Planetone was a British
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
, that issued
ska recordings in the early 1960s.
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.
Some of the early recordings were by
Rico's Combo, a group led by Jamaican trombonist
Rico Rodriguez. Future saxophonist for
The Foundations
The Foundations were a British soul band (m. 1967–1970). The group's background was: West Indian, White British, and Sri Lankan. Their 1967 debut single " Baby Now That I've Found You" reached number one in the UK and Canada, and number e ...
Mike Elliott, Jackie Foster and Jamaican singer
Dandy Livingstone
Dandy Livingstone (born Robert Livingstone Thompson, 14 December 1943, Kingston, Jamaica) is a British-Jamaican ska, rocksteady, and reggae musician and producer, best known for his 1972 hit, "Suzanne Beware of the Devil", and for his song, ...
also released some recordings on the label.
References
External links
45cat.com
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British independent record labels