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VP Records co-founder, and one of the reigning matriarchs of Reggae music, Patricia “Miss Pat” Chin, continues to lead the largest independent label and distributor of Caribbean music.

“My Grandfather Joe would be very happy to see how Randy’s Record Mart evolved into what it is today.

Their business started from selling the used records out of my Granddad’s jukeboxes, that Vincent helped him maintain. Vincent and Miss Pat through hard work and dedication, laid the foundation for the largest reggae recording company in the world, VP Records!”

Mr. Christopher Issa

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Energetic and engaging autobiography

“To live such a long and successful life in the reggae business means she must have been tougher than any king of the street or bully of the boardroom…

Key to the book’s appeal is an excellent selection of images from a host of reggae’s finest photographers to guide the sequencing of Miss Pat’s remarkable story, which also ends up as a pictorial tribute to the strength and resilience of her extended family.”

– The Wire magazine, Steve Barker

A remarkable, and still ongoing, journey

Miss Pat tells VP’s story, which is inextricably tied to the development of Jamaica’s recording industry and the birth of ska, rocksteady, and reggae. Miss Pat offers historical anecdotes about recording sessions with Bob Marley and Lee “Scratch” Perry when both were seeking greater fortunes.

Patricia Meschino, The Daily Beast

A memoir on the life and work of reggae icon Patricia “Miss Pat” Chin, with quotes and remembrances from luminaries including former Jamaican Prime Minister, the late Edward Seaga, Chris Blackwell, and Lee “Scratch” Perry among others. The book is packed with fantastic archival images spanning the emergence of Jamaican music as a cultural force in the 1950s up until today, and original illustrations by the late Michael Thompson and Maria Papaefstathiou, the book’s designer.

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VP RECORDS featured in KITH & VAULT by VANS “Love Thy Community” series

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VP RECORDS featured in KITH & VAULT by VANS “Love Thy Community” series.   VP Records is deeply honored to have been featured in the latest installment of “Love Thy Community,” KITH and Vault by Vans’ collaborative program highlighting minority-owned businesses that have played a significant role in their communities. The partnership has produced a capsule collection that includes limited-edition, VP-themed Vans Authentic OG shoes, and a graphic t-shirt. The Vault by Vans capsule collection was released on August 19 and is exclusively available at VP’s flagship store located at 170-19 Jamaica [...]

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