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ISLAND
RECORDS
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If you
associate an obscure record Label with the mods then it has to be the SUE label
which was part of ISLAND records.
Chris
Blackwell founded ISLAND
records in Jamaica in 1959. and the majority of his early releases were by west
indians and only sold locally to the Island. Blackwell saw that their was a
big Jamaican community in London and in 1962 he moved there and opened offices
in Nottinghill Gate.
The Jamaicans and the mods shared a love of dancing and soon the white boys
of London were rocking to the Jamaican sound. Clubs like The
Last Chance, The Scene, The Flamingo, The Whiskey A GoGo and the Roaring Twenties
in Carnaby Street catered to a mixed clientele and the white and black kids
met to dance away the night. The company also started SUE Records which became
one of the most sought after labels for the DJs who worked those clubs.
Some of the best, and most rare mod records were released on SUE and if you
click on the button below you will see a list of those releases
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