Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Van Inks New Record Deal. New Album in 2008
40 Years After Releasing His First Solo Album Van Morrison Signs New Record DealVan Morrison has renewed his relationship with Polydor Records in one of the music industry’s most important deals of the year.
The deal grants Polydor the rights in Van’s catalogue of recordings – one of the most seminal in the music business – a move which has allowed the release later this month of a Greatest Hits album which spans all five decades of his career for the first time. The album, „Still On Top“, will be one of Polydor’s biggest releases for Christmas, and will pave the way for Van’s eagerly-anticipated next studio album – due early 2008 on Exile Productions/Polydor Records.
Despite being in the music business since the Sixties (when on occasions he played seven gigs a day) Van still averages 100 gigs a year. He has sold an estimated 40m records worldwide, and his catalogue consistently sells in excess of half a million records a year across the globe.
Universal Music Operations president David Joseph says: „Van Morrison is one of the greatest artists of all time. We look forward to working with his past, present and most importantly his future hits.“
More On Van’s re-releases of 34 album back catalogue
2008 will also witness a brand new album release and the beginning of Van’s re-released 34 album back catalogue in batches of 6 with expanded audio content over the coming years. Van Morrison’s catalogue put into perspective has been one of our most consistent performers in recent years before his departure and is comparable in its consistent performance of 500,000 annual sales to the likes of our Rolling Stones catalogue over the same period.
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