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- Island Records: Chris Blackwell’s Rock and Reggae Circus
- In Island Records: Chris Blackwell’s Rock and Reggae Circus
Chris Blackwell grew up in Jamaica but was educated in England. He founded Island Records in 1959 in Jamaica, then three years later relocated to the United Kingdom, where Island became an outlet for Jamaican records, initially aimed at immigrant communities throughout Britain. In 1964,…
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- In Island Records: Chris Blackwell’s Rock and Reggae Circus