Planetone

Planetone
FounderSonny Roberts
GenreSka
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationKilburn, 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]

References

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