LABELS DROP REGGAE ARTISTS
Several major US labels have dropped well-known reggae artists from their rosters in the last month. MCA Records said goodbye to Barrington Levy, Ed Robinson, Morgan Heritage, the Dreds and Steel Pulse, while Columbia dropped Worl-A-Girl and DJs Tiger and Tony Rebel, and Elektra Records dumped Red Foxx and Shinehead. The Columbia departures have been described by their A&R spokesperson as part of “an annual shedding”. Meanwhile, Polygram have established Island Records Jamaica. Based in Kingston, the label’s first release will be an album from dancehall artist, Spanner Banner. Label president Trish Farrell has also signed a multi-album production deal with Sly & Robbie’s Taxi Records.
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Rip It Up, Issue 211, 1 March 1995, Page 6
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