Island Records

Summary

Island Records is a record label^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,005 views/month, #17 of 2,290).^[2]

Key Facts

• Island Records is in the country of Jamaica^[3].
• Island Records's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• Island Records's founder is recorded as Chris Blackwell^[5].
• Island Records's founder is recorded as Graeme Goodall^[6].
• Island Records's founder is recorded as Leslie Kong^[7].
• Island Records's genre is heavy metal music^[8].
• Island Records's genre is reggae^[9].
• Island Records's genre is folk rock^[10].
• Island Records is operated by Island Records Limited^[11].
• Island in the Sun is named after Island Records^[12].
• Island Records's headquarters location is recorded as London^[13].
• Island Records's has organizational division is recorded as Blue^[14].
• Island Records's discography is recorded as Island Records catalog^[15].
• July 4, 1959 marks the founding of Island Records^[16].
• Island Records's location of formation is recorded as Jamaica^[17].
• Island Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group^[18].
• Island Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Republic Corps^[19].
• Island Records's distributed by is recorded as The Island Def Jam Music Group^[20].
• Island Records's official website is recorded as http://www.islandrecords.com^[21].
• Island Records's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Island Records^[22].
• Island Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Island'}^[23].
• Island Records's different from is recorded as Island Records^[24].
• Island Records's has list is recorded as list of current Island Records artists^[25].
• Island Records's has list is recorded as list of former Island Records artists^[26].
• Island Records's has list is recorded as list of Island Records artists^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Holding^[28]

• Country: XW^[29]

• Began / founded: 1959^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 71f33816-b284-4926-bd99-f6b7a83fb172^[31]

Body

Founding

Founders include Chris Blackwell^[5], Graeme Goodall^[6], and Leslie Kong^[7]. July 4, 1959 marks the founding of Island Records^[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Jamaica^[17].

Identity

Island Records's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Island'}^[23].

Operations

Island Records's headquarters location is recorded as London^[13]. Parent organizations include Universal Music Group^[18], a record company^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1934^[34], headquartered in Santa Monica^[35] and Republic Corps^[19], a record label group^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 2024^[38], headquartered in New York City^[39]. It is operated by Island Records Limited^[11].

Why It Matters

Island Records ranks in the top 0.74% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,005 views/month, #17 of 2,290).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]