# VP Music Group

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VP Music Group Founder Randy Chin Miss Pat Distributor ADA Genre Reggae dancehall soca afrobeats Location New York City Miami London Kingston Tokyo Rio de Janeiro Johannesburg Official website www.vprecords.com

**VP Music Group** is a US-based [record company](/source/Record_company) that owns and distributes four labels: [VP Records](/source/VP_Records), [Greensleeves Records](/source/Greensleeves_Records), Dub Rockers and 17 North Parade. The company's origins stem from the Randy's Records record shop, which opened in 1958 on the corner of East and Tower streets in [Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica).[1] Also under the music group is a distribution branch named VPAL. The company has offices in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [Miami](/source/Miami), [Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica), [London](/source/London), [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro) and [Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Katz, David (February 22, 2003). ["Obituary: Vincent 'Randy' Chin"](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/feb/22/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries). *the Guardian*. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Meschino_2-0)** Meschino, Patricia (November 26, 2014). ["Reggae Pioneer Miss Pat Chin of VP Records Celebrates 35 Years in the U.S"](http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6327824/reggae-miss-pat-chin-vp-records-35-years-america). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.{{[cite magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_magazine)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

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