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Island Records is a Heavy metal and Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Millie Small, John Martyn, Fairport Convention, Free and Roxy Music. Those roots explain a lot about how Island Records arrange songs and choose their tones. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Island Records, reaching back through Millie Small. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in Jamaica by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in 1959, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, another label acquired by PolyGram, were both at the time the largest independent record labels in history, with Island having exerted a major influence on the progressive music scene in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s.
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Island Records grew out of Millie Small, John Martyn, Fairport Convention and Free. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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