The history and the discography of the Island Records label can conveniently be divided into three phases:
• The Jamaican Years, covering the label's releases from 1959 to 1966
• The New Ground Years, covering … 展开

After the company's start in London in 1962 Island Records diversified already in 1963 into various labels: Black Swan, Island, Sue and Jump Up.
Singles of the 1960s
The first Island "white and red" label was used mainly for … 展开

LPs on the Island label (distributed by Capitol Records)
• SW-9178 – Mott the Hoople: Brain Capers, 1971 (Canada only)
• SMAS-9300 – 展开

Singles of the 1990s and 2000s
The IS/CID series
As CD became the preferred format for the majority of sales, singles … 展开

Blackwell released 28 singles and three LPs in this period.
Jamaican singles
The very first records have been issued on 7" sides in Jamaica on a label called R&B
• Laurel Aitken: "Boogie In My Bones"
• Ernest Ranglin 展开

Singles in the 1970s
Island WIP series
The first release in 1970, WIP-6075, had the "block" label design, but the very next one, "John The Baptist" by John & Beverley Martyn, featured a third pink label design, … 展开

Singles of the 1980s
WIP series
For singles released during the years 1980 to 1983, which were numbered in this series, see Singles of the 1970s section, above.
IS series 展开