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For sixty years, Island Records has been at the forefront of all the musical moments that mattered. One of the world’s great labels, it has become a byword for artistic integrity and innovation, staying true to its long-established independent ethos by signing mavericks and game-changers who have altered the course of music in Britain ...
Jamaican LPs. UK releases 1960s. UK releases 1970s. USA/Canada releases 1970s. UK releases 1980s. UK releases 1990s and 2000s. References. External links. Island Records discography. The history and the discography of the Island Records label can conveniently be divided into three phases:
Jun 8, 2022 · June 8, 20221:30 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. Blackwell grew up in Jamaica, and, as the head of Island Records, helped launch the careers of reggae stars like Bob Marley and Jimmy...
Oct 5, 2023 · Read Me. The Ultimate History of Island Records Has Finally Arrived (Vol. 1, Anyway…) Neil Storey began working on ‘The Island Book of Records’ in 2007, concerned that “a musical generation...
Jun 9, 2022 · Island Records’ Chris Blackwell Finally Tells His Story - The New York Times. Chris Blackwell Is Music’s Quietest ‘Record Man.’. His Artists Speak Loudly. In a new memoir, the 84-year-old...
Profile: Multinational label. Label Code: LC 0407 / LC 00407. Island Records (often using a logo that omits "Records") was named for Island In The Sun (a novel, film, and Harry Belafonte calypso hit), and was founded in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall and Leslie Kong.
Jun 6, 2022 · Chris Blackwell, who built Island Records into one of most tasteful, artist-friendly and successful labels in music history, will quickly admit that, along the way, he made some grave mistakes.
