Planetone

[1] The label's founder was Sonny Roberts.

It is possible that this was the first black owned record label in England.

The basement studio was located at a now demolished in Cambridge Road, Kilburn, London.

[2] Some of the early recordings were by Rico's Combo,[3] a group led by Jamaican trombonist Rico Rodriguez.

Future saxophonist for The Foundations Mike Elliott, Jackie Foster[4][5] and Jamaican singer Dandy Livingstone[6] also released some recordings on the label.