Cooking Vinyl, the global independent music company, has announced plans to publish a book as part of its 30th Anniversary celebrations.

Entitled ‘It’s a Business Doing Pleasure with You - 30 Lessons from The Cooking Vinyl Story,’ the book has been authored by respected music writer Hanspeter Kuenzler and will be released in association with Unbound, the leading crowdfunding platform for book publishing.

Readers are able to support the publication of the book by pledging towards its release online at www.unbound.com

There are a number of options for supporters ranging from a simple eBook version to a premium opportunity to become the book’s exclusive patron. There is also an option to invite Martin Goldschmidt to come talk about the book to an invited audience.

The Unbound page for this book is now live and all of these options are available for people to pledge towards at: www.unbound.com/books/cooking-vinyl/

Full details, including an extract for the book, can be found there and once the target for supporters has been met the book will be published.

The book celebrates the story of Cooking Vinyl and the author has conducted over 50 interviews with all the key players in the label’s history and distilled this into thirty lessons. These are the lessons that anyone running a record label or thinking of starting one must know. Part business book, part music memoir, it charts the highs and lows of three decades in the music business during a time of immense change. Funny, entertaining and insightful this is a unique look at what it takes to survive and succeed doing something you love.

Founded in 1986 by Martin Goldschmidt and his original business partner Pete Lawrence, Cooking Vinyl has long been at the forefront of innovation and as well as being the original artist services company is acknowledged as a digital pioneer and trailblazer in many areas, with a number of industry firsts to its name.

Over the years, Cooking Vinyl has been home to an eclectic and diverse range of artist and its recent roster has included Billy Bragg, Marilyn Manson, Richard Ashcroft, Madness, James, Frank Black, Gary Numan, Amanda Palmer, The Pretty Reckless, Suzanne Vega, Alison Moyet, The Cult, Lissie, Royksopp and The Prodigy among others.

Martin Goldschmidt said, “We are planning all sorts of things to celebrate keeping going for 30 years and this book is our attempt to document what has been a hell of a ride. We have focused on 30 key events in the label’s history that we hope will not only give people an interesting overview of our history but will serve as salient lessons to anyone thinking of doing what we’ve done.” 

All profits from the commercial activities surrounding Cooking Vinyl’s 30th Anniversary, including the proceeds from this book will be donated equally to three charities, which were voted for by Cooking Vinyl team members as follows:

• www.hopenothate.org.uk  

• www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk 

• www.palestinemusicexpo.com