Label of the Month · August 2026
Island Records
GBOriginal Production
“Founded by Chris Blackwell in 1959, Island Records became one of the most eclectic and visionary independent labels in history, championing reggae, rock, folk, and beyond with an unmatched ear for groundbreaking artists.”
Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in Jamaica by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in 1959, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, another label acquired by PolyGram, were both at the time the largest independent record labels in history, with Island having exerted a major influence on the progressive music scene in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s.
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