Concord Bicycle Music Acquires HighTone, Bandit Records Assets

Meanwhile, the Bandit Records catalog, obtained from Jones' widow Nancy, includes about 140 songs from the late country artist, including such albums as The Rock, The Gospel Collection, Kickin' Out The Footlights Again and Hits I Missed…And One I Didn't. It also included an unreleased Jones duet collection featuring such artists as Leon Russell, Vince Gill, Keith Richards, Ricky Skaggs and Mark Knopfler.

“HighTone, and Bandit, represent an important niche in the American independent music culture and fits perfectly within our existing catalog," Concord Bicycle Music chief corporate development officer Steve Salm said in a statement. The company's senior VP of catalog management and development Sig Sigworth added that the acquisition would enhance the label's collection of country, folk, blues and Americana master recordings.

Other label acquisitions that Concord Bicycle has made over the past few years include Rounder Records, Vanguard, Razor & Tie, and Wind-Up Records.