The first release under the deal, which will offer full label services to artists, managers and record labels worldwide, will be The Prodigy's Invaders Must Die, released on Cooking Vinyl on February 24 in the US.

Rocket Science founder Kevin Day says, "The ability for Rocket Science to seamlessly move projects into the UK and Europe with tangible services attached and for Essential to do the same into the US offers an amazing platform for success for all parties."

"This ...