Greensleeves Records

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Greensleeves Records
Greensleeves Records logo.svg
Parent company VP Music Group
Founded
  • 1975 (record store)
  • 1977 (record label)
FounderChris Sedgwick
Chris Cracknell
DistributorVP Records
Genre Reggae
Dancehall
Country of origin United Kingdom
Location 3rd Floor, Masters House, 107 Hammersmith Road, W14 0QH, (London)
Official website Official website

Greensleeves Records is a record label specialising in dancehall and reggae music.

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History

The company was founded by Chris Cracknell and Chris Sedgwick. Based in Britain, Greensleeves Records started as a small record store in West Ealing, London, in November 1975. [1] The record label was founded in 1977, with early releases including albums by Augustus Pablo and Barrington Levy. [2]

Album artwork was created by photographer David Hendley, [3] and illustrator Tony McDermott. [4]

The company was bought by Zest Inc. in 2006, [5] and in 2008 was bought by VP Records. [6] Included in the sale was Greensleeves Publishing, which administered over 12,000 songs at the time. The sale also included the labels album catalog of over 400 titles, including those by Shaggy, Shabba Ranks and Yellowman. [7]

Artists

References

  1. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. 2006. pp. 898–899. ISBN   978-0-19-531373-4.
  2. ↑ Andy Wood (2002). Alison Donnell (ed.). Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture. Routledge. p. 268. ISBN   978-1-134-70024-0.
  3. ↑ "Photographer, lecturer and expert on reggae whose Jamaican pictures adorned album covers". Daily Telegraph (London). 8 August 2016. p. 25.
  4. ↑ "Wrongtom meets The Ragga Twins on In Time with artwork by legendary reggae designer Tony McDermott". The Vinyl Factory. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  5. ↑ CAMPBELL, HOWARD (4 July 2012). "Greensleeves Records paves way for dancehall". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Meschino, Patricia (25 April 2008). "VP Acquires Greensleeves And Creates A Reggae Powerhouse". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Meschino, Patricia (3 May 2008). "SEEING GREEN". Billboard . 120 (18): 12.

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