Island Masters is a midprice CD series that includes re-releases of records from the 1970s and 1980s by PolyGram. In 1989 Island Records was sold to PolyGram. The series was released in the UK and Europe.
In the UK, the discs were released with the prefix IMCD and catalogue numbers starting with 1. In some European countries, the catalogue numbers were the same, and in some they were not. This series was not released in the US. In Canada, some releases were made available as imports through PolyGram Canada. It was Island's first major attempt to make available its huge back catalogue on CD. The first year of the sublabel has seen more than 80 releases. New releases appeared for some years. In 2000, the label was re-modeled and renamed to Island Remasters. While the packaging of the Island Masters of the 1980s and 1990s was simple the newer Island Remaster followed a trend to a better packaging with higher print quality of the cover, additional slip cases, booklets, addition tracks and label prints using the label of the original LP releases.
Island Masters, 1989 IMCD 1 – The B-52's: The B-52's, original release; 1979 IMCD 2 – Bourgeois Tagg: Yoyo, original release: 1987 IMCD 3 – Black Uhuru: Reggae Greats, original release: 1985 on Island Reggae Greats IMCD 4 – Buckwheat Zydeco: On A Night Like This, original release: 1987 IMCD 5 – Burning Spear: Reggae Greats, original release: 1985 on Island Reggae Greats IMCD 6 – Kid Creole & The Coconuts: Tropical Gangsters, original release: 1982 on ZE/Island ILPS 7016 IMCD 7 – Peter Cook & Dudley Moore Present... Derek and Clive (Live), original release: 1976 IMCD 8 – Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left, 5/1989, original release: 1969 IMCD 9 – Eric B. & Rakim: Paid in Full, original release: 1987 IMCD 10 – Fairport Convention: In Real Time (Live '87), 6/1990, original release: 12/1987 IMCD 11 – Marianne Faithfull: Broken English, original release: 1979 IMCD 12 – Marianne Faithfull: Strange Weather, original release: 1987 IMCD 13 – Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Liverpool, original release: 1986 IMCD 14 – Linton Kwesi Johnson: Reggae Greats, original release: 1985 on Island Reggae Greats IMCD 15 – Grace Jones: Warm Leatherette, original release: 1980 IMCD 16 – Grace Jones: Island Life, compilation; original release: 1985 IMCD 17 – Grace Jones: Nightclubbing, original release: 1981 IMCD 18 – Grace Jones: Living My Life, original release: 1982 IMCD 19 – Grace Jones: Portfolio, original release: 1977 IMCD 20 – Robert Palmer: Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley, original release: 1974 IMCD 21 – Robert Palmer: Clues, original release: 1980 IMCD 22 – Robert Palmer: Pride, original release: 1983 IMCD 23 – Robert Palmer: Double Fun, original release: 1978 IMCD 24 – Robert Palmer: Pressure Drop, original release: 1975 IMCD 25 – Robert Palmer: Riptide, original release: 1985 IMCD 26 – Robert Palmer: Secrets, original release: 1979 IMCD 27 – Shriekback: Go Bang!, original release: 1988 IMCD 28 – Shriekback: Big Night Music, original release: 1986 IMCD 29 – Sly & Robbie: Rhythm Killers, original release: 1987 IMCD 30 – Ultravox: Three on One, original release: 1978 IMCD 31 – The Big Easy (original motion picture soundtrack), 1987 IMCD 32 – Sweet Lies (original motion picture soundtrack), 1988 IMCD 33 – Steel Pulse: Reggae Greats, original release: 1985 on Island Reggae Greats IMCD 34 – Cat Stevens: Catch Bull at Four, original release: 1972 IMCD 35 – Cat Stevens: Mona Bone Jakon, original release: 1970 IMCD 36 – Cat Stevens: Tea for the Tillerman, original release: 1970 IMCD 37 – Third World: Reggae Greats, original release: 1985 on Island Reggae Greats IMCD 38 – Toots & The Maytals: Reggae Greats, original release: 1985 on Island Reggae Greats IMCD 39 – Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason, Chris Wood, Rick Grech, Reebop Kwaku Baah, Jim Gordon: Welcome To The Canteen, 1971 IMCD 40 – Traffic: John Barleycorne Must Die, original release: 1970 IMCD 41 – Traffic: Last Exit, original release: 1969 IMCD 42 – Traffic: The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, original release: 1971 IMCD 43 – Traffic: Mr. Fantasy, original release: 1968 IMCD 44 – Traffic: Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory, original release: 1973 IMCD 45 – Traffic: Traffic, original release: 1968 IMCD 46 – The Triffids: Calenture, original release: 1987 IMCD 47 – Trouble Funk: Trouble Over Here, original release: 1987 IMCD 48 – Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombone, original release: 1983 on Island ILPS 9762 IMCD 49 – Tom Waits: Rain Dogs, original release: 1985 IMCD 50 – Tom Waits: Frank's Wild Years, original release: 1987 IMCD 51 – V.A.: Intensified! Original Ska 1962-1966, original release: 1979 IMCD 52 – V.A.: More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-1967 (Vol. 2), original release: 1980 IMCD 53 – V.A.: Club Ska, original release: 1980 IMCD 54 – Aswad: Live And Direct, original release: 1983 IMCD 55 – Aswad: A New Chapter of Dub, original release: 1982 IMCD 56 – Aswad: Hulet, original release: 1979 IMCD 57 – Aswad: Aswad Showcase, original release: 1981 IMCD 58 – Aswad: Aswad, original release: 1976 IMCD 59 – Aswad: To The Top, original release: 1987 IMCD 60 – Fairport Convention: Liege & Lief, 10/1989, original release: 1969 IMCD 61 – Fairport Convention: Unhalfbricking, 2/1990, original release: 1969 IMCD 62 – Free: Tons of Sobs, original release: 1969 IMCD 63 – Free: Highway, original release: 1970 IMCD 64 – Free: Free, original release: 1969 IMCD 65 – Grace Jones: Slave To The Rhythm, original release: 1985 IMCD 66 – John Martyn: The Electric John Martyn, compilation, original release: 1982 IMCD 67 – John Martyn: Grace And Danger, original release: 1980 IMCD 68 – John Martyn: Piece By Piece, original release: 1986 IMCD 69 – Robert Palmer: Some People Can Do What They Like, original release: 1976 IMCD 70 – Cat Stevens: Buddha and the Chocolate Box, original release: 1974 IMCD 71 – Nick Drake: Bryter Layter, original release: 1971
Island Masters, 1990s IMCD 72 – Cat Stevens: Foreigner, original release: 1973 IMCD 73 – Free: Free Live!, original release: 1971 IMCD 74 – Spooky Tooth: The Best of Spooky Tooth, original release: 1975 IMCD 75 – U2: Wide Awake in America, original release: 1985 IMCD 76 – Angel Heart (original motion picture soundtrack), original release: 1987 IMCD 77 – An Officer and a Gentleman (original motion picture soundtrack), original release: 1986 IMCD 78 – not issued IMCD 79 – not issued IMCD 80 – Free: Fire and Water, original release: 1970 IMCD 81 – Free: Heartbreaker, original release: 1972 IMCD 82 – Free: Free At Last, original release: 1972 IMCD 83 – Murray Head: Say it Ain't So, original release: 1975 IMCD 84 – Paul Kossoff: Back Street Crawler, original release: 1973 IMCD 85 – John Martyn: Solid Air, original release: 1973 IMCD 86 – John Martyn: One World, original release: 1977 IMCD 87 – Mott The Hoople: Walkin' with a Mountain (The Best of Mott the Hoople 1969-1972), 1990 IMCD 88 – Sparks: Mael Intuition (The Best of Sparks 1974-76), 1990 IMCD 89 – The Wild Tchoupitoulas: The Wild Tchoupitoulas, original release: 1976 IMCD 90 – The Slits: Cut, 1990, original release: 1979 IMCD 91 – Nick Drake: Heaven in a Wild Flower: An Exploration of Nick Drake, 4/1990, original release: 5/1985 IMCD 92 – Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno, Nico: June 1, 1974, original release: 1974 IMCD 93 – Vinegar Joe: Rock'n Roll Gypsies, original release: 1972 IMCD 94 – Nick Drake: Pink Moon, original release: 1972 IMCD 95 – Fairport Convention: Live Convention, original release: 1974 IMCD 96 – not issued IMCD 97 – Fairport Convention: What We Did on Our Holidays, original release: 1968 IMCD 98 – Philip Glass: Koyaanisqatsi, original release: 1983 IMCD 99 – Jade Warrior: Floating World, original release: 1974
Island Masters, 1990s continued IMCD 100 – Jade Warrior: Way of the Sun, original release: 1978 IMCD 101 – Miles Jaye: Miles, original release: 1987 IMCD 102 – Bagdad Cafe (original motion picture soundtrack), original release: 1987 IMCD 103 – Tom Tom Club: Tom Tom Club, original release: 1981 IMCD 104 – Cat Stevens: Teaser and the Firecat, original release: 1971 IMCD 105 – The B-52's: Bouncing Off the Satellites, original release: 1987 IMCD 106 – The B-52's: Party Mix, original release: 1981 IMCD 107 – The B-52's: Mesopotamia, original release: 1982 IMCD 108 – The B-52's: Wild Planet, original release: 1980 IMCD 109 – The B-52's: Whammy!, original release: 1983 IMCD 110 – V.A.: Fourth and Broadway – Built For The 90's (compilation/sampler of the 4th & Broadway label), 1990 IMCD 111 – Jazz Warriors: Out Of Many, One People, original release: 1987 on Antilles Records IMCD 112 – Courtney Pine: Journey to the Urge Within, original release: 1986 on Antilles Records IMCD 113 – Kid Creole & The Coconuts: Cre~Olé (The Best of Kid Creole & The Coconuts), original release: 1984 IMCD 114 – Courtney Pine: Destiny's Song + The Image of Pursuance, original release: 1988 on Antilles Records IMCD 115 – Andy Sheppard: Andy Sheppard, original release: 1987 on Antilles Records IMCD 116 – Andy Sheppard: Introductions in the Dark, original release: 1989 on Antilles Records IMCD 117 – Danny Thompson: Whatever Next, original release: 1989 IMCD 118 – not issued IMCD 119 – not issued IMCD 120 – Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.: New Funky Nation, original release: 1990 IMCD 121 – not issued IMCD 122 – Young MC: Stone Cold Rhymin' , original release: 1989 IMCD 123 – Def Jef: Just A Poet With Soul, original release: 1989 IMCD 124 – Eazy-E: Eazy-Duz-It, original release: 1988 IMCD 125 – Tone-Lōc: Lōc-ed After Dark, original release: 1989 IMCD 126 – Overlord X: Weapon Is My Lyric, original release: 1989 IMCD 127 – Stereo MC's: 33-45-78, 1989 IMCD 128 – Fairport Convention: The History of Fairport Convention, original release: 1972 IMCD 129 – Mike Heron: Smiling Men With Bad Reputations, original release: 1971 IMCD 130 – Incredible String Band: Liquid Acrobat as Regards the Air, original release: 1971 IMCD 131 – John & Beverley Martyn: Stormbringer!, original release: 1970 IMCD 132 – Sandy Denny: Sandy, original release: 1972 IMCD 133 – Sandy Denny: The North Star Grassman and the Ravens, original release: 1971 IMCD 134 – John Martyn: London Conversation, original release: 1967 IMCD 135 – John Martyn: Bless the Weather, original release: 1971 IMCD 136 – Anthrax: Spreading the Disease, original release: 1985 IMCD 137 – Julian Cope: Saint Julian, original release: 1987 IMCD 138 – Julian Cope: My Nation Underground, original release: 1988 IMCD 139 – Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit: Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit, 1992; original release: 1972 IMCD 140 – John Cale: Fear, original release: 1974 IMCD 141 – U2: War, original release: 1983 IMCD 142 – Traffic: When the Eagle Flies, original release: 1974 IMCD 143 – Jess Roden: Jess Roden, original release: 1974 IMCD 144 – Paul Kossoff: Blue Soul (career spanning compilation), 1992; original release: 1986 IMCD 145 – Basement 5: 1965-1980 / Basement 5 in Dub, 1992; original release: 1980 IMCD 146 – Ultravox: Ultravox!, original release: 1977 IMCD 147 – Ultravox: Ha! Ha! Ha!, original release: 1977 IMCD 148 – Ultravox: Systems of Romance, original release: 1978 IMCD 149 – Joe Cocker: Sheffield Steel, original release: 1982
Island Masters, 1990s continued IMCD 150 – V.A.: Nice Enough To... Join In, compilation/reissue of the 1969 label samplers You Can All Join In (IWPS-2) and Nice Enough To Eat (IWPS-6) IMCD 151 – The Spencer Davis Group: The Best of the Spencer Davis Group featuring Stevie Winwood IMCD 152 – Fairport Convention: Rosie, 8/1992 IMCD 153 – Fairport Convention: Babbacombe Lee, 8/1992 IMCD 154 – Fairport Convention: Nine, 8/1992 IMCD 155 – Fairport Convention: Rising for the Moon, 8/1992 IMCD 156 – Eddie and the Hot Rods: The Best of Eddie and the Hot Rods – The End of the Beginning IMCD 157 – David Joseph & Hi-Tension: The Best of David Joseph & Hi-Tension IMCD 158 – Traffic: Smiling Phases (2xCD), 1991 IMCD 159 – Pulp: Intro – The Gift Recordings, 1993