'THE VILLAGE: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE' Available Today on 429 Records

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- 429 Records has brought together a stellar roster of artists for a project titled "THE VILLAGE: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE"--a musical homage to an influential scene that thrived during an incomparable era in the history of rock music. The Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City in the 1960s was ground zero for a musical, political and social evolution -- McCarthy and the Red Scare era was over, the Vietnam War was simmering and poised to explode, and the civil rights movement was gaining steam just as singers like Peter Seeger, Bob Dylan and Odetta were hanging out and composing fierce and fearless songs that reflected the social conscience of a generation. The neighborhood was symbolic of a shared inspiration with artists worldwide gravitating to the vibrant streets and clubs and as such helped change the course of popular music. With THE VILLAGE, modern day artists look back and pay tribute to the artists and songs that helped nurture and shape them as successful musicians in their own right. Shelby Lynne gives a musical shout out to Dylan with her version of "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright," John Oates pays tribute to an important era in his own musical development with a heartfelt rendition of "He Was A Friend of Mine," Cowboy Junkies perform their heartbreaking version of Tim Buckley's "Once I Was," and Bruce Hornsby checks in with a stunning version of The Lovin' Spoonful's "Darlin' Be Home Soon." THE VILLAGE: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE will be released worldwide today on 429 Records.

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Says Michael Ragogna in The Huffington Post: "It takes The Village! The artists who contributed their works to The Village celebrated some of that period's anthems by giving them renewed significance through their loving interpretations."

    THE VILLAGE artists and songs:
    1)  Rickie Lee Jones           "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
    2)  The Duhks                  "It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding"
    3)  Lucinda Williams           "Positively 4th Street"
    4)  Sixpence None The Richer   "Wayfaring Stranger"
    5)  John Oates                 "He Was A  Friend Of Mine"
    6)  Los Lobos                  "Guantanamera"
    7)  Mary Chapin Carpenter      "Violets Of Dawn"
    8)  Bruce Hornsby              "Darlin' Be Home Soon"
    9)  Amos Lee                   "Little Bit Of Rain"
    10) Shelby Lynne               "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"
    11) Cowboy Junkie              "Once I Was"
    12) Rachael Yamagata           "Both Sides Now"
    13) Rocco DeLuca               "The Ballad Of Hollis Brown"

THE VILLAGE is available today on 429 Records and be distributed by Fontana in the U.S. and E1 (formerly Koch) in Canada. The European release will also be on November 3 via SLG's agreement with Proper Music Distribution and the Australian release via Universal will take place on October 30th. A comprehensive press, radio, viral and traditional marketing and retail advertising campaign will be launched in each of the key international territories.

429 Records is a unit of the Savoy Label Group (SLG). SLG is the North American unit of CME (Columbia Music Entertainment, formerly Nippon Columbia), the oldest music company in Japan. The Savoy Label Group has evolved into a leading independent company consistently outperforming competitors in key music categories as monitored by Billboard Magazine. SLG is led by Steve Vining and CME is headed by Chairman Strauss Zelnick, founder of Zelnick Media which owns interests in and manages an array of media companies. www.429records.com