Wrasse Records
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Wrasse Records was started in 1998 by Ian and Jo Ashbridge. Both had been involved in the music industry prior to them starting up their own company. Their offices are based in the UK, however they distribute their CDs all around the world.
They specialise in world music, with signed acts such as Rachid Taha, Ismael Lo, Souad Massi, Pink Martini and Seu Jorge), as well as country music, where in addition to signing acts, they license material from overseas record labels. Recent examples include Reba McEntire, whose #1's album was licensed from MCA Nashville to be condensed to a single disc UK-exclusive greatest hits album, entitled, Reba McEntire: At Her Very Best and her 2007 Reba: Duets album, which was released in the UK through Hump Head Records, the country-specific division of Wrasse. Other country acts licensed to Hump Head include Trisha Yearwood, whose MCA Nashville greatest hits was released in the UK by the company, Josh Turner, Holly Williams and Julie Roberts.
