Island Records research

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Major label associations

Following is the non-copyright fine print from various Island releases:

1985 US CD

7 90232-2

 Manufactured by Island Records
 Island Records, Inc.
 distributed by ATCO Records
 division of Atlantic Recording Corporation
 A Warner Communications Company
 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10019
 (Island logo: palm/moon silhouette in "i" frame over "ISLAND") TM owned by Antilles Communications Ltd.
 (disc) made in USA by WEA Manufacturing Inc.
 (disc logo is diagonal blue "Island" script)

1989 US CD

7 91318-2 and 7 90179-2

 Island Records, Inc.
 14 E 4th St., NY, NY 10012
 (Island logo) TM owned by Island Entertainment Group, Inc.
 (disc) made in USA by WEA Manufacturing Inc.
 (disc logo is black palm silhouette on yellow moon over "ISLAND")

1990 US CD

CCD 452 / 162-440 452-2

 4th & B'way™, an Island Records, Inc. company
 400 Lafayette St., NY, NY 10003
 (mini logo is black palm silhouette on white moon)

1991 (maybe 1992) US CD

422-866 189-2

 Island Records, Inc.
 14 E 4th St., NY, NY 10012
 (disc) made in USA by WEA Manufacturing Inc.
 (logo is black palm silhouette on white moon over "ISLAND")

1992 US CD

422-866 533-2

 Island Records, Inc.
 400 Lafayette St., NY, NY 10003
 (disc) made in USA by WEA Manufacturing Inc.
 (logo is black palm silhouette on white moon over "ISLAND")

1993 US CD

162-440 590-2

 4th & B'way™, an Island Records, Inc. company
 400 Lafayette St., NY, NY 10003
 (mini logo is white palm silhouette on black moon)

1995 US CD

162-444 073-2

 QUANGO
 Manufactured and marketed by Island Records, Inc.
 825 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10019
 Distributed by I.L.S.
 (logo is black palm silhouette on white moon over "ISLAND")

1996 US CD

162-531 046-2

 Axiom™
 Manufactured and marketed by Island Records, Inc., a PolyGram Company
 825 Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10019
 Distributed by I.L.S.
 (logo is black palm silhouette on white moon over "ISLAND")

2002 US CD

 The Island Def Jam Music Group, a Universal Music company.
 Worldwide Plaza, 825 8th Ave, New York, NY 10019 

2002 UK CD

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 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings Inc.

2002 EU CD

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 The Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

2002 DE CD

 Island Mercury, a division of Universal Music GmbH
 Strafauer Alice 1, 10245 Berlin