Universal-Island Records Ltd.

Amy Winehouse

R&B - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 27 Oct 2006

With her tragic early death (though hardly surprising given Amy Winehouse's lifestyle) a truly unique voice of contemporary soul stopped singing on Ju ...

24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo

U2

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 9 Mar 1987

Using the textured sonics of The Unforgettable Fire as a basis, U2 expanded those innovations by scaling back the songs to a personal setting and addi ...

Yard Act

Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 7 Jan 2022

The sky is quite grey, almost like anthracite. The ideal fertiliser to make this teeming post-punk revival scene, which has been shaking the indie pla ...

24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo

Amy Winehouse

R&B - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 20 Oct 2003

If a series of unfortunate comparisons (like the ones to follow) cause listeners to equate British vocalist Amy Winehouse with Macy Gray, it's only na ...

24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo

U2

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 18 Nov 1991

Reinventions rarely come as thorough and effective as Achtung Baby, an album that completely changed U2's sound and style. The crashing, unrecognizabl ...

24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo

U2

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 28 Feb 1983

Opening with the ominous, fiery protest of "Sunday Bloody Sunday," War immediately announces itself as U2's most focused and hardest-rocking album to ...

The Specials

Ska & Rocksteady - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 27 Aug 2021

In the middle of the punk tsunami, late-70s England was experiencing a healthy ska revival led by in part Madness and above all by the Specials. This ...

24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo

Sigrid

Pop - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 6 May 2022

Every bit as refreshing and even more insightful than her debut, Norwegian pop star Sigrid delivers another near-flawless effort with her sophomore al ...

24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo

Annie Lennox

Jazz - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 21 Oct 2014

Annie Lennox's 2014 covers collection, Nostalgia, finds the former Eurythmics vocalist soulfully interpreting various pop, jazz, and R&B standards. In ...

24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo

Booklet available

Jamie Cullum

Jazz - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 20 Nov 2020

With his first holiday-themed album, 2020's The Pianoman at Christmas, Jamie Cullum strikes a festive balance between swinging traditional pop and hea ...

24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo

Bob Marley & The Wailers

World - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 13 Apr 1973

Catch a Fire was the major label debut for Bob Marley and the Wailers, and it was an international success upon its release in 1973. Although Bob Marl ...

U2

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 18 Nov 1991

Reinventions rarely come as thorough and effective as Achtung Baby, an album that completely changed U2's sound and style. The crashing, unrecognizabl ...

24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo

Disclosure

Electronic - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 28 Aug 2020

After four years spent touring the world, Disclosure's two British brothers returned to the studio. And they were quite productive, producing around 2 ...

24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo

Keane

Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 13 Aug 2021

24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo

Meduza

Dance - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 22 Oct 2021

24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo

U2

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 1 Dec 2017

Elijah is Bono’s son. Sian is The Edge’s daughter. They hold hands on the cover of these Songs Of Experience. Two “children” to evoke the world of 201 ...

24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo

Booklet available

Portishead

Trip Hop - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 1 Jan 1998

By the end of the '90s, artists realized that CD and CD-R bootlegs of live performances were in high demand, which meant that they could profit by off ...

Bob Marley & The Wailers

World - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 25 Oct 1974

Natty Dread is Bob Marley's finest album, the ultimate reggae recording of all time. This was Marley's first album without former bandmates Peter Tosh ...

Nine Inch Nails

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 21 Sep 1999

As the double-disc The Fragile unfurls, all of Nine Inch Nails' trademarks -- gargantuan, processed guitars, ominous electro rhythms, near-ambient key ...

Amy Winehouse

R&B - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 30 Oct 2006

The story of Back to Black is one in which celebrity and the potential of commercial success threaten to ruin Amy Winehouse, since the same insoucianc ...

U2

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on 1 Oct 1984

In many ways, U2 took their fondness for sonic bombast as far as it could go on War, so it isn't a complete surprise that they chose to explore the in ...