30ish years ago Indie = Independance of traditional corporate means of production and marketing and distribution..

that means any record lables.. big or small

the idealist punk DIY ethic of taking control of means of production..

ie.. beg, borrow, steal the ££$$ to finance yer own records
and gigs and fanzines..

to form loacl music 'co-ops' to encourage kids to create
their own music and culture..


in time.. a few of these one off record releases grew into
now well known 'indie' lables owned by a new generation of middle aged entreprneurs..


..actually a lot of it was not much different in principle
to 1960'/ 70s private financed 'vanity press' folk LPs and EPs..