UNIQUE DISTRIBUTION HAS NOW CLOSED THEIR DOORS =(

Here was my letter that I had sent out this afternoon to all my customers, vendors, etc. regarding today's closing of Unique Distribution:

Dear friends,

It's with much sadness that after 27 years of business, Unique Distribution and Hot Grooves have to say farewell to you and thank you SO much for your ever-ending support throughout the years, but today was our last day of business.

I have been with the company for over 12 years and have dedicated my life to this (as many of you have noticed from my countless emails I send 24 hours a day, weekends and holidays) and will miss my job very much. I will also miss having the relationship I have with you, or have had with you in the past. We had some wonderful times.

Unique has fought to keep vinyl alive, but due to the current state of the music industry, there has been shrinkage worldwide for the format of music we so adored.

If you have any concerns regarding Unique business; payments, receivables, shipments, etc., I apologize, but I will be unable to assist you. I am currently unemployed and would highly appreciate any opportunities that any of you might have to offer me. My Unique phone number and email will be disconnected soon, so please contact me through my personal information below. Again, I am unable to assist you with anything regarding Unique, so please refrain from contacting me on those matters.

Unique was much more than a job to me, it was my life. I lived and breathed Unique and everything related to the company. I made many new friends and many I consider my family. I hope one day we can all meet up together and have a drink.

Fond farewell and best wishes to you all.

Best Regards,

Spyder
Sales Manager
Florida Sales Office
Unique Distributors / Hot Grooves Digital Marketing
entertainment is our business - since 1980

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Armand's Records Music Dept CLOSING

Another legendary vinyl record store is shutting it's doors.

Armand's Records Music Dept. which has been in business since 1980 is officially closing its 2nd Floor Dept. at 1108 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. All Cds, Records, DVDS, Slipmats, Record Bags and all Accessories will be 25% - 75% Off. Everything Must Go/while supplies last. Sale Starts Friday 1-11-08. See you there.

Since the early 80's, Armands Records has been a landmark in the Philadelphia DJ scene. During a time when the art of playing records really began to take shape and take off, Armands was there to provide some of the era's leading DJs with the gear and the vinyl they needed. Since then, Armands has grown into the powerhouse of independent retailers on the east coast, providing the areas DJ culture with unrivaled customer service and support. Having grown up with the industry, we're open with nearly every major pro-audio manufacturer and few stores can match our selection.

http://www.armandsrecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/armandsrecords

Syntax Music Distribution: Out Of Business

One of New York's vinyl distributors will be shutting their doors for good this Friday. Having been in business for ten years specializing in U.S. and imported house, dance and techno music, Syntax Music Distribution was one of the few remaining vinyl wholesalers in the U.S.

Previously Syntax had their own label group, under the company name of Syntax Recordings and was most famous for their label Big Chief Recordings, along with DJ Onionz. Syntax also was previously doing P+D's (production and distribution) for about a dozen more labels, such as Nu-Faze, Grab Recordings, Fairpark Recordings, etc.

For the past month, Syntax was trying to focus on the import vinyl, but the market was against them.

They will be missed.

Farewell letter sent out earlier today....

From: Syntax Distribution
Sent: Wednesday, 9 January 2008
Subject: Farewell

Hello All,

After over 10 years and countless records, Syntax is closing its doors.

Digital distribution, closing stores, a weak dollar, a poor economy and the rising cost of every aspect of distributing vinyl have brought us to an end.

We're all very sad here as this has been our passion and livelihood for as long as we've been "adults", but the time has come to move on.

It has been a pleasure to deal with you (almost all of you!)

This Friday, January 11th will be our last day. Our phones are no longer working so if you need to contact anyone here please e-mail orders@syntaxmusic.com

Best of luck with all your endeavors.


Sincerely,

The Syntax Crew