damian lewis-narrated documentary telling the colourful story of island records, the jamaican-founded
record label built by maverick boss chris blackwell which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009.
the film features a rare, in-depth interview with blackwell alongside contributions from former island
artists grace jones, toots hibbert, amy winehouse, sly and robbie, pj harvey, u2, brian eno, spencer
davis, yusuf islam/cat stevens, the b52s, kid creole, greg lake, ian anderson, trevor horn, paul weller,
richard thompson and keane.
news archive and rare performance footage are used to tell the story of the label - its part in bringing
reggae music into the world; its expansion into progressive rock in the late 1960s; the rise of bob marley
into a global star; and the label\'s reputation for consistently signing, producing and championing innovative
acts from the uk and all over the world.
record label built by maverick boss chris blackwell which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009.
the film features a rare, in-depth interview with blackwell alongside contributions from former island
artists grace jones, toots hibbert, amy winehouse, sly and robbie, pj harvey, u2, brian eno, spencer
davis, yusuf islam/cat stevens, the b52s, kid creole, greg lake, ian anderson, trevor horn, paul weller,
richard thompson and keane.
news archive and rare performance footage are used to tell the story of the label - its part in bringing
reggae music into the world; its expansion into progressive rock in the late 1960s; the rise of bob marley
into a global star; and the label\'s reputation for consistently signing, producing and championing innovative
acts from the uk and all over the world.
