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Frank Giaramita
01/23/06, 12:25 PM
Lobster Records (www.lobsterrecords.com) has entered into an exclusive, long-term distribution pact with Victory Records (www.victoryrecords.com) on a worldwide basis. Read below for more details.
Chicago, IL – Santa Barbara based Lobster Records has entered into an exclusive, long-term distribution pact with Victory Records on a worldwide basis. Steve Lubarsky, President of Lobster Records said, "We've always had this idea of the highest common denominator; in other words, there is an audience of really sharp, sensitive kids who want bands that speak from the heart using melody and musicianship. Those bands are the artists we seek out and provide with support to launch their careers into self-sustaining mode. Proper A&R work is the foundation of our success and will continue to be so. New artists realize our label is a great place to make the album they want to make." Lobster Records started as a home business in 1998 by three music fans all of whom remain with the company actively promoting their original vision. Label discoveries Yellowcard, and Over It have gained international notice. Current acts Mock Orange, Park, Lorene Drive and Days Like These are currently garnering much industry attention.

“I am excited that Steve decided to make Lobster a part of the Victory family. Any day that I can add another passionate, fellow entrepreneur to the list of people we do business with is a victorious day for me. As owners of fully independent record companies there is a level of experience sharing, synergy and understanding that simply would not exist for Steve under any other arrangement,” says Victory’s Tony Brummel. “The reality of the record business in 2006 is that anyone can find the next great Artist. Steve will have some big records during the course of our relationship and I cannot wait to be part of that. Lobster is known as a place where great, modern, rock records are born. I am a fan of many of his Artists. Closing this deal with Steve while in France for the beginning of Midem makes this quite momentous on a personal level as well.”

Source: ATZ

mavfan321
01/23/06, 12:30 PM
He said victorious, you know shit gets to your head when you start using puns with your company name.

mattregan
01/23/06, 12:31 PM
Damn even Lobster has better distro than drive-thru records haha

middlenameboom
01/23/06, 12:41 PM
This is kind of a good thing and kind of bad thing. I've heard nothing good about the management over at victory and the people who run it, but at least with some better distrobution i'll be able to go pick up the next park album in an actual record store.

meekers
01/23/06, 12:46 PM
man thats funny...maybe kevin wade from lobster and punkrocks.net will have to stop talking shit about every victory band like they do on their site. hahaha i can see it now, punkrocks.net supporting aiden and hawthorne heights ahaahhaa

_all_star_me_
01/23/06, 12:55 PM
this is going to be interesting to say the least.

grnweenieag
01/23/06, 01:03 PM
man thats funny...maybe kevin wade from lobster and punkrocks.net will have to stop talking shit about every victory band like they do on their site. hahaha i can see it now, punkrocks.net supporting aiden and hawthorne heights ahaahhaa
Haha..this wont stop punkrocks.net from ripping on Victory bands. Kevin might lay off but its still fair game for Barry. I just hope that Lobster can stay respectable.

satanisanerd
01/23/06, 01:05 PM
At least now people will actually get to hear what an amazing record "Silverstrand" was.

Jonathan Lally
01/23/06, 01:25 PM
I really like the Lobster guys.. I was in their office around 2 or 3 months ago.. my friend Conrad used to intern there.. really, really nice guys.

tommyhaych
01/23/06, 01:54 PM
thats good news for us british kids.

I found it near impossible to find Silverstrand anywhere. I actually had to buy it from a record store in NY.

Lets hope this will help people recognize how amazing park are and bring them overseas!

nicoteen
01/23/06, 02:09 PM
This is kind of a good thing and kind of bad thing. I've heard nothing good about the management over at victory and the people who run it, but at least with some better distrobution i'll be able to go pick up the next park album in an actual record store.

Thats kind of funny cause "It won't Snow" is the only Lobster Records CD I can find anywhere.

CorporateFish
01/23/06, 02:29 PM
This is kind of a good thing and kind of bad thing. I've heard nothing good about the management over at victory and the people who run it, but at least with some better distrobution i'll be able to go pick up the next park album in an actual record store.
Just what I was thinking.

ebullientsoul
01/23/06, 02:34 PM
So it IS true that you do have to make a deal with the devil to get ahead in the music industry.

cubz84
01/23/06, 02:43 PM
now the rest of the world can hear that glory that IS, Over It's "Timing Is Everything".

drivethru770
01/23/06, 03:03 PM
It's official (it has been for a while): Victory Records is a major label.

castaway
01/23/06, 03:59 PM
Prediction: Park signs to Victory. Park gets lost in the sea of shitty new Victory signings. Not saying I want it to happen. I love Park, but it wouldn't surprise me.

cubz84
01/23/06, 04:39 PM
yeah. that would blow. park owns.

weezer283
01/23/06, 06:09 PM
Victory Records will take good care of them! Stop hating Victory.. they have great bands such as The Junior Varsity, Action Action,June,The Audition, Spitalfield,Silverstein..so cut out the hating just because TBS tells you too or they have Hawthorne heights... not every label has every band you will like... look at Fuel by Ramen they have October Falls now thats a joke band...P!ATD sounds like FOB with a synth blend...The good bands on their's are Days away and The hush sound TAI

feigningapology
01/23/06, 06:43 PM
I'm surprised, but cool. Now Victory does distro for Rise Records and Lobster...good for band exposure that's for damn sure.

kazuma_ootaro28
01/23/06, 07:47 PM
Victory Records will take good care of them! Stop hating Victory.. they have great bands such as The Junior Varsity, Action Action,June,The Audition, Spitalfield,Silverstein..so cut out the hating just because TBS tells you too or they have Hawthorne heights... not every label has every band you will like... look at Fuel by Ramen they have October Falls now thats a joke band...P!ATD sounds like FOB with a synth blend...The good bands on their's are Days away and The hush sound TAI

I'm sure you don't know the type of dirty business that goes on in the offices of Victory Records. I'm sure you never heard the situation between Thursday and Tony Brummel.

Big_Guy
01/23/06, 08:00 PM
Victory Records will take good care of them! Stop hating Victory.. they have great bands such as The Junior Varsity, Action Action,June,The Audition, Spitalfield,Silverstein..so cut out the hating just because TBS tells you too or they have Hawthorne heights... not every label has every band you will like... look at Fuel by Ramen they have October Falls now thats a joke band...P!ATD sounds like FOB with a synth blend...The good bands on their's are Days away and The hush sound TAI
dude, you just listed like the 5 worst Victory bands (not Spitalfield)

Sureshot182
01/23/06, 08:14 PM
this is good :)

MonkeyBars
01/23/06, 10:36 PM
dude, you just listed like the 5 worst Victory bands (not Spitalfield)
What he meant to say was Between The Buried And Me, Catch 22, Comeback Kid, Darkest Hour, and Streetlight Manifesto.

midnightfall
01/24/06, 06:44 AM
Prediction: Park signs to Victory. Park gets lost in the sea of shitty new Victory signings. Not saying I want it to happen. I love Park, but it wouldn't surprise me.


im sorry but i know those guys really well..they will never sign to that label...trust me.

im sorry but that was stupid. dont worry about park...they have there morals not matter what.