The Island Book of Records Volume I: 1959-68

The Island Book of Records brings the early years of this iconic record label to life. A fifteen-year labour of love, these volumes will fully document Island Records' analogue era. Offering a comprehensive archive of album cover design and photography, together with the voices of the musicians, designers, photographers, producers, studio engineers, and record company personnel who worked on each project, the volumes uniquely show the inner workings of the label in immense depth, covering every single LP.

Featuring material from recent interviews and from media interviews of the time, and each including a comprehensive discography of 45s, the books are lavishly illustrated with gig adverts (many for venues which no longer exist), concert tickets, flyers, international LP variants, labels, LP and 45 adverts, and other ephemera. These LP-sized editions are a collector's dream, offering a truly unparalleled resource for those interested in music history and a perfect gift for any music lover.