Sources Is A Brand New Series Which Will Examine The Output Of A Number Of Extremely Influential Independent U.S. Labels Throughout The 1970s, 1980s And 1990s. In An Age Where Corporate Anonymity Reigns Supreme And Music Is Being Treated Like Aural Wallpaper, The Sources Series Will Go Back To A Time When Record Labels Really Meant Something Via Their A&R Policies, Their Ground-Breaking Releases, Their Everyday Modus-Operandi And Their General Philosophies. What Made These Operations Unique? How Did They Manage To Compete With The Major Companies? How Did They Protect Their Artist Rosters? What Sort Of People Ran These Operations And How Did They Manage To Survive In The Cut-Throat Music Business?