Greensleeves Records
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| Greensleeves Records | |
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| Parent company | VP Music Group |
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| Founder | Chris Sedgwick Chris Cracknell |
| Distributor(s) | VP Records |
| Genre | Reggae Dancehall |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | 3rd Floor, Masters House, 107 Hammersmith Road, W14 0QH,(London) |
| Official website | Official Web Site |
Greensleeves Records & Publishing,shortened toGreensleeves Records,is arecord labelspecializing indancehallandreggaemusic. The company was founded by Chris Cracknell and Chris Sedgwick. Based inBritain,Greensleeves Records started as a small record store inWest Ealing,London,in November1975.[1][2]The record label was founded in 1977, with early releases including albums byAugustus PabloandBarrington Levy.[3]
They have released records byRed Rat,Anthony Johnson,Barrington Levy,Billy Boyo,Chezidek,Dennis Brown,Dr Alimantado,Eek-A-Mouse,Elephant Man,Freddie McGregor,Gregory Isaacs,Keith Hudson,Mad Cobra,Scientist,Shabba Ranks,Sizzla,Vybz KartelandYellowman,and have had crossover pop hits withTippa Irie's "Hello, Darling",Shaggy's "Oh Carolina",Beenie Man's "Who Am I (Sim Simma)"andMr Vegas's "Head High." In 2002, Greensleeves released the popularDiwalialbum, which launched a global resurgence in dancehall reggae music. The album contained the global hits "No Letting Go"byWayne Wonderand "Get Busy"bySean Paul.Theriddim(slightly altered) was also used byLumideeon the hit "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)".The label has a catalogue of close to 500 albums.[citation needed]
Greensleeves Publishing has the largest catalogue ofreggaesongs in the world, including the copyrights of Shaggy's "Oh Carolina", Sean Paul's "Get Busy", and "Break It Off"among over 20,000 copyrights.[citation needed]
The company was bought by Zest Inc. in 2006, and in 2008 was bought byVP Records.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abCampbell, Howard (2012) "Greensleeves Records paves way for dancehall",Jamaica Observer,4 July 2012, retrieved 2012-07-05
- ^Michael De Koningh, Marc Griffiths.Tighten Up!: The History of Reggae in the UK.Sanctuary, 2003, pp. 217–218.
- ^Andy Wood (2002).Alison Donnell(ed.).Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture.Routledge. p. 268.ISBN978-1-134-70024-0.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Greensleeves Recordspublishing catalog atMusicBrainz
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