The Line Of Best Fit: Meet The Bosses Feature
Q&A with Nat Cramp, Sonic Cathedral Label Boss
What’s the best market you’ve ever been to? What did you buy?
A flea market in Seattle. I bought some 60s plastic salt and pepper shakers and a Neu! badge.
How do you feel about the prospect of running a market stall?
Excited but a little bit wary. I’m not the best salesman! I get flustered when people ask what things actually sound like and I give too many things away for free!
What are you going to yell to draw people to your stall?
I will no doubt mumble incoherently while gazing at my shoes.
What kind of deals, and indeed steals, will you have on your stall?
Cheap vinyl. Some last copies of things and some test pressings. Plus lots of badges.
Which band on your roster would you most like to see playing God Save The Queen on the roof of Buckingham Palace?
Johnny White from Fairewell, while dressed as Samantha Sick.
If one of your artists were to enter an Olympic sport, who would it be, which sport would it be and why?
When the moustache/cycling combo he wore to the last ILM, Roger from The Early Years would be ideal for one of the cycling events (at the 1936 games).
Q&A with Paul Jones, Stolen Recordings
What’s the best market you’ve ever been to? What did you buy?
It was a flea market in Melbourne -I got an amazing full length rubber jacket, incredibly water resistant !
How do you feel about the prospect of running a market stall?
Hungry!
What are you going to yell to draw people to your stall?
“Nothing To See Here”
What kind of deals, and indeed steals, will you have on your stall?
I guess the key is to check out the competition then undercut them :)
Which band on your roster would you most like to see playing God Save The Queen on the roof of Buckingham Palace?
I’d rather swallow my own tongue than have that honour bestowed on one of our bands.
If one of your artists were to enter an Olympic sport, who would it be, which sport would it be and why?
Is Dungeons and Dragons classed as an olympic sport ? If so I’d put forward The European Mr Break is truly Dungeon Master! Other wise I’d say Monchan from Bo Ningen for any long distant event. Monchan seems to have the ability to keep going no matter what
Q&A with Simon Morley, Label Boss of Blood & Biscuits
What’s the best market you’ve ever been to? What did you buy?
I ate cockroaches at a market in Cambodia once. tasty/crunchy
How do you feel about the prospect of running a market stall?
Excited, looking forward to see our stall all set up. we’ve had a banner made so it should look semi-professional… we did order the banner right guys?
What are you going to yell to draw people to your stall?
Probably “Domino don’t need any more of your money, share the love”.
or we could set up an unlicensed arm wrestling syndicate, people love those right?
What kind of deals, and indeed steals, will you have on your stall?
I think the general idea will be, everything is cheap, and the more you buy, the cheaper is gets. it’s a flawless business plan i learnt from richard branston (local pickle merchant)
Which band on your roster would you most like to see playing God Save The Queen on the roof of Buckingham Palace?
Is this a serious offer? because if so we should talk about budget/avails. show me the money.
If one of your artists were to enter an Olympic sport, who would it be, which sport would it be and why?
Tall Ships, Sailing, because of the pun
Q&A with Peter Quicke, Ninja Tune Label Boss
What’s the best market you’ve ever been to? What did you buy?
Petticoat Lane 1985 - Parliament and Mile Davis LPs
How do you feel about the prospect of running a market stall?
Excited - great to meet punters and rant on about how great our records are
What are you going to yell to draw people to your stall?
Exclusive pre-release Amon Tobin boxset!!!!!
What kind of deals, and indeed steals, will you have on your stall?
Signed LPs, rare stuff,…. and Amon Tobin boxsets
Which band on your roster would you most like to see playing God Save The Queen on the roof of Buckingham Palace?
Coldcut
If one of your artists were to enter an Olympic sport, who would it be, which sport would it be and why?
Dead-eye Daedelus, Archery - a very posh early edwardian sportsmans suit AND very steady hand!!
Q&A with James Nicholls, Fire Records Label Boss
What’s the best market you’ve ever been to? What did you buy?
The best time is always the last time. I went to a pop-up market on Saturday and got myself another copy of McCartneys ‘Ram’ for £5, a gigantic Rosette and a huge map of Hilton Hotels in London. They’ve been on my shopping list for sometime.
How do you feel about the prospect of running a market stall?
We are very excited. We’ve worked in record shops and taken our turn behind the Merch tables at various gigs so it should be a breeze. With the Critical Heights label we specialise in pop-up events and did our own record market a couple of weeks back so we are fully prepared. Theres nothing easier than representing music that you believe in.
What are you going to yell to draw people to your stall?
FREE BANANA’S! GET YOUR FREE BANANA’S! Our theme is “fruit market” so we will be donning aprons, giving away banana’s with download codes hand-written on and selling our Vinyl goods in the empty Banana Boxes. We are one of your five a day.
What kind of deals, and indeed steals, will you have on your stall?
‘Guided By Voices’ have given us a box of rarities, we’ve screen printed some lovely ‘Cardinal’ t-shirts and we’ve been digging around for test-pressings and posters. Its also the only place you will be able to buy all 17 Giant Sand vinyl reissues in one place. We will also be launching a new Critical Heights t-shirt range. Most importantly we will be slashing prices of everything ….for one day only.
Which band on your roster would you most like to see playing God Save The Queen on the roof of Buckingham Palace?
Sounds like a job for Talibam”
If one of your artists were to enter an Olympic sport, who would it be, which sport would it be and why?
We want to be sure of coming home with a gold-medal so we would enter Wooden Wands James Jackson Toth in the Facebook-baiting Olympiad.
Q&A with Stephen Bass, Moshi Moshi Label Boss
How do you feel about the prospect of running a market stall?
Apart from the early morning very excited. We really didn’t know what to expect last year but it was a trailer load of fun
What are you going to yell to draw people to your stall?
Oi!!!
What kind of deals, and indeed steals, will you have on your stall?
We might have a special limited edition tote bag. Other than that just whatever we can dig out of the moshi moshi dungeons that still has form
Which band on your roster would you most like to see playing God Save The Queen on the roof of Buckingham Palace?
The wave pictures
If one of your artists were to enter an Olympic sport, who would it be, which sport would it be and why?
Rebecca Taylor doing the parallel bars. Dave tattersall fencing. Johan from the very best weights
