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Feb 2, 2021 · Now, Blackwell has curated a series of compilation LPs, featuring his hand-picked tracks that correspond with his and Island’s legendary history. On February 26, Island Records will release Volume One of The Vinyl Series, a 14-track album covering the years 1962 to 1969. Volumes Two and Three will follow later this year and explore Island’s ...
Mar 7, 2022 · Blackwell, of course, has seen regime change at his label before. Before he left in the mid-1990s, he sold Island to PolyGram, the forerunner of the Universal Music Group, and has seen it shifted ...
Jun 29, 2022 · The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond, the newly released Gallery Books memoir from pioneering music executive and Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, would have been an amazing read even ...
Jun 13, 2022 · Chris Blackwell is the founder of Island Records, one of the largest independent record labels in history. Along the way, he's produced and released albums from world-renowned acts like Bob Marley ...
Nov 2, 2021 · Photo: David Corio/Redferns. Island Records founder Chris Blackwell has announced he will publish his memoir in 2022, coinciding with his 85th birthday and the 60th anniversary of the world ...
Mar 14, 2021 · Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh. Ten years after Rastafarian attorney-at-law Miguel Lorne outrightly blamed former Island Records’ boss, Chris Blackwell at a university symposium, for ‘mashing up’ The Wailers group by devaluing Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh’s equal role in ascension of the trio, the actions of the now 83 year old, is once again under the microscope.
Feb 7, 2024 · These records filled a niche in the British music scene, and their success let Blackwell branch out. When he met Marley in 1972, he had already signed the likes of Cat Stevens and Jethro Tull (Island distributed their singles for a few years prior).
