesh.com	N/A
MAQAM	maqam.com	N/A
MusicStack	musicstack.com	N/A
Other Music	othermusic.com	N/A
Tower.com	tower.com	N/A
Traxsource	traxsource.com	N/A
Vinyl Me, Please	vinylmeplease.com	N/A
Latin America
Exiles Records	exilesrecords.com	Buenos Aires
Retroactivo Records	retroactivorecords.com.mx	Mexico City
Tower Records Mexico	towerrecords.com.mx	Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla
Europe
Casbah Records	casbahrecords.co.uk	London
Cob Records	cobrecords.com	Porthmadog, Wales
Concerto	concerto.nl	Amsterdam
La Face Cachee	la-face-cachee.com	Metz, France
Keltainen Jaansarkija	kolumbus.fi/levykauppa	Helsinki
Kingbee Records	kingbeerecords.co.uk	Manchester, England
Love Music	lovemusicglasgow.com	Glasgow, Scotland
Monorail Music	monorailmusic.com	Glasgow, Scotland
Pet Sounds	petsounds.se	Stockholm
Piccadilly Records	piccadillyrecords.com	Manchester, England
Plattfon Records	plattfon.ch	Basel
Pushkinskaya 10	p-10.ru	St. Petersburg
Reckless Records	reckless.co.uk	London
The Record Spot	therecordspot.com	Dublin
Rough Trade	roughtrade.com	London, Nottingham
Rumpsti Pumsti	rumpsti-pumsti.com	Berlin
6pack Records	6pack.ch	Zurich
Souffle Continu	soufflecontinu.com	Paris
Sound It out Records	sounditoutrecords.co.uk	Stockton-on-Tees, England
Southsea’s Pie & Vinyl	pieandvinyl.co.uk	Southsea, England
Spacehall	spacehall.de	Berlin
Spillers Records	spillersrecords.co.uk	Cardiff, Wales
Tower Records Ireland	towerrecords.ie	Dublin
12 Tonar	12tonar.is	Reykjavik
Wanted Records	wantedrecords.co.uk	Bristol, England
Multiple Regions
HMV	hmv.com	120+ in the U.K.
Sainsbury’s	sainsburys.co.uk	1,200+ in the U.K.
Tesco	tesco.com	3,500+ in the U.K.
That’s Entertainment	musicmagpie.co.uk	20+ in the U.K.
Web-only
Bleep	bleep.com	N/A
Busstop Records	busstop-records.co.uk	N/A
Jamendo	jamendo.com	N/A
Juno Records	juno.co.uk	N/A
7digital	7digital.com	N/A
Asia
Disk Union	diskunion.net	Japan
Flake Records	flakerecords.com	Osaka, Japan
Mora	mora.jp	Japan
Purple Record	purplerecord.com	Seoul
RECOfan	recofan.co.jp	Japan
Tower Records Japan	tower.jp	80+ in Japan
Australia/New Zealand
Greville Records	grevillerecords.com.au	Prahran, Victoria
Africa
Mabu Vinyl	mabuvinyl.co.za	Cape Town

 

Streaming

 

Music Streaming Services

As streaming revenues continue to grow—while downloads seem to have peaked in 2012—subscription-based streaming may turn out to be consumers’ preferred way to pay for music.  In countries where Spotify made its debut first, streaming accounts for over 90 percent of digital revenue.  This is where other markets, including the U.S., may be headed.

Vinyl records ruled for decades, then CDs came along and took over for 15 to 20 years, a much shorter reign than the music industry had anticipated.  Everything moves at warped speed in the digital world.  If current trends continue, we’ll look back and see that digital downloads only enjoyed a good 10-year run at best.  Most of the following streaming services are based on subscription or freemium (free and premium options).

 

Streaming Service	Web Site	Paying Customers (million)
North America
Amazon Music Unlimited	amazon.com/amazonmusicunlimited	55
Apple Music	apple.com/music	100?
Groove	microsoft.com/groove
Napster	ca.napster.com
Pandora Plus	pandora.com/one	6.3
Rhapsody	rhapsody.com	3.5*
YouTube Music	music.youtube.com	100
Europe
Deezer	deezer.com	9.4
Napster	de.napster.com gb.napster.com fr.napster.com 14 others
Qobuz	qobuz.com
Rara	rara.com
Rdio	pandora.com
SoundCloud Go	soundcloud.com/go
Spotify	spotify.com	236
TIDAL	tidal.com	4.2
Yandex.Music	music.yandex.ru	2
Zvooq	zvooq.ru
Middle East/Asia
Alibaba	alibaba.com
Anghami	anghami.com	1.52
AWA	awa.fm
Baidu	baidu.com
Gaana.com	gaana.com
JOOX	joox.com
KKBOX	kkbox.com	2
Line Music	music.line.me
NetEase Cloud Music	music.163.com
Raaga	raaga.com
Saavn	saavn.com	20
Tencent Music Entertainment (QQ Music)	tencentmusic.com	103
Australia/New Zealand
BABOOM	baboom.com
Guvera	guvera.com	15
Africa
Boomplay Music	boomplay.com

 

* Includes Napster customers.

Playlist

 

A playlist while you browse:

• Raspberries – Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) (1974) [►]
• Pete Wingfield – Eighteen With a Bullet (1975) [►]
• Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (1985) [►]
• Blake Lewis – Heartbreak on Vinyl (2010) [►]

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