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Various/Reggae - The Trojan Story [3CD]

The Trojan Story [3CD]
Various/Reggae
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One of the most significant collections in Trojan’s immense catalogue, the “The Trojan Story” album dramatically changed the perception of Jamaican music among the general British public outside of the country’s Afro-Caribbean population. Prior to its release in 1971 there had never been an attempt to present a comprehensive anthology of the island’s musical development, with vintage ska, rock steady and reggae widely regarded as obsolete and of precious little merit. The treble disc set, which became an instant best-seller, had been the brainchild of Trojan’s label manager and Black Music fan, Rob Bell, who, assisted by Trojan stalwarts, Dandy Livingstone, Webster Shrowder, Des Bryan and Joe Sinclair, produced arguably the most significant Jamaican music retrospectives of all time. Now, 50 years following its original release, this hugely influential album has been revisited by Bell, along with reggae musician, Rusty Zinn, who have succeeded in improving what was already an almost perfect collection. Presented in the original eye-catching artwork, the 3CD set is further enhanced by a highly illustrated 28-page booklet in which Bell and Zinn reveal the stories behind the release and the 50 tracks featured on the compilation.

Tracklist:

  1. Invitation to Jamaica - By Lord Tanamo ; Charlie Binger's Six
  2. Fat Man - By Derrick Morgan ; Smith's Sextet
  3. Tell Me Darling - By Wilfred 'Jackie' Edwards ; the Caribs
  4. Running Around - By Owen Gray ; the Kenneth Richard Band
  5. Miss Jamaica - By Jimmy Cliff ; the Beverley's All Stars
  6. Housewives Choice (With the Beverley's All Stars) - By Derrick ; Patsy
  7. Give Me All Your Love - By the Continentals
  8. Darling Patricia - By Owen Gray ; the Beverley's All Stars
  9. Rough and Tough (Ruff and Tuff) - By Stranger Cole ; Duke Reid's Band
  10. Man to Man - By Lord Creator ; Randy's All Stars
  11. Eunodus (Uno-Dos-Tres) [With the Baba Brooks Band] - By Stranger Cole ; Ken Boothe
  12. Slow Boat - By Al T. Joe
  13. Rude Boy - By Roland Alphonso ; Duke Reid's Group
  14. Gone Is Yesterday (With the Baba Brooks Band) - By Joe Higgs ; Roy Wilson
  15. I'm in the Mood for Love - By Lord Tanamo
  16. Ska Virginia (Virginia Ska) - By the Baba Brooks Band
  17. Satan (With Baba Brooks ; His Band) - By Justin Hinds ; the Dominoes
  18. One Eyed Giant - By the Baba Brooks Band
  19. Every Night - By Joe White, Chuck Joseph ; Baba Brooks and His Recording Band
  20. King Size - By Baba Brooks and His Recording Band
  21. Syncopate - By the Astronauts
  22. Keep the Pressure on (With the Beverley's All Stars) - By Winston Weir ; George Agard
  23. Oh Babe (Sick and Tired) - By the Techniques
  24. Train to Skaville (With the Supersonics) - By the Ethiopians
  25. Rudy, a Message to You - By Dandy
  26. Dreader Than Dread (With Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics) - By Honey Boy Martin ; the Voices
  27. It's Raining (With Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics) - By the Three Tops
  28. The Whip (With Lyn Taitt ; the Jets) - By the Ethiopians
  29. Pretty Africa (With the Beverley's All Stars) - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces
  30. Rock Steady (With Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics) - By Alton Ellis ; the Flames
  31. Rock Steady Train (With the Carib Beats) - By Ewan ; Jerry
  32. King Without a Throne - By Sugar Simone
  33. Perfidia (With Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics) - By Phyllis Dillon
  34. Musical Train - By Roy Shirley
  35. Do the Beng Beng - By Derrick Morgan
  36. Way of Life - By Lyn Taitt ; the Jets
  37. Second Fiddle - By Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics
  38. People Funny Boy - By Lee 'King' Perry
  39. I've Got to Get You Off My Mind (Cleopatra) - By the Tennors
  40. Do the Reggay - By the Maytals
  41. Nana (Na Na) - By the Slickers
  42. Tell Me Baby - By Delano Stewart
  43. Dreader Than Dread (With Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics) - By Honey Boy Martin ; the Voices
  44. It's Raining (With Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics) - By the Three Tops
  45. The Whip (With Lyn Taitt ; the Jets) - By the Ethiopians
  46. Pretty Africa (With the Beverley's All Stars) - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces
  47. Rock Steady (With Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics) - By Alton Ellis ; the Flames
  48. Rock Steady Train (With the Carib Beats) - By Ewan ; Jerry
  49. King Without a Throne - By Sugar Simone
  50. Perfidia (With Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics) - By Phyllis Dillon

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