Chris Blackwell recounts his first encounter with Rastas

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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/