The history and the discography of the Island Records label can conveniently be divided into three phases:
• The Jamaican Years, covering the label's releases from 1959 to 1966
• The New Ground Years, … See more

CB stands for Chris Blackwell; 22 for the age of Blackwell at the time; it is the first number of the LP catalogue.
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LPs on the Island label (distributed by Capitol Records)
• SW-9178 - Mott the Hoople: Brain Capers, 1971 (Canada only)
• SMAS … See more

Blackwell released 28 singles and three LPs in this period. See more

The very first records have been issued on 7" sides in Jamaica on a label called R&B
• Laurel Aitken: "Boogie In My Bones"
• Ernest Ranglin: "Wranglin'"
• Lord … See more

Singles in the 1970s
Island WIP series
The first release in 1970, WIP-6075, had the "block" label design, but the very next one, "John The Baptist" by John & Beverley Martyn, featured a third pink label design, … See more

Singles of the 1980s
WIP series
For singles released during the years 1980 to 1983, which were numbered in this series, see Singles of the 1970s section, above.
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