A Reggae label, run by King Sounds and Mikey Campbell from premises in Harrow Road, London W.10. Grove Music kicked off in 1977 with GM-001 and reached GM-13 in 1978, after which point it seems to have concentrated on 12" releases. Billboard of the 24th of December 1977 reports that the company had signed a long-term pressing and distribution deal with Island Records. It appears to have formed closer ties with Island by 1980 as its singles started sharing Island's main WIP-6000 numerical series. Most were on the standard Island label with a Grove Music logo added, but at least one was on an actual Grove Music label - albeit one with a different label design to the '70s one. Grove Music had a Jamaican counterpart; some of the numbers missing from the discography below seem to have been used for Jamaican-only issues. Thanks to Mark Griffiths for the ownership details.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.