Trojan Records: Soundtrack of a Revolution

Trojan Records: Soundtrack of a Revolution

An Hour of Iconic Sounds From A Pioneering Reggae Label

 

Trojan Records was founded in July 1968, during a cultural turning point in Britain, when Jamaican music was gaining traction in the UK. A collaboration between Lee Gopthal, the owner of Musicland record shops and Beat & Commercial distribution, and Island Records’ Chris Blackwell, the label was initially created to showcase music from legendary Jamaican producer Duke Reid. The name “Trojan” paid homage to Reid’s powerful sound system, famously mounted on British Trojan trucks with the motto: “The toughest sound around.”

 

1. The Pioneers – Long Shot (Kick De Bucket)

2. King Stitt & The Dynamites – Fire Corner

3. Clancy Eccles – Fattie Fattie

4. Clancy Eccles – Darling Don't Do That

5. Lloyd Robinson – Cuss Cuss

6. The Upsetters – Dollar in the Teeth

7. The Ethiopians – What a Big Surprise

8. The Reggae Boys – Mama Look Deh

9. Lloyd & Claudette – Queen of the World

10. Errol Dunkley – Darling Ooh

11. Dennis Alcapone – Ripe Cherry

12. Dandy Livingstone – Reggae in Your Jeggae

13. Harry J Allstars – Musical Weather

14. Symarip – Skinhead Moonstomp

15. U-Roy – Wet Vision

16. Al Brown & Skin Flesh & Bones – Here I Am Baby

17. Rudy Mills – John Jones

18. Brent Dowe – Share the Good Times

19. Hazel & The Jolly Boys & The Fugitives – Stop Them

20. The Untouchables – Tighten Up

21. The Baba Brooks Band – Guns Fever