Chris Blackwell recounts his first encounter with Rastas
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 9:08 am
Chris Blackwell the founder of Island Records has released a book on his label's 50 year history 1959-2009.
At npr.org you can hear an interview with the man plus two additional snippets about today's role of labels and about his first encounter with Rastafarians in the 50s.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010 ... nd-records
Island also have a site up which gives an overview of their best known albums. See http://www.island50.com/
At npr.org you can hear an interview with the man plus two additional snippets about today's role of labels and about his first encounter with Rastafarians in the 50s.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010 ... nd-records
Island also have a site up which gives an overview of their best known albums. See http://www.island50.com/