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United Kingdom. Official website. islandrecords .com. Island Records is a Jamaican multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica, [1] and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, another label recently acquired by PolyGram ...
- List of Island Records Artists
Beenie Man (Island Jamaica) Bernard Szajner; Bill Laswell...
- Island Records (Disambiguation)
Island Records may refer to the following music industry...
- Island Records Discography
The history and the discography of the Island Records label...
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Chris Blackwell. Christopher Percy Gordon Blackwell OJ (born...
- List of Island Records Artists
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 · Most music industry memoirs are front-loaded with celebrity name-dropping. “The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond” by Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records — whose success with ...
Jun 8, 2022 · Blackwell grew up in Jamaica, and, as the head of Island Records, helped launch the careers of reggae stars like Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, as well as rock bands like U2. His memoir is The Islander.
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