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| | The Meter 07/02/04 |
 | | Victory is by far the biggest independently owned rock label in the midwest -- last year it outsold Touch and Go, Thrill Jockey, and Drag City combined. |
 | | But though Victory's deal with longtime distributor RED comes up for renewal next year, the label isn't about to sign on with a major -- and certainly not with Warner, which cut half its artist roster and fired a thousand employees this past spring. |
 | | Victory now has 30 employees, a world-music imprint, and a healthy sideline selling DVDs and band merchandise; it also distributes smaller labels like Undecided, Hand of Hope, and Lifeforce. |
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