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In pictures: Randy's Records

Randy's
Randy's Records was owned by Vincent 'Randy' Chin, a Chinese-Jamaican who grew up in Kingston and had previously earned a living stocking jukeboxes Photograph: N/A/Public domain
Randy's
Chin turned the former ice-cream parlour at number 17 North Parade (Kingston, Jamaica) into his own reggae emporium in 1962 Photograph: N/A/Public domain
Clive Chin & Errol Thompson
Clive Chin (Vincent's eldest son) with Errol Thompson at the decks at Randy's (date unknown) Photograph: N/A/Public domain
Vincent Chin & Fats Domino
Vincent Chin with Fats Domino at Studio 17 (at Randy's), 1965 Photograph: N/A/Public domain
 Roland Alphonso & Ernest Ranglin
Roland Alphonso (aka The Chief Musician) & Ernest Ranglin, two musicians whose influence was integral to the popularity of ska in the 1960s Photograph: N/A/Public domain
Clive Chin
Clive Chin and friend outside VP Records retail store (date unknown), which was opened by Vincent and his wife Patricia in 1979 Photograph: N/A/Public domain
Lord Creator
Lord Creator's Don’t Stay Out Late 7” Single (1963). The song was produced by Vincent Chin and became a huge hit in Jamaica Photograph: N/A/Public domain
Clive Chin
Clive Chin at the controls at Randy's (date unknown) Photograph: N/A/Public domain
Millie Small & Randy
Millie Small, famed for her 1964 hit My Boy Lollipop, with Vincent Chin (date unknown) Photograph: N/A/Public domain
Randy's
Chin at Randy’s Record Mart (date unknown) Photograph: N/A/Public domain
Randy's Studio
Dennis Thompson, Errol Thompson (on phone), Clive Chin and Augustus Pablo (date unknown) Photograph: N/A/Public domain
Vincent Pat Young
Patricia, also known as Miss Pat, and Vincent Chin (date unknown). To find out more about the life of Vincent 'Randy' Chin, click here Photograph: N/A/Public domain
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