Rare Record Collector

Founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell and Graeme Goodall in Jamaica, primarily to release reggae artists, the label relocated to the UK in 1962. Island capitalised on the growing progressive rock scene in the late 60s releasing LPs by Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Traffic and Free amongst many others.

The label design changed frequently in the 60s, with pink being a predominant colour for the label. The label employed various various graphic devices including a stylised black and orange ‘eye’ symbol, which then changed to a mono version centred in the label, then a white ‘i’. The final design featuring pink was the early 70s pink rim palm tree design. Some highly collectable records from the late 60s and early 70s now command high prices in mint condition.

• IDP-1 – Various
• ILP-961 – Traffic
• ILP-985 – Jethro Tull
• ILPS 9080 – Spooky Tooth
• ILPS 9081 – Traffic
• ILPS 9085 – Jethro Tull
• ILPS 9087 – Nirvana
• ILPS 9089 – Free
• ILPS 9092 – Fairport Convention
• ILPS 9095 – Tramline
• ILPS 9097 – Traffic
• ILPS 9098 – Spooky Tooth
• ILPS 9099 – The White Noise
• ILPS 9101 – Blodwyn Pig
• ILPS 9102 – Fairport Convention
• ILPS 9103 – Jethro Tull
• ILPS 9104 – Free
• ILPS 9106 – Dr. Strangely Strange
• ILPS 9108 – Mott The Hoople
• ILPS 9111 – King Crimson
• ILPS 9116 – Traffic
• ILPS 9120 – Free
• ILPS 9125 – Fotheringay
• ILPS 9127 – King Crimson
• ILPS 9128 – Quintessence
• ILPS 9129 – If
• ILPS 9130 – Fairport Convention
• ILPS 9162 – Fairport Convention
• IWP-2 – Various
• IWPS-6 – Various