/C O R R E C T I O N -- The Orchard/

/C O R R E C T I O N -- The Orchard/

In the news release, The Orchard Announces Significant Label Expansion in UK and Europe - Over a Dozen Top Labels Added For Worldwide Distribution, issued June 6, by The Orchard over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that The Orchard listed a large number of titles associated with that catalogue. The titles listed from Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Santana, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, and Kool and the Gang are not from the Snapper Records catalogue. While The Orchard does represent titles from many of those artists, they were not sourced from Snapper Records. Snapper artists include: Cradle of Filth, WASP, Katatonia, Peter Green, Opeth, Ozric Tentacles, Gary Glitter, Love with Arthur Lee, Fleetwood Mac and The Pretty Things. Complete, corrected release follows:

The Orchard Announces Significant Label Expansion in UK and Europe - Over a Dozen Top Labels Added For Worldwide Distribution

Maverick, Cinevox, Ala Bianca Group, Acrobat Music, Ayler Records, Stillwater with Fire Records, Silkheart Records, Dynamic, Snapper Records, Classico Records, Tough Cookie, k-industria, Talking Elephant Records, Big Chill Recordings, Jazzpoint Records and Sense World Music/Sursagar Are Among The Most Recent Labels To Leverage The Orchard's Unparalleled Distribution Platform To Access All Major Digital Music Services and Mobile Providers

NEW YORK and LONDON, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Orchard, the world's leading distributor and marketer of independent music, today announced that it has signed global digital distribution agreements with more than a dozen A- list independent labels based in the UK and Europe. These category leaders will tap The Orchard's unparalleled distribution and marketing relationships with all leading digital music stores and services and the major wireless carriers. The labels bring a diverse array of music ranging from classical music to soundtracks, jazz, rock/pop and roots music, and include celebrated artists like Aaliyah, John Coltrane, Ray Charles, Urge Overkill, Johnny Cash and more.

The Orchard maintains digital distribution and marketing relationships with over 100 of the world's leading digital music stores globally, including iTunes, eMusic, Napster, MSN, MusicMatch, Real/Rhapsody, and Yahoo! In addition, it has distribution partnerships with industry-leading mobile companies globally, including Sprint, Dwango Wireless, Zingy, 9 Squared, HIFI Ringtones, IAM Mobile, Securycast, Arvato Mobile and Hudson Soft.

"We decided to work with The Orchard because as an independent record company our focus had been on releasing CD's and we were not fully experienced in the world of digital distribution," said John Cooper, Managing Director of Acrobat Music. "So wanted to be with a company that we could trust to guide us through what we perceived to be a minefield and which would properly represent our aims and aspirations to the widest possible market. The Orchard has been this and more. We have put our trust in The Orchard to deliver Acrobat a presence in the digital market and they have not disappointed. We consider them not only as our friends but as a valued business partner. Last month we had a featured album on iTunes-and this was a fantastic event for an independent record company."

"The latest labels from Europe to choose The Orchard represent music from some of the greatest artists ever recorded, and cutting-edge acts that are the legends of tomorrow," said Greg Scholl, chief executive of The Orchard and managing director of Dimensional Associates, the company which owns The Orchard, eMusic and Dimensional Music Publishing. "The Orchard remains focused on our core strengths: marketing, operational excellence, and global reach, and this continues to translate into the greatest independent labels in the world entrusting us to establish them in the digital universe."

The newly-signed UK and European labels include:

* Snapper Records: Acclaimed UK-based label with artists including Cradle of Filth, WASP, Katatonia, Peter Green, Opeth, Ozric Tentacles, Gary Glitter, Love with Arthur Lee, Fleetwood Mac and The Pretty Things.

* Maverick: Huge catalogue packed with classic jazz and soul, blues and more with artists including Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, George Gershwin, Bill Monroe, Thelonious Monk, Tony Bennett, Bill Evans, Stan Getz, Chick Corea, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson among many others.

* Acrobat Music: A vibrant label specializing in fine quality jazz, blues, doo wop and country with artists such as Billie Holliday, Ray Charles, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, The Drifters and John Lee Hooker.

* Stillwater with Fire Records: On the cutting edge of indiedom, London- based Fire Records gained a reputation for inspired and often maverick A&R. The label released many of the most influential UK and USA artists of the last ten years including Teenage Fanclub, Spacemen 3 (later Spiritualized), Blue Aeroplanes, Television Personalities, the Pastels, Telstar Ponies, Urge Overkill, The Lemonheads, Gigolo Aunts, Thea Gilmore and multi million-selling bands, Pulp and Everclear. Batteries now recharged, the new-look label has already unleashed a swathe of gloriously eclectic records.

* Ala Bianca Group: Includes operatic treasures such as "Dal Basso Della Terra" ("From the Bottom of the Earth"), an opera previewed to Pope John Paul II, who was so enthusiastic about it that he authorized the inclusion of his image and the introductory words: "Fratelli e sorelle ascoltate questo messaggio di pace" ("Brothers and sisters, do listen to this message of peace").

* Cinevox: An Italian label renowned for some of the most admired movie soundtracks of the past three decades, including "La Notte", one of Michelangelo Antonioni's cult movies, soundtracked with music by pianist and composer Giorgio Gaslini, the grand old man of contemporary Italian jazz.

* Tough Cookie: Features The Suffrajets, with former Babyshambles drummer Gemma Clarke joined by Alex, Vicky and Claire in this all-girl hard rocking outfit, already familiar to the Top Ten singles chart.

* Classico Records: A line of classical recordings focusing on world premieres with more than 450 releases.

* Dynamic: Known all over the world for releasing music by the legendary Nicolo Paganini, Dynamic is today the leading Italian recording company for classical music. It has also become one of the foremost European producers of operatic DVDs. In the last few years Dynamic has extended its range of interest to opera through highly fruitful partnerships with Italian festivals and opera houses.

* Ayler Records and Silkheart Records: Ayler Records releases recordings of live performances of improvised jazz music and the legendary avant- garde hipster Albert Ayler. Silkheart Records are well known for discovering great American jazz artists such as Steve Lacy, and creating superb studio recordings.

* k-industria: One of the biggest independent labels in Spain with a distinctive catalogue including the most successful modern flamenco- fusion band Ojos de Brujo, the world touring Barcelona Band La Kinky Beat and Muchachito.

* Talking Elephant Records: A UK label that specializes in British rock and folk music from established past artists such as Wishbone Ash (who sold 16 million records in career) and Fairport Convention.

* Big Chill Recordings: A flavor of The Big Chill festival, one of the major summer festivals in the U.K, Big Chill is also a club event and a record label. The label has been releasing well-received compilations representing the diversity of acts at the festival for almost ten years and is now growing its own roster of artists.

* Jazzpoint Records: German jazz label featuring many legendary artists such as Jaco Pastorious, Larry Coryell, Miroslav Vitous, Louis Armstrong, and guitar prodigy Bireli Lagrene, who at the age of 13 recorded the album "Routes to Django," the label's best seller which sold more than 100,000 copies.

* Sense World Music/Sursagar: Focusing on the rich musical heritage of India, this label brings together many of the worlds greatest Indian classical artists and creative traditions into the 21st century, helping them stay alive and flourish. Included on this label are Award winning artists Kaushiki Chakrabarty, an amazing vocalist who with the album Pure won the BBC World Music Award for Asia/Pacific 2005, and Kala Ramnath & Purbayan Chatterjee whose album Samwad, was awarded "One of the Best World Music Albums of 2004" by Songlines (Jan/Feb 2005). In addition, some of the CDs have been recorded at the widely acclaimed Saptak Music Festival.

About The Orchard

The Orchard (http://www.theorchard.com/) is the leading distributor and marketer of independent music in the world, representing thousands of labels spanning 72 countries and every music genre. The Orchard supplies its catalogue of more than 600,000 tracks to all of the leading legal digital music stores and services throughout the world. Headquartered in New York, The Orchard maintains operations in London, Paris, Moscow, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, Tel Aviv and Melbourne.

About Dimensional Associates, Inc.

Dimensional Associates, Inc. is the New York-based private equity arm of JDS Capital Management, Inc. Its portfolio companies include eMusic, The Orchard and Dimensional Music Publishing (formerly DreamWorks Music Publishing).

Contacts: Andy Morris & Company Andy Morris / Carol Klenfner (212) 561-7465 / (212) 561-7467 andy@amc-pr.com / carol@amc-pr.com

PRNewswire -- Aug. 8

Source: The Orchard

Web Site: http://www.theorchard.com/

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