Island Records1959
Island Records is founded in Jamaica in 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"
Historical person
Chris Blackwell Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Chris Blackwell, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
2 records1959–19891 events0 places
Chronological biography
1959
1989
Island Records1989
Blackwell stays on as CEO of PolyGrams Island Entertainment division. Blackwell sells the label to PolyGram, Island was the largest indie record label in history. Blackwell sells Island Records and Island Music to PolyGram UK Group for œ272 million
Record provenance
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