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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:
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...
Jun 8, 2022 · June 8, 20221:30 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 35-Minute Listen. Playlist. Blackwell grew up in Jamaica, and, as the head of Island Records, helped launch the careers of reggae stars...
Jun 6, 2022 · Island Records founder Chris Blackwell: ‘I’m interested in what’s different’. Jim Farber. In a wide-ranging new memoir, the impresario who worked with Bob Marley, Roxy Music and U2, talks about...
Jun 8, 2022 · Jun 8, 2022 11:29am PT. Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell Talks Bob Marley, U2, and His Fascinating Memoir, ‘The Islander’. By Jem Aswad. Courtesy of Simon and Schuster.
