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Date Posted: 20:23:07 03/15/09 Sun
Author: internationalist
Subject: i missed out on the presale on wednesday at a similar time.. but managed to get some on the presale on thursday!! how many presales can you get!!!
In reply to: The Weaver 's message, "Anyone get lucky on the pre-sale? I tried at 09.05 and they'd all gone :-(" on 10:19:35 03/11/09 Wed

>>ISLAND LIFE - Week of concerts plus Book & Exhibito
>>2009 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of Island
>>Records, arguably the
>>most prestigious record label in the history of
>>British music. To mark this
>>milestone the label is collaborating with Island
>>founder Chris Blackwell to
>>arrange the Island 50 festival. The Island 50 festival
>>will kick off in May
>>2009 with ‘ISLAND LIFE’ – a week of live shows by
>>Island artists past and
>>present, which will take place at London’s Shepherds
>>Bush Empire week
>>commencing 25th May ‘09. The line-up confirmed so far
>>is as follows:
>>26th May – SLY & ROBBIE & THE COMPASS POINT ALLSTARS
>>featuring VERY SPECIAL
>>GUESTS;
>>27th May – THE FRATELLIS; VERY SPECIAL GUEST; BOMBAY
>>BICYCLE CLUB;
>>28th May – CAT STEVENS/YUSUF and friends, BAABA MAAL
>>29th May – PAUL WELLER; ERNEST RANGLIN; SPOOKY TOOTH
>>30th May – KEANE; TOM TOM CLUB; LADYHAWKE
>>31st May – AMY WINEHOUSE; TOOTS & THE MAYTALS; I BLAME
>>COCO
>>Fans who sign up to the mailing list at
>>www.island50.com will be able to
>>take part in the exclusive ticket pre-sale from 9am on
>>Thursday 12th March.
>>Tickets go on general sale on Island50.com and other
>>agents from 9am on
>>Friday 13th March.
>>May 21st ’09 will see the publication of “KEEP ON
>>RUNNING – THE STORY OF
>>ISLAND RECORDS” edited by Chris Salewicz (acclaimed
>>author of recent Joe
>>Strummer biog ‘Redemption Song’) and will include
>>contributions from
>>celebrated writers such as Paul Morley, Jon Savage,
>>Sean O’Hagan, Vivien
>>Goldman, Lloyd Bradley, Robin Denselow, Sylvia
>>Patterson, Richard Williams
>>and Joe Boyd.
>>The ‘ISLAND LIFE’ Exhibition of Photos, Artwork and
>>Memorabilia, which will
>>run from May 22nd – 17th June, will take place at The
>>Vinyl Factory, Phonica
>>Records, 51 Poland Street, London W1F 7LZ. The
>>exhibition will be divided
>>into a number of themed areas that loosely define the
>>numerous eras in
>>Island’s history – Out of Jamaica, The Pink Label, The
>>Season of the Witch,
>>The Glitterball Years, Island Jamaica, Singular
>>Voices, Global Expansion,
>>World Music, and The New Millennium.
>>Music retailer HMV will be a key partner in the Island
>>50 celebrations and
>>will host a mini-exhibition reflecting the history and
>>heritage of Island
>>Records, its iconic artists and recordings at the
>>flagship HMV store (360
>>Oxford Street, London W1) and will help to celebrate
>>through its instore
>>radio, channel hmv, and its social network site,
>>getcloser.com, which will
>>make a special feature of Island 50 artists in May.
>>The Island 50 Anniversary activities will be mirrored
>>around the world later
>>in the year. Check www.island50.com for updates and
>>announcements will be
>>made in individual territories in due course.
>>Chris Blackwell founded the Island label in Kingston,
>>Jamaica in 1959 with
>>capital of just £1000. Relocating to London in the
>>early 60s Blackwell built
>>the most diverse and enviable back catalogue of any
>>independent record label
>>in history. From Island’s early Jamaican roots in ska
>>and rock-steady,
>>through the label’s expansion to become the cutting
>>edge of progressive rock
>>in the late 60s, and then on to the signing of such
>>international superstars
>>as Bob Marley and U2, Blackwell brought to Island a
>>unique vision and
>>passion which still informs the label’s approach to
>>this day.
>>Says Blackwell: “When I recorded ‘Lance Hayward at the
>>Half Moon’ in 1959 at
>>Federal Records Studio in Kingston, Jamaica, I had no
>>inkling what path this
>>had set me on. It has been an honour and a privilege
>>to work with some of
>>the greatest musical artists of all time. It was
>>always my intention at
>>Island to make records that stood the test of time,
>>and I’m proud that
>>Island is still a potent force in music 50 years since
>>that first release.
>>I’m very excited to be collaborating with the label to
>>celebrate Island’s
>>50th birthday and I’m particularly excited about the
>>week of shows in
>>London.”
>>The Island label has been responsible for the careers
>>of some of the biggest
>>stars in music including U2, Bob Marley, Cat Stevens,
>>Traffic, Free,
>>Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Sandy Denny, Toots &
>>The Maytals, John
>>Martyn, Marianne Faithfull, Aswad, Tom Waits, King
>>Sunny Ade, Third World,
>>Roxy Music, Robert Palmer, the B52s, Sly & Robbie,
>>Melissa Etheridge, The
>>Slits, Steel Pulse, Grace Jones, Tom Tom Club, Pulp,
>>Tricky, Talvin Singh,
>>and latterly Amy Winehouse, PJ Harvey, DJ Shadow,
>>Sugababes, Keane, The
>>Fratellis, Scott Matthews, Paul Weller, The Feeling,
>>Portishead and Florence
>>& The Machine.
>>
>>
>> + Add a
>>comment

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