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- 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.
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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.
Blackwell, 21, had started a record label, named Island after Alec Waugh's novel Island In The Sun, with a loan from his parents. He went on to release a string of records which tapped into Jamaica's vibrant music spirit, securing his first hit with Laurel Aitken's Boogie In My Bones, before relocating to London with his three business partners ...
Jul 15, 2024 · EMI Records and Island Records – two sub-labels under Universal Music UK – are set to merge as part of a new restructuring. According to Billboard, the move will be finalised on 1 October 2024, and will result in the creation of the Island EMI Label Group.
Jan 24, 2023 · Sparks have returned to Island Records after almost 50 years to release their 26th studio album, ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’. The Los Angeles duo’s breakthrough third record, ‘Kimono ...
- Tom Skinner
Oct 5, 2023 · 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 is slowly...
Jul 18, 2024 · While the Island Records they inherited — home to Marley, U2, Traffic, Grace Jones and Cat Stevens, among others through the years — may have been rich in history, its more recent track record...
Jul 11, 2024 · Universal Music Group have unveiled plans to merge Island Records and EMI later this year, which will be rebranded as Island EMI Label Group. Both labels have been working underneath the wider Universal umbrella for a considerable time, but will be joining forces from October 1st, 2024.
