THE first release from a record label run a Ribble Valley businessman will be a charity album for Kosovo.

Nova Rehman, who is based in Brockhall Village, set up the CollectiV label -- which is said to be an independent label with the money of a major -- last year with a number of partners.

He had been working on band management and sound systems in the Nelson area but early last year decided to have a change of direction.

Teaming up with Peter Hook from New Order, Andy Rourke of The Smiths, Gary Mani Mounfield from The Stone Roses and businessman Andy Woods, he bought Bar Cuba in Macclesfield.

From there they set up the CollectiV record label, which also has a publishing side and a TV production company.

Nova said that the Pam Dawes, who is the driving force behind the album, first approached him last year.

He said: "Pam wanted to do the album but was struggling to get bands involved.

"We liked the idea and brought in Ian Brown, New Order and Monaco and the rest followed."

But despite funding the release, the CollectiV label will make no money whatsoever from the venture.

The double album, out on Monday, is called Cohesion and features some of the finest music to come out of Manchester.

Well-known artists like Badly Drawn Boy, Doves, Ian Brown and Elbow have all given tracks to the project. Speaking to Pulse, former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown said: "The war in Kosovo may have dropped from the headlines but the people there still need help.

"In a small way this album could make a difference."

The compilation covers the a wide spectrum of Manchester music, with many of the city's newest talents featured, like Munki and Mint Royale.

All profits are to be split between Mines Advisory Group, which is working to remove landmines in Kosovo, and Manchester Aid to Kosovo, which is working in refugee camps.