| Compass Records Acquires Rights to
Distribute Green Linnet Recordings. 
By Bridget English
Compass Records, a roots-music label featuring a stellar roster of artists
including Solas, Paul Brady, Lunasa, Liz Carroll and Mick Moloney, has
purchased the physical distribution rights to the Green Linnet Records
catalog from Digital Music Group Inc ( DMGI).
In the same deal DMGI purchased the assets of Green Linnet and agreed
with Compass Records to retain the exclusive rights to the physical sales
of the Green Linnet catalogs.
Green Linnet Records has been home to worldwide Celtic artists for over
30 years. and has over 200 recordings from popular artists that include
Dennis Cahill, Altan, Eileen Ivers, Old Blind Dogs and Cherish the Ladies.
The alliance between these two record labels will merge the roots-focused
Compass with the Celtic-minded Linnet, allowing for greater calibration
between artists and making Celtic roots music more accessible to all.
Garry West, co-founder of Compass Records, is excited by the opportunities
this new arrangement offers. “Green Linnet is the best known brand
in Celtic music and over its 30-year history the label has cultivated
and educated several generations of Celtic music. We look forward to carrying
that torch into the future and, with our two catalogs, becoming the go-to
point for Celtic music CDs.”
Digital Music Group Chief Executive Officer Mitchell Koulouris is equally
pleased with this arrangement. “As a company focused on the digital
music market, this makes perfect sense for our business model,”
he said. “We are pleased that Compass Records, an internationally
recognized expert in Celtic music, has contracted with us to handle the
physical CD sales of this rich catalog. We believe this provides the best
of both worlds for the artists and consumers.”
Founded in 2005, DMGI purchases rights to music recordings and converts
them into digital format for distribution to online music stores such
as iTunes Music Store and MSN Music. |
