Prestige Elite Records Limited

An independent Record Label, Music Publisher and Licensor to over 130 countries worldwide. Established since 1988, Keith C. Thomas and the PERL team has sought to build an extensive catalogue of diverse musical styles. Our recordings are available worldwide for licensing to other recording outlets, advertising agencies or

special product marketing

ABOUT

Prestige Elite Records Limited was formed in the United Kingdom in 1988 by founders Hal Shaper and Keith C. Thomas, who already had long music industry experience as publishers, songwriters, musicians and artist management. Over many years now, the company has produced or acquired many recordings internationally in all genres of good music and continues to release finished product commercially and digitally worldwide.

The group is run by an experienced, friendly and long-serving team of staff of professional people who can handle all business requirements relating to activities of the group of companies and we are always ready and willing to help with any enquiry with a timely response. We are always interested in new acquisitions to expand our recording catalogue, productions and music publishing activities. Our recordings are available worldwide for licensing to other recording outlets, advertising agencies or special product marketing.

We are continually developing our website and hope to have our full catalogue listed soon available by genre, artist or album. In the meantime, please contact us for a catalogue, track-listing's or anything else. All our tracks are digitally mastered or remastered.

ARTISTS

Osibisa: Credited for introducing African music to European and North American audiences, Osibisa are the most successful and longest lived of the African-heritage bands in London, founded in 1969. The likes of The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder etc were mesmerised by the roof-lifting ability of Osibisa, and all sought advice and mentorship from Osei. ‘Osibisa criss-cross rhythms that explode with happiness’ – Nile Rodgers

Gil Scott-Heron: A soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. A "bluesologist", his poem "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", delivered over a jazz-soul beat, is considered a major influence on hip hop. In 2021, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a recipient of the Early Influence Award.

Simon James: Guitarist, performer, recording artist, arranger, composer, producer. Co-founded the band Acoustic Alchemy in 1980 with Nick Webb and later co-founded Kymaera in 1998 with Shane Hill which has at present made six albums, two of which were released by Prestige Elite, and a DVD filmed in Ronnie Scott's famous jazz club with the singer Maria Ewing in 2002. During this time he also made a number of solo guitar albums which led to a series of albums for Prestige Elite called String Driven released for download from November 2010 onwards.

A flavour of the label - A sample of our current Catalogue