Talk:White label

White labeling is now used as a metaphor for private branded websites that use the same backend technolgies.
 * If a significant article is written about the websites you mention perhaps a disambig page can be created to separate the two? -- eo 20:09, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

White label promos are frequently available for sale in specialist record stores - example here Jud 11:33, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

A white label record can be issued deliberately by a legitimate company (as in a promotional recording), but they are mostly used in such a way as to "test release" recordings of unlicensed material, thus being a potential infringement of copyright (though such usage is generally well tolerated in the industry today, with record companies and publishers having accepted that this phase is necessarry to justify the licensing of material by guaging its potential sales in dance markets). White labels are often totally legal and simply used to creat a "buzz" as well. There is an evolving set of practices on the matter and the industry itself has never taken a firm stance in either direction, choosing to selectively enforce cases of extreme abuse. Reportedly, Todd Terry's sampling of the Thompson Twins was allowed by their publisher under the condition that he didn't "let it go gold" (sell more than 100,000 copies). There are many derivations of this usage and it should not be merged with anything. I have noticed that a lot of matters relating to dance music and its culture are being hastily labelled as stubs here. The matter needs time so that sources can be gathered and readers with specialized knowledge can weigh in. Bear in mind that many of us simpley know these things from more than twenty years experience listening, dancing, buying records and hungrily absorbing all printed publications about the matter. This makes sourcing incredibly difficult for us, but we are sure of our knowledge (though prone as any human to a slip here and there). --Tednor 05:55, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

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This article makes it sound like labels without text are the only white label promos. This is very untrue. The white label promos from major labels have white, as opposed to the normal label color or design, with black text and label logos along with the promotional copy information. Frequently major lables have slightly different catalog numbers associated with these promos versions as well.

=Origins of white labels and organization of article= As of right now, this article leads off with a discussion of Warp Records white labels and the growth of white label distribution in the UK during the 1990s. While this is an integral part of the story, it should not be the very first topic of discussion. Seems to me the origins of white labeling go back to the ska/rocksteady era in Jamaica and perhaps US radio/sock hop jocks around the same time. Somebody needs to write a broad introduction with the entire history of the practice in mind (don't look at me).69.17.49.17 (talk) 21:10, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

= Merge suggestion =

This article should be merged with White-label product. Blutfink (talk) 16:56, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Wrong way suggestion. White-label product explicitly says this article is the source and key.  §White Label in products other than records here would be a better merge. Fifelfoo (talk) 22:23, 28 August 2009 (UTC)