The Trojan Story

One of the most significant collections in Trojan's immense catalogue, '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, Webster Shrowder 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 set is further enhanced by a highly illustrated 50-page booklet in which Bell relates the stories behind the release and the 50 tracks featured on the compilation. It features cuts from The Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Alton Ellis, Duke Reid, Desmond Dekker, The Ethiopians, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and many more.

1-1 Invitation to Jamaica
1-2 Fat Man
1-3 Tell Me Darling
1-4 Running Around
1-5 Miss Jamaica
1-6 Housewife's Choice
1-7 Give Me All Your Love
1-8 Darling Patricia
1-9 Rough and Tough
1-10 Man to Man
1-11 Uno-Dos-Tres
1-12 Slow Boat
1-13 Rude Boy
1-14 Gone Is Yesterday
1-15 I'm in the Mood for Ska
1-16 Virginia Ska
1-17 Satan
2-1 One Eyed Giant
2-2 Every Night
2-3 King Size
2-4 Syncopate
2-5 Keep the Pressure On
2-6 Oh Babe
2-7 Train to Skaville
2-8 Rudy, a Message to You
2-9 Dreader Than Dread
2-10 It's Raining
2-11 The Whip
2-12 Pretty Africa
2-13 Rock Steady
2-14 Rock Steady Train
2-15 King Without a Throne
2-16 Perfidia
3-1 Musical Train
3-2 Do the Beng Beng
3-3 Way of Life
3-4 Second Fiddle
3-5 People Funny Boy
3-6 I've Got to Get You Off My Mind
3-7 Do the Reggay
3-8 Nana
3-9 Tell Me Baby
3-10 Mama Look Deh
3-11 Hong Kong Flu
3-12 Pressure Drop
3-13 Them a Laugh and a Kiki
3-14 Walking in the Rain
3-15 Satisfaction
3-16 Black and White
3-17 Rasta Never Fails

Number of Discs: 3

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