Chris cracknell of born 6 august 1984 in windsor, england is a former england rugby union player. Founded by chris cracknell and chris sedgwick in 1978. Eekamouse wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The label quickly found success by licensing clusters of singles from jamaican producers like henry junjo lawes, and packaging them as fulllength albums offering british listeners access to fresh sounds from. Renowned greensleeves record label celebrates 40th. Greensleeves records listen and stream free music, albums. Grel 1 doctor alimantado best dressed chicken in town. Comprising ward 21 are renowned producers and have created hit dancehall riddims like. Listen to greensleeves records soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 32 tracks.
Dig into the greensleeves records archives with alborosie in this minidocumentary on the u. The greensleeves roster is an impressive collection of late 1970s rootsreggae, 1980s dancehall and mega. I live and work out of my own studio in brighton uk, mixing tracks for clients from all around the world. Hi, my name is chris and im a mix engineer, its my job to help you realise your dreams, making your music ready for the world. Greensleeves records was founded in 1977 by chris sedgwick and chris cracknell after the two reggae enthusiasts moved their record shop to shepherds bush, london.
One of the key, longestrunning and most diverse uk reggae labels. Sep 07, 2007 presenting 30 sterling hits stretching from the fading cries and laments of the last days of roots reggae to the deviousness of the latest dancehall tune from the yard, this 2xcd label compilation. Sylford walker lambs bread lp greensleeves records. Greensleeves records in the 70s and 80s greensleeves went from being a humble record shop to the leading uk reggae label in the space of just a few years. Innovative yet simple tree support, easy to install and adjust, for new and urban tree staking, landscape contractor designed.
Greensleeves chords, lyrics and recordings the acoustic. Greensleeves records s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Greensleeves records in the 70s and 80s dancecrasher. Greensleeves sampler 6 from greensleeves records ltd. The revolutionaries goldmine dub lp greensleeves records. Greensleeves label music on cd, mp3 and vinyl available at juno records. The company was founded by chris cracknell and chris. Through licensing and commissioning original recordings from jamaicas top producers, sedgwick and cracknell built a formidable catalogue of essential reggae while catering to the. He coached the fijiana team after being brought in by ben ryan in 2014. Greensleeves reggae sampler 18 from greensleeves records ltd. For a history of the label check the greensleeves site. Aug 22, 2017 founded in 1977 by chris sedgwick and chris cracknell, greensleeves records went from a record store to a full service record label and publishing company hailed for being the launch pad for the careers of reggae legends yellowman, barrington levy, shaggy, mr. Each volume of the series features tracks from multiple artists recorded over one or two reggae or dancehall riddims produced by various producers.
Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. Check out greensleeves reggae sampler 18 from greensleeves records ltd. Chris chin, president of vp records, the company that owns the greensleeves catalog, told the jamaica observer that, we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of greensleeves records. Ward 21 are a group of dancehall musicians and producers from kingston, jamaica, named after the psychiatric ward at the university hospital of the west indies in kingston. Listen to greensleeves soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create oulu. When you rate your music, the sites musicsocial recommender can recommend similar music and. Kataloguj, oceniaj, opisuj i recenzuj twoja muzyke. Jamaican star sean paul helps set a new reggae trend. Download greensleeves records music label songs, singles and albums on mp3.
The only authorised reissue of all time classic greensleeves dub album now. Chris cracknell is a spikyhaired former dj, who developed his love for black. To name a reggae record label after an english sonnet most. Chris cracknell and chris sedgwick established greensleeves records in 1977 as an extension of their london record shop a key early outpost for reggae music in england. Greensleeves records label veroffentlichungen discogs. Rate your music to internetowa spolecznosc ludzi kochajacych muzyke. Greensleeves records was founded in 1977 by chris sedgwick and chris cracknell. The company was founded by chris cracknell and chris sedgwick and started as a small record store in west ealing, london, in november 1975 and is based in england. Chris cracknell and chris sedgwick established greensleeves records in 1977 as an. The idea that greensleeves is an irish song seems first to have appeared in william henry grattan flood, a history of irish music dublin. Chris cracknell, who has overseen the musical policy at u. The latter now hosts a 7s tournament in which schools compete for the cracknell cup named in honour of the alumnus. Stream tracks and playlists from greensleeves records on your desktop or mobile device. The company was founded by chris cracknell and chris sedgwick and started as a small record store in west ealing, london, in november 1975 and is based in britain.
Cracknell attended ridgeway junior school to claires court, crosfields school and shiplake college. Mentioned in more than one shakespeare play, greensleeves is a traditional english folk song that probably dates from the late sixteenth century. The groundbreaking diana poulton, to whom the early music world owes a great debt. If you use logic or ableton, you can simply send me the session file, the next day, ill send you back an appraisal of your track, then well go from there, read. He is one of the earliest artists to be described as a singjay. Queen ifrica, alborosie and addis pablo for ny concert. Founded by englishmen chris sedgwick and chris cracknell in 1975, greensleeves was responsible for introducing hardcore dancehall to britain during the 1980s. A broadside ballad by the name a newe northen dittye of ye ladye greene sleves was registered by richard jones at the london stationers company in september 1580, and the tune is found in several late16thcentury and early17thcentury sources, such as ballets ms lute book and het luitboek van thysius, as well as various manuscripts. The founders of greensleeves records, chris sedgewick and chris cracknell launched the record label in 1977 and sky rocketed the careers.
Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Stream tracks and playlists from greensleeves on your desktop or mobile device. Lc 05923lc 5923 for company purposes please use greensleeves records ltd. Chris chin and randy chin, respectively chief executive officer and president of vp records, added. Big up greensleeves for providing this 19791982 set of when dancehall was in its purest form. They have released records by red rat, anthony johnson, barrington levy, billy boyo.
Londonian reggae label created by chris cracknell and chris sedgewick in 1977. In 1977, the two founded greensleeves records, one of the most successful and longlasting uk reggae labels. View details of greensleeves records releases on vinyl, cd and mp3 downloads at rolldabeats online dance music discography resource. Greensleeves records new york city new york greensleeves.
Greensleeves records has 340 photos and videos on their instagram profile. Oct 29, 2016 the latter was actually founded in 1975 by englishmen chris sedgwick and chris cracknell. Greensleeves records was founded in 1977 by chris sedgwick and chris cracknell after the two reggae enthusiasts moved their record shop. It became the second single on greensleeves, a label that grew out of a west. Listen to greensleeves now using our online music player. Greensleeves records ist ein englisches plattenlabel. When you rate your music, the sites musicsocial recommender can recommend similar music and users with similar music taste. Check the companys details for free and view the companies house information, company documents and list of directors. Greensleeves rhythm album is a series of various artists compilation albums released by greensleeves records. Greensleeves records wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Check out greensleeves sampler 6 from greensleeves records ltd. Greensleeves 12s former address greensleeves records. Join facebook to connect with chris cracknell and others you may know. Greensleeves releases about 20 albums a year and continues to embrace the fresh new music of jamaica, and cracknell has no doubt that the hits will keep coming.
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