Island Records
British-Jamaican record label
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Summary
Island Records is a record label[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of record label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,014 views/month, #17 of 2,290).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Jamaica[3]
- Founder: Chris Blackwell[4], Graeme Goodall[5], Leslie Kong[6]
- Genre: heavy metal music[7], reggae[8], folk rock[9]
- Operator: Island Records Limited[10]
- Named after: Island in the Sun[11]
- Headquarters location: London[12]
- Has organizational division: Blue[13]
- Discography: Island Records catalog[14]
- Inception: July 4, 1959[15]
- Location of formation: Jamaica[16]
- Parent organization or unit: Universal Music Group[17], Republic Corps[18]
- Distributed by: The Island Def Jam Music Group[19]
- Official website: https://www.islandrecords.co.uk/[20], https://www.islandrecords.com/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Island Records[22]
- Short name: Island[23]
- Different from: Island Records[24]
- Has list: list of current Island Records artists[25], list of former Island Records artists[26], list of Island Records artists[27]
- Operating area: worldwide[28]
- Social media followers: 642,097[29], 228,000[30], 630,051[31], 625,152[32], 241,000[33], 249,000[34], 257,000[35]
- P14750: 7785-6544-2E09-8CEC-9B91[36]
Product Details
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Type: Holding[37]
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Country: XW[38]
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Began / founded: 1959[39]
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MusicBrainz ID: 71f33816-b284-4926-bd99-f6b7a83fb172[40]
Why It Matters
Island Records has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]