The Bottom Line
Music video highlighting the spirit and musical diversity of Island Records over the last 25 years.
Mostly live performance, all re-mixed for stereo hi-fi. Artists include: Robert Palmer, The Christians, Eric Clapton, Sly and Robbie, Aswad, Julian Cope, Troublefunk, Bob Marley and U2. And John Martyn. The show was also televised and in the tv-listing Free and Spencer Davis Group were also mentioned.
The actual live recordings were made in Pinewood studios with a lot of Sly & Robbie.
Track details
| nr | track | artist | author(s) | time | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | My Boy Lollipop | Millie [Small] | [Roberts/ Spencer] | [1:57] | Mono clip june 1964. |
| 02 | Johnny & Mary | Robert Palmer | [R. Palmer] | [3:48] | Live. Boring. |
| 03 | Addicted To Love | Robert Palmer | [R. Palmer] | [3:49] | Live. No babes. |
| 04 | Sweet Little Woman | Joe Cocker | [A. Fraser] | [4:11] | Live. |
| 05 | World Shut Your Mouth | Julian Cope | [J. Cope] | [3:15] | Live. |
| 06 | Bubbling | Aswad and the Allstars | [Forde/ Gaye/ Robinson] | [3:57] | Live, trenchcoat reggae. |
| 07 | Where The Streets Have No Name | U2 | [Bono/ Clayton/ Edge/ Mullen] | [4:07] | Los Angeles rooftop documentary clip. |
| 08 | My One Temptation | Mica Paris | [M. Leeson/ P. Vale/ M. Waters] | [3:23] | Clip. |
| 09 | Soon I Will Be Gone | Paul Rodgers and Andy Summers | [Fraser/ Rodgers] | [2:43] | Unplugged live. |
| 10 | Fire | Sly & Robbie with Troublefunk | [Beck/ Bonner/ Jones/ Middlebrook/ Ohio Players/ Satchell/ Williams] |
[3:36] | Live. |
| 11 | Don't Turn Around | Aswad | [Hammond/ Warren] | [3:11] | Clip. |
| 12 | Father And Son | Cat Stevens | [C. Stevens] | [3:35] | Clip. |
| 13 | Patterns In The Rain | John Martyn | [F. Paterson] | [3:18] | Live. Manifestation of crooner ambitions. John and Foster Paterson behind white grand piano, without guitar! Recorded 4 July 1987, Pinewood Studios. |
| 14 | I Shot The Sheriff | Eric Clapton | [B. Marley] | [4:05] | Live. |
| 15 | Downtown Train | Tom Waits | [T. Waits] | [3:48] | Black & white clip. |
| 16 | Demolition Man | Grace Jones | [Sting] | [2:45] | Clip. |
| 17 | Hooverville | The Christians | [Christians] | [3:55] | Live clip. |
| 18 | Two Tribes | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | [Frankie Goes To Hollywood] | [3:22] | Clip. |
| 19 | Similar Features | Melissa Etheridge | [M. Etheridge] | [3:40] | Unplugged live clip. |
| 20 | Ma 'tit Fille | Buckwheat Zydeco | [Dural] | [3:39] | Live. |
| 21 | No Woman No Cry | Bob Marley | [V. Ford] | [6:04] | Mono, live clip. |
A Zenith production in association with Island Visual Arts ltd. The production is copyrighted 1987, but the 'compilation' 1988. The jubileum was also celebrated with the release in July 1987 of a double LP/CD (31 tracks, 7 90684) and a CD (20 tracks, CID 25) titled The Island Story (1962-1987). To make things more complicated, also a box set of four tapes and a 20 page booklet were released under the title Island Life.