WHAT WE DO

Prestige Elite Records Ltd was formed in 1987 by two veterans of the music industry, Keith C Thomas
and Hal Shaper. With over 85 years experience between them, they set about acquiring and releasing as many
quality recordings as possible. Now, years later, Prestige Elite is one of the largest truly independent record
labels in the UK.

CD SALES

Prestige Elite is distributed in the UK by NOVA Sales and Distribution/Pinnacle Records and supplies
all the major high street retailers such as HMV, Virgin, MVC and many of the leading independent stores.

At present, Prestige Elite has many different titles available in CD format, including single CD's, double CD's
and 4CD box-set's. Prestige Elite uses a mixture of original recordings and quality re-recordings by the original
artists. The Prestige Elite range includes artists such as Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra,
Frankie Laine, Bing Crosby, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Acker Bilk, John Lee Hooker, Rufus Thomas, Al Jarreau,
Wilson Picket, Bob Marley, Gregory Isaacs, Wayne Wonder, The Foundations, Osibisa, The Allisons, Hermans Hermits
and many, many more.

LICENSING

As mentioned above, Prestige Elite has a substantial quality catalogue of over 15,000 recordings covering virtually
every genre of music, but especially Nostalgia, Jazz, Blues, Soul, Reggae, Country, Rock'n'Roll, 50s, 60s and 70s Pop,
and World Music the majority of which are available for licensing worldwide. At present Prestige Elite licenses it's
recordings for various uses in over 100 countries. Click on "Full Catalogue Listing" for further details.

DIRECT MARKETING/PREMIUM PRODUCTS

Are you looking for a promotional tool for your company or business? Then let the music work for you! Prestige Elite can
produce custom CD's to your exact requirements whether you need 1000 or 1,000,000 CD's. Prestige Elite can offer
the complete solution from original drafts to creative realization. In the past, Prestige Elite has provided CD's for the
following organisations :- Sunday Times Newspaper, The Times Newspaper, The Irish Tribune, Northcliffe Newspaper
Group, FHM, Nissan, The Mirror Group and Amnesty International to name but a few. For more information, please
contact us at info@prestige-elite.com

PUBLISHING

Prestige Elite also has it's own publishing divisions "St James Music" and Sleeping Giant Music International Limited
which control the copyrights to hundred's of songs performed by well known artists such as Frank Sinatra, Barbara
Streisand, Dean Martin, Fred Astaire, The Foundations, The Tymes, John Holt, Dave And Ansel Collins, Michel Legrand,
Nat King Cole, Rufus Thomas, Lightnin' Hopkins, Juan Martin, Sugar Minott, Dennis Brown, Sammy Davis Jnr, Bing Crosby,
Peggy Lee, Billy Eckstine, Dinah Shore, Johnny Mathis, Sarah Vaughan, Eddie Fisher, Jack Jones, Charlie Rich, Rosemary
Clooney, Count Basie, Mel Torme and Vic Damone amongst others.

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