FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Straka Joel   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Orchard Enterprises, Inc. [ORCD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE ORCHARD ENTERPRISES, INC., 23 E. 4TH ST., 3RD FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/02/2009 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10003 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Restricted Stock (1) 06/02/2009   A   9,728 (1) A $ 0 9,728 (1) D   Restricted Stock (2)               3,200 (2) D   Common Stock (3)               16,123 (3) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Straka Joel C/O THE ORCHARD ENTERPRISES, INC. 23 E. 4TH ST., 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10003	X

Signatures

/s/ Alexis Shapiro for Joel Straka		06/04/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	An award of 19,455 shares of restricted stock of The Orchard Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") was granted to the reporting person on June 2, 2009 pursuant to the revised Non-Executive Directors' Compensation Program approved by the Company's Board of Directors on June 2, 2009. These shares of restricted stock vest as follows: (i) 1/2 vest on the date of grant, June 2, 2009, and (ii) the remaining 1/2 vest on the date of the Company's 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, provided that the director continues to serve until the time of the 2010 Annual Meeting. Accordingly, 9,727 shares of restricted stock vested on June 2, 2009 and are included in the reporting person's ownership of Common Stock in Table I.
(2)	An award of 9,596 shares of restricted stock of the Company was granted to the reporting person on June 4, 2008 pursuant to the Non-Executive Directors' Compensation Program then in effect and was previously reported in Table II of the reporting person's Form 4 filed with the SEC on June 6, 2008. These shares of restricted stock vest as follows: (i) 1/3 vest on the date of grant, June 4, 2008, (ii) 1/3 vest on the date of the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held on June 2, 2009, and (iii) the remaining 1/3 vest on the date of the Company's 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, provided that the director continues to serve until the time of the 2010 Annual Meeting. Accordingly, (i) 3,198 shares of restricted stock vested on June 4, 2008 and (ii) 3,198 shares of restricted stock vested on June 2, 2009 and are included in the reporting person's ownership of Common Stock in Table I.
(3)	Includes (i) 9,727 shares of restricted stock that vested on June 2, 2009 pursuant to the restricted stock award described in Footnote 1 and (ii) 3,198 shares of restricted stock that vested on June 4, 2008 and 3,198 shares of restricted stock that vested on June 2, 2009 pursuant to the restricted stock award described in Footnote 2.

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