Editing Cooking Vinyl (section)

===2000–2010===
In 2009, Cooking Vinyl partnered on the release of The Prodigy's fifth studio album ''[[Invaders Must Die]]'', which went on to sell 1.2 million units worldwide and was the biggest-selling independent record of the year in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/indies/1097203/cooking-vinyls-martin-goldschmidt-on-universal-emi-deal-marilyn|title=Cooking Vinyl cuts deals with UB40's Ali Campbell, Seth Lakeman|website=Rockol.com|date=3 May 2012|access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref>

In 2012, [[Amanda Palmer]], an advocate of the DIY approach,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/palmer-to-work-with-cooking-vinyl-on-kickstarted-album-release/|title=Palmer to work with Cooking Vinyl on kickstarted album release|publisher=[[Complete Music Update]]|date=21 June 2012|access-date=9 May 2014}}</ref> announced that she was partnering with Cooking Vinyl in a distribution and label services deal for the European release of her studio album ''[[Theatre Is Evil]]''. The album was funded through a high-profile Kickstarter campaign that raised over $1.2 million in 30 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/indies/1093012/amanda-palmer-partners-with-uk-indie-cooking-vinyl-for-european|title=Amanda Palmer Partners With U.K. Indie Cooking Vinyl For European Album Release|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=21 June 2012|access-date=9 May 2014}}</ref>

Also released in 2012 was [[Marilyn Manson]]'s ''[[Born Villain]]'' under a joint-venture partnership between Manson's own label Hell, etc. and Cooking Vinyl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/951479/marilyn-manson-plots-2011-comeback-with-indie-label|title=Marilyn Manson Plots 2011 Comeback with Indie Label|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=8 November 2010|access-date=9 May 2014}}</ref> The album was a global success charting at No. 5 in Germany, No. 10 in the US, and topping Billboard's Hard Rock and Independent albums charts. In the UK, Manson reached No. 14<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/cooking-vinyl-toasts-global-marilyn-manson-success/048941|title=Cooking Vinyl toasts global Marilyn Manson success|publisher=[[Music Week]]|date=18 May 2012|access-date=9 May 2014}}</ref> in the [[UK Albums Chart]] and No. 1 in the UK Rock Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-albums-chart/20120506/112/|title=2012 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive 12th May 2012|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=12 May 2012|access-date=9 May 2014}}</ref>