Filed by Source Interlink Companies, Inc. Pursuant to Rule 425 Under the
      Securities Act of 1933 And Deemed Filed Pursuant to Rule 14a-12 Under
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

  Subject Company: Alliance Entertainment Corp. Commission File No.: 001-13054


Contact: Todd Fromer or Michael Cimini
         KCSA Worldwide
         212-682-6300

                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

              SOURCE INTERLINK ELECTS FOUNDING PARTNER OF ENDEAVOR,
                    TOP TALENT AGENCY, TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  ARIEL EMANUEL, REPRESENTATIVE OF LEADING HOLLYWOOD ICONS, INCREASES NUMBER OF
                                DIRECTORS TO NINE

BONITA SPRINGS, FL, NOVEMBER 18, 2004 - SOURCE INTERLINK COMPANIES (NASDAQ:
SORC), the largest direct-to-retail magazine distribution/fulfillment company in
North America and leading provider of magazine information and management
services for retailers and publishers, today announced that it has elected Ariel
Emanuel to its Board of Directors. The addition of Mr. Emanuel, 43, as an
outside board member increases the total number of Board of Directors to nine,
of which seven are outside members.

Mr. Emanuel is a founding partner of Endeavor, one of the leading agencies in
the entertainment industry. As a driving force of the Los Angeles-based agency
founded in 1995, Emanuel represents such clients as director Martin Scorsese;
filmmaker Michael Moore (Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine), Aaron Sorkin
(creator of The West Wing); Larry David (co-creator of Seinfeld and creator of
Curb Your Enthusiasm); director John Woo; World Wrestling Entertainment; Conan
O'Brien; and actors Michael Douglas, Mark Wahlberg, Vin Diesel, Garry Shandling
and Sacha Baron Cohen (Da Ali G Show).

Leslie Flegel, Source Interlink chairman and chief executive officer, said, "We
are pleased that Arie Emanuel has agreed to join our board of directors. Arie
has been an integral part of the success achieved at Endeavor, which has become
one of the top agencies in the creative arts. Arie's vast experience and
influence in the entertainment business, with movie studios and DVD producers,
will be critical as we complete our transaction with Alliance Entertainment. We
are delighted that Arie has accepted our invitation to become a director of the
company and we are confident Arie's leadership skills and industry expertise
will prove invaluable as we explore the many opportunities presented by bringing
a broad assortment of home entertainment content-based products to mass market
retail stores."

Prior to founding Endeavor, Emanuel was a partner at InterTalent and a senior
agent at International Creative Management. He began his entertainment industry
career as an agent trainee at Creative Artists Agency.





ABOUT SOURCE INTERLINK COMPANIES
Source Interlink Companies is a leading provider of fulfillment and marketing
services to retail companies who collectively operate approximately 80,000
stores, most major magazine publishers and consumer product manufacturers of
confections and general merchandise. Its business consists of three interrelated
operating groups: Magazine Fulfillment, In-Store Services and Wood
Manufacturing.

    o    Magazine Fulfillment manages the direct distribution of magazines to
         more than 7,000 retail outlets in the specialty retail market operated
         by 33 retail chains plus independent retailers. It assists these
         retailers with the selection, logistical procurement and fulfillment of
         approximately 4,000 monthly and 50 weekly magazine titles. The
         Fulfillment operating group is the largest U.S. importer of foreign
         magazine titles and a leading exporter of U.S. titles to the
         international market.

    o    In-Store Services assists retailers in the mainstream retail market
         with the design, manufacture and implementation of their front-end
         merchandising programs. This group provides other value-added services
         to retailers, publishers and other vendors, including assistance with
         publisher rebate and other fee collection as well as access to
         real-time sales and marketing information on more than 10,000 magazine
         titles, enabling customers to make more informed decisions regarding
         product placement and distribution.

    o    Wood Manufacturing designs and manufactures wood displays and store
         fixtures for leading specialty retailers.

For more information on Source Interlink Companies, please visit the company's
website, http://www.sourceinterlink.com/.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating
to whether the proposed merger with Alliance Entertainment will be consummated.
These forward-looking statements reflect Source Interlink's current view about
future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes
in circumstances that may cause future events, achievements or results to differ
materially from those expressed by the forward-looking statements. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to satisfy closing
conditions applicable to the merger and regulatory or other delays in completing
the proposed merger in a timely manner or at all. Any forward-looking statement
speaks only as of the date on which that statement is made. Source Interlink
does not intend to and disclaims any duty or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements or industry information set forth in this press
release to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE YOU CAN FIND IT

In connection with the proposed merger between Source Interlink and Alliance
Entertainment Corp. described in this press release, Source Interlink intends to
file a registration statement on Form S-4 including a proxy statement/prospectus
and other materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors and
security holders are urged to read these materials when they become available
because they will contain important information about the merger. Investors and
security holders may obtain a free copy of these materials when they become
available, as well as other materials filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission concerning Source Interlink at the Securities and Exchange
Commission's website, http://www.sec.gov.

Source Interlink, Alliance Entertainment and its respective board members and
executive officers and other members of management and employees, may be deemed
to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of



Source Interlink and Alliance Entertainment in connection with the merger
agreement. Information about the board members and executive officers of Source
Interlink and their ownership of Source Interlink shares is set forth in the
proxy statement for Source Interlink's 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2004.
Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of such
participants by reading the proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes
available.


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