In the United Kingdom during the 50's and 60's the major record companies had so much power that indie labels struggled
Oh yeah? That sounds awful.
Many British producers and artists launched indie labels as outlets for their work but most were swallowed up by the major labels.
In the United States, independent labels and distributors often banded together to form organizations to promote trade and parity within the industry.
Yes, and in the 1980's Alternative rock emerged from the indie music underground and then became popular in the 90's.
The 1990's brought Affiliated Independent Record Companies (AIRCO)
the music industry and the growing importance of the Internet, some indie rock acts began to enjoy commercial success, leading to questions about its meaningfulness as a term.
Sometimes used interchangeably with "guitar pop rock", in the mid-1980s, the term "indie" (or "indie pop") began to be used to describe the music produced on punk and post-punk labels. Some prominent indie rock record labels were founded during the 1980s. During the 1990s, grunge bands broke into the mainstream, and the
Records, King Records, and Stax.
In the United Kingdom during the 1950s and 1960s, the major record companies had so much power that independent labels struggled to become established, until the launch of new concepts like Virgin Records. Several British producers and artists launched independent labels as outlets for their work and artists they liked; the majority failed as commercial ventures or were bought by the major labels.
In the United States, independent labels and distributors often banded together to form organizations to promote trade and parity within the