Between 1984 and 1986 Goldschmidt also ran independent record label Forward Sounds International.
[1] Cooking Vinyl was founded in 1986 by Goldschmidt and his former business partner Pete Lawrence,[2] initially operating out of Goldschmidt's council house in Stockwell, South London.
[3] Over 25 years on the label has diversified from its original folk roots into releasing rock, metal, indie, punk and electronica.
[4] In 2003 Goldschmidt and former Vital Distribution MD Mike Chadwick set up independent distributor and service provider Essential Music & Marketing, which operates as part of the Cooking Vinyl Group.
[3] In 2005 Cooking Vinyl, led by Goldschmidt, set up one of the UK's earliest online distribution companies, Uploader, which was sold in 2007 to the Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA).