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Island Records Australia is an Australian record label that was launched in 2007 by Michael Taylor (now serving as managing director, Universal Music Australia). It is part of the Universal Music Group and is the Australian variant of Island Records.
Island Records operates four international divisions: Island US, Island UK, Island Australia, and Island France (known as Vertigo France until 2014). Current key people include Island US president Darcus Beese, and MD Jon Turner. Partially due to its significant legacy, Island remains one of UMG's pre-eminent record labels.
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Island Records Australia is the country’s premium recording and music label for Australian artists. Known for their ability to sign, develop and break Australian artists globally, the Island Australia roster boasts an enviable and diverse line-up of talent including, Tame Impala, Vera Blue, Hilltop Hoods, The McClymonts, Dean Lewis, Briggs ...
The history of Island began with a jazz album made in Jamaica. In 1959 – the same year as Berry Gordy was putting together his fledgling Tamla label in Detroit – a young, Jamaican-based Englishman, Chris Blackwell, released an album of jazz standards by blind Bermudan singer and pianist Lance Hayward called At The Half Moon Hotel, Montego Bay.
About. Since Chris Blackwell first started Island Records in Jamaica in 1959, it has remained one of the world’s most legendary record labels and a coveted destination for new and established artists across genres. Its unique ethos has provided the platform for launching some of the biggest and most influential artists across the musical ...
Jun 9, 2022 · In 1955, Blackwell was a wealthy, 18-year-old Englishman whose family was part of Jamaica’s colonial elite. Lost and thirsty after his motorboat ran out of gas, Blackwell came across a Rastafari ...
The history and the discography of the Island Records label can conveniently be divided into three phases: The Jamaican Years, covering the label's releases from 1959 to 1966 The New Ground Years, covering 1967 to approximately 1980.
