▁the ▁UK - based ▁Sil vert one ▁Records ▁under ▁the ▁Z om ba ▁Group . ▁ ▁While ▁J ive ▁focused ▁on ▁hip ▁hop , ▁Sil vert one ▁focused ▁on ▁more ▁rock - orient ed ▁music . ▁ ▁The ▁label ' s ▁ro ster ▁was ▁initially ▁bol ster ed ▁by ▁The ▁Stone ▁Ros es , ▁but ▁quickly ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁bl ues , ▁ac oust ic , ▁and ▁roots ▁music . ▁ ▁Other ▁artists ▁featured ▁early ▁on ▁Sil vert one ▁include ▁John ▁Lee ▁Hook er , ▁J . J . ▁C ale ▁and ▁The ▁Men ▁They ▁Could n ' t ▁H ang . ▁ ▁This ▁period ▁also ▁saw ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁times ▁that ▁Z om ba ▁attempted ▁crack ing ▁the ▁classical ▁music ▁market . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Z om ba ▁purchased ▁UK ▁classical ▁music ▁group ▁Con ifer ▁Class ics ▁with ▁the ▁a ide ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁head ▁Al ison ▁W en ham . ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁deal ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁solid , ▁Z om ba ▁sold ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁B M G ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Class ical ▁music ▁activities ▁have ▁remained ▁minimal ▁within ▁the ▁company ▁since ▁then . ▁ ▁Building ▁on ▁existing ▁publishing ▁de als , ▁Z om ba ▁briefly ▁co - owned ▁the ▁UK ▁label ▁San ctu ary ▁Records . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁co - own ership ▁only ▁last ed ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁two ▁companies ▁continued ▁dealing ▁together ▁in