Treasure Isle
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| - | [[Duke Reid]] took [[Alton Ellis]] to his [[Treasure Isle]] label in [[1962]]. | + | [[Treasure Isle]] was a record label founded by [[Duke Reid]] who also owned a studio with the same name on [[Bond Street]], [[Kingston]]. |
| + | Early Reid productions were recorded in studios owned by others, but when the family business moved from Pink Lane, [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] to Bond Street, Reid set up his own studio above the store. He became proprietor of a number of labels, chiefly Treasure Isle and Dutchess (his spelling). Much of his income derived from licensing agreements with companies in the UK, some of which set up specialist Duke Reid labels. | ||
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Treasure Isle was a record label founded by Duke Reid who also owned a studio with the same name on Bond Street, Kingston.
Early Reid productions were recorded in studios owned by others, but when the family business moved from Pink Lane, Kingston to Bond Street, Reid set up his own studio above the store. He became proprietor of a number of labels, chiefly Treasure Isle and Dutchess (his spelling). Much of his income derived from licensing agreements with companies in the UK, some of which set up specialist Duke Reid labels.
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