Independent physical music, connected

Where independent music demand meets supply.

DistroHook connects record stores with distributors and labels, using privacy-safe collector demand to make wholesale buying, selling and discovery more intelligent.

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Free for verified businesses1% on completed wholesale ordersCollector demand built in
Live wholesale networkVerified B2B
Independent supply + real demand

Buy with better information.

Search inventory Compare suppliers Demand signals
ConanViolence DimensionLP · Heavy · Catalogue HPS-3026 verified suppliers stocking
24 available
MonolordYour Time to ShineLP · Relapse · Catalogue RR-748214 privacy-safe fan follows
9 available
EarthPrimitive and Deadly2×LP · Southern Lord · SUNN-21031 collectors interested
Pre-order
Live inventoryStructured ordersPrivacy-safe demand

One network for the independent physical-music economy.

DEMAND
SOURCE
ORDER
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For independent record stores

Buy the right stock with better information.

Search live supplier inventory, compare the true buying picture and use real demand to make more confident wholesale decisions.

Search live wholesale inventory

Find releases across verified distributors and labels without checking separate catalogues, spreadsheets and inboxes.

Live availabilityUnified catalogueVerified suppliers

Compare the real buying picture

Review suppliers, wholesale cost, availability and expected margin in one decision-ready view.

Supplier comparisonMargin view

Buy with demand beside you

See privacy-safe interest by release and territory before committing cash and shelf space.

Demand scoreLocal interest

Build smarter orders

Create structured purchase orders across one or several suppliers.

Purchase ordersSplit sourcing

Manage what happens next

Track orders, fulfilment, returns and supplier communication.

Order trackingReturns

Turn wholesale stock into fan discovery

Publish availability through an independent storefront so collector discovery can end with a genuine record shop.

StorefrontLocal discoveryIndependent retail

How the network works

Demand, wholesale supply and independent retail in one loop.

Collectors create the signal. Stores make informed buying decisions. Distributors and labels keep the right music moving.

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Demand intelligence

Collectors create the signal

Collections, discovery and watchlists form aggregated demand without exposing individual behaviour.

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Wholesale buying

Independent shops act

Stores combine demand with live inventory, supplier and margin data to buy more confidently.

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Connected supply

Suppliers fulfil and learn

Distributors and labels receive structured orders and see where demand is forming by release and territory.

DistroHook earns only when a completed wholesale order moves through the network. Growth is tied directly to useful trade between independent businesses.

See transparent pricing

For distributors and labels

Turn your catalogue into a connected wholesale channel.

Reach verified independent stores, receive cleaner orders and understand where every release has momentum.

Catalogue and inventory

Publish once. Stay current.

Make your catalogue searchable by verified stores while keeping wholesale availability accurate.

  • Catalogue and release management
  • Inventory synchronisation
  • Pre-orders and forthcoming releases
Publish your catalogue →
Orders and relationships

Receive cleaner wholesale orders.

Replace fragmented email and spreadsheet workflows with structured trade from verified stores.

  • Structured wholesale orders
  • Automated payment and fulfilment status
  • Store relationship history
Join the wholesale network →
Demand intelligence

See where a release can move.

Use privacy-safe collector interest and store activity to plan campaigns, stock and territories.

  • Demand by release and territory
  • Store interest and reorder patterns
  • Forthcoming-release momentum
Join as distributor or label →

Collectors power the difference

Demand intelligence starts with a product collectors want to use.

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Build a genuinely useful collection

Scan barcodes, import Discogs CSV, identify exact editions and organise records by shelf, crate and location.

02

Private activity becomes a safe signal

Collections and watchlists begin private. Businesses see aggregated demand—not an individual person’s records or behaviour.

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Discovery returns to independent shops

Collector discovery ends with genuine record stores. Wholesale pricing and supplier checkout remain strictly business-only.

Collectors join free. Their collection tools are valuable on their own; the resulting privacy-safe demand makes the wholesale network smarter.

Start a collection

Simple, transparent access

Free to join. DistroHook earns when wholesale moves.

No subscriptions or listing fees. A transparent 1% buyer-funded platform fee applies only when a wholesale order is completed.

Verified wholesale buyer

Record Store

Freeto join

For independent stores sourcing wholesale stock and serving record collectors.

  • Compare supplier, margin and demand
  • Structured purchasing and fulfilment
  • Independent fan storefront
  • Demand and reorder analytics
Register your store
Verified wholesale supplier

Distributor / Label

Freeto join

For suppliers publishing catalogue and receiving structured wholesale orders.

  • Publish and sync inventory
  • Structured wholesale orders
  • Automated Stripe payouts
  • Store relationship CRM
  • Demand analytics by release
Join as distributor or label
Personal account

Collector

Freeto collect

For music fans documenting, organising and enjoying a physical record collection.

  • Private collection and profile
  • Discogs CSV and barcode import
  • Exact-edition identification
  • Shelves, crates and locations
  • Independent shop discovery
Start your collection
1% on completed wholesale ordersBuyer-funded and shown as its own checkout line.

No hidden margin, no deduction from supplier wholesale value and no fee on a collector's personal collection.

Questions, answered

Everything you need to know before you join.

Anyone can create a free collector account to track their vinyl collection. Independent record stores, distributors and labels can additionally create verified business accounts to discover releases, buy wholesale and manage orders.

Choose your place in the network

Start with the part of independent music you run.

Register your store, publish your catalogue as a distributor or label, or create the collection that helps make demand visible.