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[edit] Black Swan
The link behind the Black Swan label leads to the wrong record label, an US label of the 1st half of 20 th century. Island started in 1963 with the label for quite a short while, it was continued 1969/1970 by B&C Records and finally revived for two hand full of 12" es in 1976/1977, always to release Jamaican reggae music! See Island Records discography. --Reinhard P. Braun 19:27, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Subsidiaries
The list is not appropriate. I propose to seperate labels such as Black Swan, Sue et al. or Mango, 4th & B'way etc., which are part of Island and labels which were distributed (like GeeStreet, ZE etc.). It seems that the degree of integration differed from label to label. In the 1970s Chrysalis and Bronce were released on Island! --Reinhard P. Braun 08:27, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
- Someone added Gee Street after I had compiled the initial list. I don't know much about it, but I didn't think it was a "subsidiary" of Island. Chrysalis etc. of course weren't. Everything else on the list looks right (i.e., was really an Island-controlled brand) to me.—mjb 02:27, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Island Studios
I think some mention might be made of these. Unfortunately I don't know enough about the subject to participate, but it stands to reason that some important recordings were made there - possibly the whole Island Records catalogue of the 70s? I remember meeting Chris blackwell there in the early 70s and would imagine that they were his special technological dream. I do know that Stephen Stills recorded part of his first solo album there and also that the Island Records band If recorded at least their first two albums there.
[edit] Proposal
The "Selected discography" here duplicates information held in Island_Records_discography. It seems to be axiomatic that pink label releases are collectable (if so, I'm rich beyond my wildest dreams!) I've put a suggestion there that the heading be merged into that page (it is, after all, THE discography). This will also make maintenance of the list easier. I'll do it this weekend unless there are any objections. --Rodhullandemu 22:49, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
