Acrobat Music UK

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Acrobat Music UK
Parent companyAcrobat
Founded2003 (2003)
FounderJohn Cooper, Paul Watts
GenreVarious, Reissues
Country of originFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK
Location London
Official website acrobatmusic.net

Acrobat Music is a British record label specialising in CD-R reissues of recordings by classic artists across numerous genres of music, including blues, country, soul, pop, r&b, jazz, rockabilly, comedy, classical, rock 'n' roll, doo wop, folk, gospel, soundtracks from film and television and world music.

United Kingdom Country in Europe

The United Kingdom (UK), officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and sometimes referred to as Britain, is a sovereign country located off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state, the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.

A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting talent scouting and development of new artists, and maintaining contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry, recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer base, market their albums, and be both promoted and heard on music streaming services, radio, and television. Record labels also provide publicists, who assist performers in gaining positive media coverage, and arrange for their merchandise to be available via stores and other media outlets.

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Some of their reissues include recordings by Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley, in addition to a large selection of rare and hard-to-find artists. Acrobat Music are also known for releasing an ongoing compilation series on their Embassy Label imprint, which include "British Hit Parades," "America's Greatest Hits" and "Jukebox Hits series", along with other themed collections in most genres.

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