Island Records
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 biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Chris Blackwell Biography and Timeline
Follow Chris Blackwell through 2 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Chris Blackwell, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1959–1989Years on this page
1959
1989
Island Records
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
Records, sources and methodology
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