Regent Records is a United Kingdom
choral music
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and
organ
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* Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function
* Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body.
Musical instruments
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record label
"Big Three" music labels
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and production company based in
Wolverhampton
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.
Founded in 1987 by Gary Cole, the label is run by Gary and Pippa Cole. It currently has nearly 150 commercial releases.
In the last two years the company has received three Editor's Choices in ''
Gramophone
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'' (UK), three recordings were selected as Critic's Choices in the Jan/Feb 2013 edition of ''The American Record Guide'', and in 2010, one of its releases was a Record of the Year in ''The Absolute Sound'' (US).
The label mainly works with cathedral choirs including the choirs of Wells, Winchester, Truro, York and Hereford,
Bath Abbey
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, the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, the choirs of Selwyn, Christ's and Emmanuel Colleges in Cambridge, and organists including
Thomas Trotter.
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British record labels
Companies based in Wolverhampton
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