Difference between revisions of "Island Records research"

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==Other information sources==
 
==Other information sources==
 
Here are some useful, external sources of info on Island:
 
Here are some useful, external sources of info on Island:
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* The articles on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Records Island Records] at Wikipedia was mostly written based on research accumulated here
 
* [http://islandrecords.co.uk/history.html Island Records history] at the Island UK site
 
* [http://islandrecords.co.uk/history.html Island Records history] at the Island UK site
 
* [http://www.gowpen.biz/labelUKind.htm independently researched UK record label info] (+[http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:z7JgWErLZbYJ:www.gowpen.biz/labelUKind.htm Google cache]) at Gowpen.biz
 
* [http://www.gowpen.biz/labelUKind.htm independently researched UK record label info] (+[http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:z7JgWErLZbYJ:www.gowpen.biz/labelUKind.htm Google cache]) at Gowpen.biz

Revision as of 01:12, 30 May 2006

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This article is part of the Island Records research wiki at offset.skew.org.

Welcome to the Island Records research area for Discogs. If you have information about the Island Records label or its afiiliated brands and companies (4th & Broadway, Mango, Antilles, Tuff Gong, etc.), then put what you know here, and hopefully we can sort out the true history of this label and improve the way it is handled in Discogs.

Island information

Information collected so far includes the following:

Perhaps of particular interest to Discogs users are the following:

Other information sources

Here are some useful, external sources of info on Island:

People who might be able to give us more info:

  • Rob Partridge was head of press at Island from 1975 until sometime in the 1980s. He later became a director of the company's in-house jazz label, Antilles. He now co-runs his own prestigious independent press and management company, Coalition. Email: rob@coalitiongroup.co.uk