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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, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989.
Island Records es una compañía discográfica británica, filial de Universal Records. Pasó de ser un sello independiente a convertirse en uno de los más importantes del mercado musical. Fue fundada por Chris Blackwell , Graeme Goodall y Leslie Kong en el Reino Unido desde 1962.
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. Today, Island is home to a varied roster across the US and UK.
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.
The history and the discography of the Island Records label can conveniently be divided into three phases: The Jamaican Years, covering the label's releases from 1959 to 1966; The New Ground Years, covering 1967 to approximately 1980. The Consolidation Years, covering 1980 onwards.
Island Records, which celebrates its 56th anniversary in 2015, maintains its position as one of the world’s legendary record labels, a coveted destination for new and established artists of every description.
