Island Records Inc.

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Also known as 'Island Records, Inc.'
U.S. branch (company) of Island Records (label), established on June 1, 1974 in Los Angeles, California.
U.S. headquarters were moved to New York City in November 1977.

Island Records, Inc. opened an office in Toronto for their Canadian operations on August 1, 1974. Originally the Canadian distribution was handled by Quality Records Limited until December 1975 when it was taken over by GRT Of Canada Ltd. (except for British Columbia). As of October 26, 1976 Canadian distribution was assumed by RCA Limited until late 1979 when it changed to WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.. Canadian operations ceased in 1984 with the establishment of Island Records Of Canada Ltd..

Corporate chronology:
1. California company number: 715971
Registered: 10 June 1974 as 'Island Records, Inc.'
Merged: into UFO Music, Inc. (registered 29 June 1981 in NY, 1 July 1981 in CA)

2. NY company number: 289806
Incorporated: 2 March 1970 as 'UFO Music, Inc.'
First name change: 23 September 1981 to 'Island Records, Inc.'
Second name change: 12 August 1982 to Island Music, Inc.

3. NY company number: 787313
Incorporated: 12 August 1982 as 'Island Records, Inc.'
Dissolved: 6 January 2000 (merged into UMG Recordings, Inc.)

Sublabels:

Great Jones, Unity In The Community

Contact Info:

Island Records, Inc.
14 E. 4th St.
NY, NY 10012

[1994]
Island Records, Inc.
400 Lafayette St.
NY, NY 10003

444 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022
(post-November 1977)

7720 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90046
(June 1974 - November 1977)

Canadian offices:
(ca. 1981 to 1984)
29 Davenport Road
Toronto, Canada
M5R 1H2

(Aug 1, 1974 to ca. 1981)
93 Bedford Road
Toronto, Ontario
M5R 2K4
(416) 923-0897

Manufacturer Contact

Island Records Inc. 1755 Broadway New York, NY 10018 USA P: (310) 865-4000 https://www.islandrecords.com/ [email protected]

Manufacturer EU Contact

Universal Music Group Europe 's-Gravelandseweg 80 1217 EW Hilversum THE NETHERLANDS https://universalmusic.nl/ [email protected]

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