A factory containing stock for a number of independent record labels in the London suburb of Enfield has been set ablaze during the London riots, which are now sweeping the entire nation.
The factory belonged to the PIAS Group, which is a distribution company working with some of the largest independent record labels in the world and many small ones, including Sunday Best, Rough Trade, Jagjaguwar, Vice and Soul Jazz to name a few.
There were also a number of film production companies who have lost DVD stock.
An official statement from PIAS was posted on their website last night (August 9):
“There was a fire last night at the SonyDADC warehouse which services the physical distribution for [PIAS] in the UK are Ireland. [PIAS] is working closely with SonyDADC who are implementing their emergency plans. [PIAS]’s UK offices in London and all other areas of our business are unaffected. More information will be communicated shortly to all our labels and partners.”
This was updated later with:
“Sony DADC have actioned their Business Continuity Plan and are back up and running from a new control room in Enfield. PIAS continue to work with them to minimise the impact on the business, a number one priority for all our labels and clients. Sony DADC have identified a temporary distribution partner and it is envisaged that they will be in a position to pick, pack and ship orders in the course of next week.”
Martin Mills, chairman of the Beggars Group told Music Week that the larger labels will be less affected because they keep stock in a number of places.
Wondering how you can help? The Association of Independent Music UK issued this statement regarding the fire:
“It WILL help enormously if this week, any records you were planning on buying, from the independent labels affected by the fire and destruction of their stock, you go online and make your purchases there. It will bring in some desperately needed funds to help those companies re-manufacture the destroyed stock. Thank you."
Labels distributed by the PIAS group are:
1234, 2020 Vision, Accidental, Ad Altiora, Adventures Close To Home, Alberts, All City, Alt Delete, Ambush Reality, Angular, Ark, ATC, Atic, Atlantic Jaxx, Azuli, B Unique, Backyard, Bad Sneakers, Bandstock, Beggars Banquet, Big Chill, Big Dada, Big Life/Nul/Sindy Stroker, Boombok, Border Community, Boysnoize, Brille, Bronzerat, Brownswood, Buzzin Fly, Can You Feel It, Catskills, ChannelFly, Chemikal Underground, City Rockers, Counter, D Cypher, Dance To The Radio, Deceptive, Def Jux, Dirtee Stank, Divine Comedy, Domino, Drag City, Drive Thru, Drowned In Sound, Duophonic, Eat Sleep/Sorepoint, Electric Toaster, Emfire, F. Comm, Fabric, Faith and Hope, Fantastic Plastic, Fargo, FatCat, Feraltone, Finders Keepers/Twisted Nerve, Fingerlinkin’, Flock, Free Range, From The Basement, Full Time Hobby, Goldsoul, Gronland, Groove Attack, Halftime, Hassle, Heron, Hum&Haw, Independiente, Info UK, Join Us, Kartel, Kensaltown, Kitsune, Kompact, Laughing Stock, Leftroom, Lex, Lo Max, Loose, Love Box, Lowlife, Lucky Number, Marquis Cha Cha, Memphis Industry, Merok, Metroline, Mute, Naive, Nation, Navigator, New World, Ninja Tune, Nuclear Blast, One Little Indian, Output/People In The Sky/Process, Pale Blue, Palm, Peacefrog, PIAS Recordings, PIP 555 Productions, Play To Work, Powerhouse, Propaganda/Ho Hum, Raw Canvas, Red Grape, Red Telephone Box, Rekids, Renaissance, Respect Productions (PES digital), Reveal Records, RMG, Rock Action, Roots, Rough Trade, Rough Trade Comps, Rubyworks, Ruffa Lane, Search and Destroy, Secret Sundaze, Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar/Dead Oceans, Sell Yourself, Setanta, Shatterproof, Sideone Dummy, Slam Dunk, Smalltown, Soma, Something in Construction, Sonar Kollectiv, Soul Jazz, Southern Fried, Stranded Soldier, Subliminal, Sunday Best, TARGO, Taste, Ten Worlds, Thrill Jockey, Total Fitness, Touch and Go, Track and Field, TriTone, Trouble, Try Harder, Turk, Turnstile, Twenty 20, Underworld, Union Square, Urban Torque, Vagrant, Vice, Victory, Wagram, Wall of Sound, Warp, Wi45, Wonky Atlas, Word and Sound, Xtra Mile, You Are Here.
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