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For other record labels with the Island name, see Island Records (disambiguation).
Island Records
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
Founded1959
FounderChris Blackwell
Distributing labelThe Island Def Jam Music Group (US)
Island Records Group (UK)
Universal Music Germany (EU)
GenreVarious. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Chris Blackwell (born June 22, 1937) is the founder of Island Records. For other record labels with the Island name see Island Records (disambiguation The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
Country of originUnited Kingdom/United States
LocationNew York
Official websitewww.islandrecords.com

Island Records is a record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It was based in England for many years, but is now owned by Universal Music Group of the United States, and is operated through The Island Def Jam Music Group. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. For other record labels with the Island name see Island Records (disambiguation

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History

Rise of the Island brand

Island Records was founded in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell and Graeme Goodall, taking its name from the 1955 Alec Waugh novel, subsequent film and Harry Belafonte hit song 'Island in the Sun'. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkÉ™} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Chris Blackwell (born June 22, 1937) is the founder of Island Records. Alexander Raban Waugh ( Alec Waugh) ( 8 July 1898 – 3 September 1981) was a British Novelist, the elder brother of the Harold George Belafonte Jr (born March 1 1927 is an American musician actor and Social activist. [1] The company relocated to the UK in May 1962. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Until Blackwell sold the label to PolyGram in 1989, Island was the largest indie record label in history. PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the Major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945 In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music  !> In the mid-1970s, Island operated its own record pressing plant, but had problems with quality control; many records were defective and had to be returned. <! Island(UK) contracted EMI to manufacture and distribute their works, from 1972-1977, when higher vinyl prices forced Island to a lower quality manufacturer. An island (ˈaɪlÉ™nd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in EMI regained the duty in 1987; [ref: LP matrix number fonts: Helvetica typeset vs. handwritten]

Island's overseas licensing arrangements were often such that Island was marketed as the primary label, with Island Records credited on sleeve spines, and Island's label designs appearing prominently on the discs themselves, even when a different company was responsible for the records' manufacture, distribution and marketing. Sometimes the fine print on these releases would mention the other company, sometimes not. Island did incorporate and operate business offices in the U. S. and Canada in the 1970s and 1980s, but even in those territories, Island-branded records were actually released by companies such as Asylum Records (U. Asylum Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group, founded by agent-managers David Geffen and Elliot Roberts in 1971 S. , 1970), Capitol Records (U. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as S. , early 1970s), Warner Bros. Records (U. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. S. , 1975–1982), WEA Records (Canada, et al. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal ), Atlantic Records (U. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock S. , 1982–1989), Phonogram Records (Germany, 1970s), Ariola Records (Germany & Netherlands, late 1970s–1989), Dacapo (Portugal), and others. Phonogram Records was started in 1962 as a joint venture between Philips Records and Deutsche Grammophon. Ariola Records (also known as Ariola and Ariola-Eurodisc is a German Record label, as of the late 80s a daughter label of BMG which in return has become a part The first multinational distribution deal for the then-independent label in North America was with RCA Records in Canada, developing the label and for almost a decade under label manager Cathy Hahn, prior to its move to Warner. The RCA deal yielded Bob Marley's first gold album for North American record sales with the release of "Exodus", and also marked Island's first gold album certification for North American Record sales. One anomaly is that Rupert Murdoch's Festival Records (Australia & New Zealand) (now owned by Warner Music) got to promote its brand more prominently than most. Festival Mushroom Records was an Australian music recording and publishing company which was founded in Sydney in 1952 and operated until 2005

Although this strategy of the Island brand dominating releases helped prevent the brand from becoming marginalized, Island struggled as a business in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Bob Marley had died, Irish rock band U2, which had signed to Island in March 1980, were growing in popularity, but had not reached the international superstar status that was to come, and a joint arrangement with Trevor Horn's fledgling ZTT label had diminishing returns. Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian Trevor Charles Horn (born 15 July 1949) is an English Pop music Record producer, songwriter and musician ZTT Records is a Record label founded in 1983 by NME journalist Paul Morley, record producer Trevor Horn, producer/engineer Blackwell had also used the label to finance a new film production and distribution company, Island Alive, in 1983. In the mid-1980s, U2 helped keep the label afloat with a loan that Blackwell repaid by expanding U2's royalties and giving the band control of its master recordings.

Island's acquisition by PolyGram

In July 1989, Blackwell sold Island Records and Island Music to PolyGram UK Group for £272 million. PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the Major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945 The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency From this point on, Island was no longer an independent company. Although PolyGram continued to market the brand, Blackwell stayed on as CEO of PolyGram's Island Entertainment division. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator PolyGram immediately began reissuing much of the Island back catalogue on compact disc and expanded Island's reach through its global manufacture and distribution network, but the label was relatively unfocused in the 1990s. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Its 4th & Broadway division, operating since the mid-1980s, achieved some success marketing alternative hip hop and dance-pop music. 4th & B’way Records (known as Fourth & Broadway Records in the UK was a US-based subsidiary of Island Records that specialized in street-oriented music such as Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with In November 1997, Blackwell resigned from Island Entertainment (some sources say he was fired) and went on to form Palm Pictures the following year. Palm Pictures is a US based entertainment company owned and run by Chris Blackwell. Then in [1998] all of the Polygram and associated labels were purchased by Universal-Vivendi, the various labels now asserting the imprint under the umbrella of UMG, or Universal Music Group, LLC.

Island under Universal Music Group

The Universal years have, thus far, resulted in tremendous dilution of brands; releases are inconsistently marketed as being "on" any number of labels which range from historic brands like Island to conglomerate holding companies, music groups, label groups, and miscellaneous divisions of Universal Music that formed from numerous mergers and acquisitions in the 1990s and 2000s:

Artists

Main article: List of current Island Records artists
Main article: List of former Island Records artists

Recordings

This article deals mostly with the commercial history of the label, and over the years its output has been prolific. This is a list of current artists who record for Island Records, or one of its associated labels This is a list of past artists who recorded for Island Records or one of its associated labels For a comprehensive list of releases, see the Discography. Given the longevity of the Island Records record label it is inevitable that a large amount of data has to be gathered managed and presented not only correctly but also usably

Subsidiaries & Labels

This list is probably incomplete, and some of the dates are uncertain.

References

  1. ^ Southall, Brian (2000). Aladdin Records was a subsidiary of Island Records. See also List of record labels Aladdin Records (US Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. Black Swan Records was a United States Record label in the 1920s it was the first to be owned and operated by and marketed to African Americans Brown Brigade is a Reggae -influenced Heavy metal band created by former Sum 41 guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh, after leaving Europa Recordings was a British Europop Record label established in 2006 by Matt Jagger. 4th & B’way Records (known as Fourth & Broadway Records in the UK was a US-based subsidiary of Island Records that specialized in street-oriented music such as Gee Street Records was a British Hip hop Record label run by Jon Baker and DJ Richie Rich, formed in 1990. Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. This article is part of the Island Records discography. ----In 1989 Island Records was sold to Polygram. Island Records Australia was launched in 2007 by Universal Music Australia. This article is part of the Island Records discography. ---- Island Reggae Greats is a series of reggae compilation albums released by Island Records in 1985 Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. This article is about Manga Entertainment the anime distributor Chris Blackwell (born June 22, 1937) is the founder of Island Records. Palm Pictures is a US based entertainment company owned and run by Chris Blackwell. Starz Media (formerly IDT Entertainment) is the Motion picture, Animation, Television, and Home video division of Starz Mango Records was a London based subsidiary of Island Records. Mango Street is a historic street in the Jabal Amman area near downtown Amman, Jordan. MonarC Entertainment was a Record label which was formed by Mariah Carey, under Island Records. Stiff Records is a Record label created in London in 1976 by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman (aka Jake Riviera Sue Records was founded in 1957 by Henry 'Juggy' Murray in New York City. Surprise Records was a Record label subsidiary of Island Records. Trojan Records is a British Record label specialising in Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae and Dub music. Tuff Gong is a Record label that was formed by the Reggae group The Wailers in 1970 and named after Bob Marley 's nickname Joe Boyd (born August 5, 1942) is an American Record producer and former owner of the Witchseason production company The A-Z of Record Labels. London: Sanctuary Publishing. ISBN 1-86074-281-5.  

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