Releasing two No.1 albums by the same artist in one year is no mean feat, but, according to Rob Collins, Cooking Vinyl’s success with Shed Seven in 2024 is just the tip of the iceberg. Here, Music Week quizzes the label’s MD, plus co-founder Martin Goldschmidt, about the company’s ethos, the highs and lows of its near-four-decade history and its place in the independent sector…

WORDS: NIALL DOHERTY     PHOTOS: LOUISE HAYWOOD-SCHIEFER

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