Warner Music Group has signed a global catalogue deal with Phil Collins that will see the major working all of his studio albums – including those previously on Universal‘s books.
Collins was one of the most iconic figures to have signed to Virgin Records in the eighties.
His first five solo studio albums – Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982), No Jacket Required (1985), …But Seriously (1989) and Both Sides (1993) – were all released in Richard Branson’s label.
This classic chunk of his catalogue was later snapped up by Universal as part of its £1.2bn purchase of EMI Music in 2012.
Now, though, Warner has managed to tempt Collins and his recordings to its stable – bringing together these five albums with the three subsequent LPs he released on Atlantic Records.
A new catalogue campaign is already underway at Warner, involving newly remastered Deluxe Editions of all eight albums as well as other ‘uniquely curated titles from the vaults’.
The campaign will begin in the autumn with Deluxe Editions of Face Value and Both Sides.
“I’ve had a fantastic relationship with Warner and Atlantic throughout my career and I’m thrilled to be continuing that,” says Collins. “I’m working with them now on these new presentations. Very exciting.”
“Phil Collins has had one of the most prolific careers in modern music,” says Tim Fraser-Harding, President of Global Catalog, Recorded Music for Warner Music Group. “As a longtime member of the Atlantic Records family, it is a joyous occasion to now be able to work with his unprecedented catalog on a fully global scale.
“We are looking forward to collaborating with Phil on some sensational new releases that will excite his longtime fans while also helping to introduce his songs to new generations of music lovers.”
Collins has sold 100 million solo albums to date – 250 million if you count his work with Genesis.Music Business Worldwide
