Planetone Explained

Founder:Sonny Roberts
Genre:Ska
Country:United Kingdom
Location:Kilburn, London

Planetone was a British independent record label, that issued ska recordings in the early 1960s.[1]

History

The label's founder was Sonny Roberts. It is possible that this was the first black owned record label in England. The basement studio was located at a now demolished in Cambridge Road, Kilburn, London.[2]

Some of the early recordings were by Rico's Combo,[3] a group led by Jamaican trombonist Rico Rodriguez. Future saxophonist for The Foundations Mike Elliott, Jackie Foster[4] [5] and Jamaican singer Dandy Livingstone[6] also released some recordings on the label.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Complete List Of Uk Labels? - Soul Of Jamaica . Soul Source . 2009-02-17 . 2014-08-11.
  2. Web site: Biography – Orbitonerecords.
  3. Web site: Search For Planetone . Reggaevinylcollector.free.fr . 2014-08-11.
  4. Web site: PLANETONE 7"S . Xs4all.nl . 2010-11-14 . 2014-08-11.
  5. Web site: DubVendor - Owns . 45cat.com . 2014-08-11.
  6. Web site: Dandy* - Vipers / Oh Lawdy (Vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2014-08-11.
  7. Web site: Dandy Livingstone's Biography – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at . Last.fm . 2013-11-26 . 2014-08-11.

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