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REGGAE DANCEHALL PIONEERS: Alton Ellis — The Deals That Vanished | Part 9 | When Island and A&M Walked Away
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- Jun 2, 2026
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- 147
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By the late 1970s, Island Records and A&M Records were both talking to Alton Ellis. Both walked away. Meanwhile he was carrying a family of 20+ children on session fees and shop receipts. Part 9 of the Reggae Dancehall Pioneers series tells the chapter the cleaner biographies fold away.