Greensleeves Records
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Greensleeves Records is a prominent British record label best known for releasing and popularizing reggae and dancehall music from Jamaican artists worldwide.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | record label ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jamaican producers
ⓘ
sound system culture ⓘ |
| basedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Jamaican studios ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distribution | international ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Jamaican music ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Chris Cracknell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Sedgwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1975 ⓘ |
| genre |
dancehall
ⓘ
reggae ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueSeries | Greensleeves Rhythm Album series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImprint | Greensleeves Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issues |
12-inch singles
ⓘ
7-inch singles ⓘ LP albums ⓘ |
| knownFor |
UK distribution of reggae and dancehall
ⓘ
releasing Jamaican artists internationally ⓘ |
| languageOfReleases | English ⓘ |
| market |
Europe
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ worldwide reggae audience ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Barrington Levy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beenie Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Eek-A-Mouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Elephant Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ Shabba Ranks NERFINISHED ⓘ Sizzla NERFINISHED ⓘ Vybz Kartel NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellowman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early UK releases of Jamaican dancehall hits ⓘ |
| notableRelease |
Barrington Levy - Englishman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barrington Levy - Robin Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ Eek-A-Mouse - Wa-Do-Dem NERFINISHED ⓘ Shabba Ranks - Just Reality NERFINISHED ⓘ Sizzla - Da Real Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellowman - Mister Yellowman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedAs | record shop ⓘ |
| reputation | leading reggae and dancehall label ⓘ |
| roleInGenre |
documented 1980s digital dancehall era
ⓘ
helped popularize dancehall in Europe ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
dancehall singles
ⓘ
reggae albums ⓘ riddim-based compilations ⓘ |
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