Island Records artifacts

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

This section is a dumping ground for information that helps us get a better picture of the relationship between Island and other record companies by looking at aspects of the packaging.

Hopefully we can spot trends and deduce facts about Island by transcribing, describing, and examining the catalogue numbers, countries, dates, logos, and fine print.

We can also hopefully spot trends in the label/logo styles that will help us assess the correct release dates and countries.

1970s

19?? UK LP

ILPS 9116

 Island Records Ltd.
 Manufactured and distributed by EMI Records Ltd.
 (Island logo: "i" outline only)
 (This is a reissue of a 1970 LP)

1974 US LP

ILPS 9224 and ILPS 9251

 Manufactured and distributed by Island Records, Inc.
 7720 Sunset Blvd
 Los Angeles CA 90046
 (Island logo: "i" outline only)
 (ILPS 9224 has a Warner Bros sticker on the front, and blue center labels)

1978 US 12"

ISD 8654

 
 There are also blue-label editions which may not be US in origin:
 
 
 It has the orange moon on the A side, yellow moon on the B side. Fine print has non-US spelling of "unauthorised".

1979 NL LP

200.776

1980-1988

1980 CA LP

XILP 9596

 Manufactured and distributed by WEA Music of Canada Ltd.
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 It has the orange moon on the A side, yellow moon on the B side.

1980 CA LP

XILP 9616

 Manufactured and distributed by WEA Music of Canada Ltd.
 (blue center labels)

1980 US LP

IL 9630

 Manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
 3300 Warner Blvd
 Burbank CA
 and
 3 E 54th St
 New York NY
 (blue labels)

1980 UK LP

12 WIP 6598

 Manufactured and distributed by EMI Records Ltd.
 (same album as IL 9630 above)

1981 US promo 12"

PRO-A-936

 
 Fine print has non-US spelling of "unauthorised". Is this really US? Was PRO-A-### used anywhere else?

1983 UK 12"

12 IS110

 (P) & © Island Records Ltd.
 (logo) palm/moon silhouette in "i" frame, no circular text ring

198? US LP

90091-1-B

 Distributed by Atco Records
 division of Atlantic Recording Corporation
 A Warner Communications Company
 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10019
 (same album as IL 9630 above; copyrights say 1980)
 (purple labels w/rainbow sky behind skyscraper, green script "Island")

1983 US EP

0-96974

 Distributed by Atco Records
 division of Atlantic Recording Corporation
 A Warner Communications Company
 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10019
 (labels have white-yellow-aqua pseudo-script "Island") 
 (sleeve has hybrid "i" logo) TM owned by Antilles Communications Ltd.
 
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1983 US promo 12"

1983 US EP

0-96974

 Distributed by Atco Records
 division of Atlantic Recording Corporation
 A Warner Communications Company
 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10019
 (labels have white-yellow-aqua pseudo-script "Island") 
 (sleeve has hybrid "i" logo) TM owned by Antilles Communications Ltd.

1983 UK 12"

12 BRW 1

 Licensed from Sleeping Bag Records
 (P) 1983 Original sound recording made by Sleeping Bag Records
 (sleeve) generic 1st generation 4th&Bway spraypaint logo design
 (labels) Main logo: 4th&Bway spraypaint logo. 
 (labels) Secondary logos: Sleeping Bag and Island palm/moon silhouette in "i" frame, with circular text ring "Manufactured And Distributed By Island"

1984 US LP

90179-1 (7 90179-1)

 Island Records Inc.
 Distributed by Atlantic Recording Corp.
 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10019
 A Warner Communications Company
 (original red label w/black and yellow geometric shapes;
 gold-stamp promos have WEA sticker that says "Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Special Project Album - For Instore Play Only")
 

198? US LP

 
 Light blue labels on what is presumably a reissue of the same LP.
 Discogs release

1984 US 12"

0-96931

1984 US 2xLP

90232-1-H

1985 US 12"

7 90288-1

 Island Records, Inc.
 Distributed by ATCO Records
 division of Atlantic Recording Corporation
 A Warner Communications Company
 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10019
 (custom ZTT labels)
 (Island logo: palm/moon silhouette in "i" frame over "ISLAND") TM owned by Antilles Communications Ltd.

1984 US 12"

Garage Records ITG 200-A

 
 Garage Records
 Manufactured and Distributed by Antilles®/Mango® Records, a division of Island Trading Co., 14 E. 4th St., N.Y., N.Y. 10012
 ("Distributed by Island Trading Co" logo is on centre label)

1985(?) Canada LP

ISP 1053

 
 Manufactured by Island Records of Canada Ltd.
 Distributed by MCA Records (Canada)
 (labels) blue w/yellow moon

1985 US 12"

90516-1-Y

 
 Island Visual Arts

1985 US 12"

0-96889

 Island Records, Inc.
 Distributed by ATCO Records
 division of Atlantic Recording Corporation
 A Warner Communications Company
 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10019
 (purple labels w/rainbow sky behind skyscraper, green script "Island")
 (Island logo: palm/moon silhouette in "i" frame over "ISLAND") TM owned by Antilles Communications Ltd.

198? US LP

7 90108-1

 (purple labels w/rainbow sky behind skyscraper, green script "Island")
 

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)

1985 US 12"

ST-53021

 Manhattan Island Records
 Distributed by Manhattan Records, a division of Capitol Records
 (Island logo: palm/moon silhouette in "i" frame over "ISLAND") TM owned by Antilles Communications Ltd.
 (Manhattan logo) Manhattan is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, Inc.
 Unfortunately, in Discogs we've been filing Manhattan Island under EMI-Manhattan Records.
 I recently rejected user henkieee's submission of this LP (which I own)
 for trying to file it under Manhattan Island Records. Sigh.

1985 US 12"

PR 794

 Distributed by Atlantic Recording Corp.
 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10019
 A Warner Communications Company
 (blue script "Island" on generic sleeve; black script on center label (it's a white label promo))

1985 US 12"

0-96859

 Island Records, Inc.
 Distributed by Atlantic Recording Corp.
 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10019
 A Warner Communications Company
 (reissue single with plain yellow label; silhouette/"i" frame logo)

1985 UK CD

CID 126 (90288-2)

 Manufactured by Island Record. © + (p) ZTT
 (logo) palm/moon silhouette in "i" frame, with circular text ring "Manufactured And Distributed By Island"

1985 DE 7"

107 334

1985 US 12"

0-96835

1986 US 12"

0-96839

1986 US 12"

0-98604

 Island Records, Inc.
 Distributed by Atco Records
 division of Atlantic Recording Corporation
 A Warner Communications Company
 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10019
 (black label w/blue ring)
 (Island logo is palm/moon silhouette in "i" frame over "ISLAND") TM owned by Island Entertainment Group, Inc.

1986 CA 12"

92 05370

198? US LP

7 90033-1

 Island Records, Inc.
 Distributed by Atlantic Recording Corp.
 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10019
 A Warner Communications Company
 (black label w/blue ring)
 Obviously a reissue, but actual year
 

198? US LP

A1 90067

 Island Records, Inc.
 Distributed by Atlantic Recording Corp.
 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NY NY 10019
 A Warner Communications Company
 (black label w/blue ring)
 This is a Columbia House edition, as indicated by the "CRC" and odd catalogue number.
 

1988 UK 12"

12 BRW 114

 (P) 1988 Island Records Inc.
 (sleeve) In plain black sleeve, with title sticker featuring: 
 4th & Broadway circular logo on LHS
 circular palm-tree-in-an-"i" Island logo on RHS
 "pre-fab" (pre release promo)
 (labels) A-side: 4th & Broadway circular logo
 (labels) B-side: circular palm-tree-in-an-"i" Island logo

1988 DE CD

259 138 / CID 9879

1989

1989 UK CD5"

BRCD 136

 (P) 1989 Island Records Ltd.
 no further legal credits, no INT cat#
 4th & Broadway circular logo given greater prominence on sleeve and disc
 circular palm-tree-in-an-"i" Island logos also both on sleeve and disc

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")

1989 DE CD

260 350

 (P) 1989 Island Records Ltd. © 1989 Island Records Ltd.
 Distributed by BMG Records. Vertrieb durch BMG Ariola. 
 LC0407
 Printed in Germany by TOPAC
 (logo) 4th & Broadway circular logo given greater prominence on sleeve and disc
 (logo) circular palm-tree-in-an-"i" Island logos also both on sleeve and disc
 (spine) 4th & Broadway circular logo over "rainbow"

1990s

1990 UK Cassingle

SIGH 4-3 / INT. 875789-4

 (P) & © 1990 Owned by Island Records Ltd.
 "An idea available through Sense (of Island) to be continued"
 (Sense logo, which is a derivative of the black palm silhouette on white moon)

1990 UK 12"

12 BRW 196 / 878 223-1

(P) 1990 Island Records Inc. Fourth And Broadway is a division of Island Records
 (sleeve logo) 4th&Bway rectangular box logo. No Island logo
 (label logos) Island black palm silhouette on moon and 4+B' Circular logos. Generic orange labels 

1990 UK CD

IMCD 88 / 842 546-2

 (P) 1990 This compilation owned by Island Records Ltd.
 (disc) made in France by PMDC
 (logo) Island Masters logo given prominence)  
 (secondary logo is black palm silhouette on white moon over "ISLAND")
 (spine) text over "rainbow" reads 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 DE 12"

614 258

 
 pick a label, any label
 Axiom appears to be primary brand
 BMG Ariola is manufacturer
 Mango, 4th & B'way, Island also associated somehow

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 12"

422-866 977-1

 Island Records, Inc.
 400 Lafayette St., NY, NY 10003
 (logo is black palm silhouette on white moon over "ISLAND")
 

1993 UK/EU CD

IMCD 159 / 518 451-2

 Island Records Ltd.
 (logo is black palm silhouette on white moon over "ISLAND")
 nb: release is not an Island Masters issue. IMCD is used here as it was a mid-price CD, but not a reissue 
 

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")

2000s

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

### ###-2

 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings Inc.

2002 EU CD

### ###-2

 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

2003 UK 12" Promo

12SUGAX8

 (P) & © 2003 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music company.
 LC01846 
 www.islandrecords.co.uk
 (logo) Universal globe logo
 (logo) Island Music Group logo

2006 UK (EU?) CD

CID 922 / 987 753 3

 (P) Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. LC00407.  www.islandrecords.co.uk
 (logo) primary: palm silhouette on moon over "ISLAND"
 (logo) secondary: black palm silhouette in a lower-case 'i' "Island Records Group"