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8 years later - anybody who told you my company was a boot label really needs to have a fist in the face. thats number one. The second thing about Time Warp - yep , I know who makes them , yep I occasionally sell them (a fucking killer catalog of over 1000 titles that will probably never see an official release although a few have) but I'm not going to expose who makes them. you either want em or you don't - end of story. And no , FOR THE LAST FUCKING TIME , I don't make them. Kapiche?
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Well , it's been a while and I don't think we have released anything new for quite a few years. Why? Because the market is dead and it's not worth forking out the big bucks for 1000 discs. HOWEVER , due to the amazing prices that I've seen old Retro releases sell for , I am going to make a massive effort to revitalize the label , re-issue the entire back catalog , and finally release the hundreds of Hard Rock and Metal albums that me and my brother have been sitting on for years. As most of you may well know , I got into the t-shirt business as it was more lucrative. BUT , with some help from a graphic design artist , I think the time has come to re-do the website and get Retrospect back on the map. I'd still sell the label at the right price , but as of right now , I think it's time Retrospect got the update it deserves and the fans got all this amazing music again. STAY TUNED!
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It all takes money and time. But there's been so much demand for our older titles I think I'm going to have to really re-press a bunch of stuff! -
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patrick , we did a small run of 100 TEA cd's back in 2005 and have long been sold out. Discogs / Ebay are your best bets -
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Hey everyone - sorry Martin - I am not sure if we ever touched base but I'm happy to reply to whatever you are looking for. Well here we are , Xmas 2020 , yes Retrospect is still in business and even though most of our stock has depleted , I still have quite a few remaining titles. I see a few other upstarts trying to pump out a few re-issues and all i can say is GOOD LUCK. There are SOOOO many factors to a dying CD industry I could literally write an essay about it. The days of silver-pressing 1,000 "reissues" certainly aren't worth it - HOWEVER , I think me and my bro are gonna try to do the best we can to give Retrospect a shot in the arm in 2021 and re-do the website and crank out a bunch of stuff we've been sitting on for YEARS. Seriously , we have HUNDREDS of 80s AOR / Metal and Hard Rock titles waiting to be released. So much REALLY good stuff. We are thinking about re-pressing a lot of our back catalog BUT , unless I can get a killer deal on a small run of SILVER discs then I'll have no choice but to do a limited run of about 50 as CD-R's. MY QUESTION to all of you - and wow , we have some history together don't we? - is if ANY of you are computer savvy , as in you are actually a web designer , and want to partner up with us - PLEASE get in touch. The only way we can move forward is with a new webpage manager. You can contact me at streetsofmetal@aol.com Del , the CD market has dried up as far as physical locations - NOBODY has Hair Metal / AOR releases anymore - you pretty much HAVE to buy them online. Again , this is an essay waiting to happen. Maybe as a community we can all get on a Zoom chat or something and talk about some ideas. In the meantime , I've totally appreciated the support for over 15 years now and yes , even the harsh criticism. If there are any titles you'd like to see back in stock - please make suggestions. Again , if YOU ARE A WEBSITE DESIGNER and want to partner up with us so we can kick ass again and release the plethora of titles we have sitting in the can - GET IN TOUCH - we need you. I would LOVE to get 100 releases out to the market in 2021. HAPPY NEW YEAR! -
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It is definitely a lot of work. Do the rewards outweigh the time invested? I don't know. I'm gonna keep the shop open for a while and think about what direction to take. It's as shame I can't release all these killer albums I have. So much good stuff that never saw the light of day. -
Well hello everybody - it's been years since I posted here and probably at least 2 years since I released anything new or updated the website. It's been 14 years since I took on the Retrospect label and from 2005-2010 was able to release over 400 albums. I have seen other re-issue labels come and go , some did it better than I , some eeked out a few releases and called it quits. But most have gone by the wayside. I have made friends , I have unfortunately made a few enemies along the way and it's all been a learning process. From the cheaply made CD-R's I started with , to runs of over 2,000 that I shipped to distributors around the world....it was a good run. So what's going on with Retrospect? Well , times got tough ladies and gents. After amassing a massive run of over half a million dollars in sales for 5 years straight and then getting involved in a number of festivals....things started to change. Downloading killed the industry but what killed it the most was the ridiculous hikes in shipping charges to overseas customers. Come on , 10 years ago it was about $5 to send a cd to Japan / Germany / France / UK wherever and now it's right around $14. That's a business killer. The bottom line is , when the economy tanked , I think everyone took a big hit. Many of us never recovered. I have dozens and dozens of AMAZING HIGH-QUALITY releases in the can WAITING to be released , but the truth is....I no longer find it profitable to do so. My last releases CRASH ALLEY and RAZOR SHARP were small 100 runs because the interest was fading. Also , I lost my web designer and I am fully aware that the site needs a complete makeover. All of this costs money and I do not have this kind of capital at the moment. So what's in it for the future? Well , I am at a crossroads. As many of the old releases are selling out , and the calls to re-stock grow , I am torn between putting 100% back into this venture or just sell it off quietly and give someone else the opportunity to continue where I left off. CD's are a thing of the past BUT I do see a silver lining. I hope all of you are doing well. I made some great friends here and sparred aggressively with others. What I DO know is that many people said I wouldnt last 6 months and here we are , 14 years later. If anyone has any input , I would be happy to listen.
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Thanks guys , I'll have a bunch of cd's for sale there too. Pretty Boy is a must!- 7 replies
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Since Rocklahoma 2008 , I haven't been able to get them back together for another reunion show - BUT there are talks going on now!- 7 replies
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It's been a slow couple of years but we have a plethora of releases coming your way starting with these: THREE NEW RELEASES are now available from Retrospect Records: FREEWAY MAD: New British Melodic Hard Rock band with a sound deeply rooted in early 80s NWOBHM. Very likely to play Rocklahoma and tour the USA for the first time in 2015. RAGDOLL 'Rewound': This Australian Power Trio plays an excellent mix of 80's-style Hard Rock but with a modern updated vibe. Most bands get it wrong - these guys do it RIGHT. Trust me , there's a reason they have played Rocklahoma multiple times. KICK ASS!! MYSTERY '2013': With an average age of 16-17 , this young Australian Melodic Metal band have toured the world and played multiple festivals with some of the biggest acts on the planet. Mega-potential with this lot and a nicely packaged CD/DVD set. DON'T FORGET ABOUT OUR 50% OFF SALE TOO!!! \m/ UP NEXT: RECKLESS 'Disorderly Conduct' (1991) - Second unreleased album from the band who borught you "No Frills" in 1987. SOLDIER OF FORTUNE - 80s Hair Metal from Florida RUNAWAY - 80s AOR / MHR from ST LOUIS plus a bunch of re-prints that y'all were asking for!
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RETROSPECT RECORDS BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR!
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Yes we are still going! We have to make room for a boat-load of new releases and we have slashed all cd prices IN HALF so YOU can help US release lots of killer new music! http://www.retrospectrecords.com LOWEST PRICES EVER!!!!
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Thanks for the suggestions - there IS a list of all my releases at GLORYDAZE. I'll get to work on some of those. KINGDRAGON is now available btw! -
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Retrospect Records replied to Retrospect Records's topic in Record Label News
Please let me know what all you'd like re-pressed. Ardent is in stock BTW