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ah you are funny.and howold are you now?
regards
fadel

As someone indicated, Island was sold by its founder and owner Chris Blackwell in 1991 to Universal, later he founded the multi-media company Palm Pictures. They still do the occasional reggae release I think, but he seems more interested in making his money from the tourist stuff these days, resorts, that sort of thing. Island more or less left reggae in the late 1980s, since then any real interest has been scarce. Blackwell is interested in making money, not anything 'cultural' any more.

Did Blackwell really ever have any other program apart from making money?

Wasn't reggae just a convenient vehicle for money making for him? Or was he really passionate about it?

I'm just asking - not complaining, my collection is graced by a lot of quality Island stuff (and some pretty poor Island stuff too!)

That's a thing that reggae fans argue about. Some say that he want to commercialize reggae music and not to release authentic roots reggae.

I also noticed that the island releases are entering rock,jazz,blues area. but I think it's ok.

im 20

satisfacion riddim came out on island last year and the richie spice single is about 4 years old on the same version. the version was from dennis star i think