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Trojan Records is set to reissue its legendary 1971 collection The Trojan Story — a three-LP set that helped introduce the world to artists like Jimmy Cliff, the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, and Lee “Scratch” Perry — for its 50th anniversary this June.
Long out-of-print, the 50-song anthology — due out June 18th — will be reissued physically and digitally with its original tracklist intact, along with a 50-page illustrated booklet featuring liner notes for every song by Trojan’s label manager Rob Bell — who helped curate the original release — and musician Rusty Zinn.
In addition to influential reggae tracks like the Maytals’ “Do the Reggay” and “Pressure Drop,” Perry’s “People Funny Boy,” Daddy Livingstone’s “Rudy, A Message to You,” and Alton Ellis’ “Rock Steady,” the anthology featured Trojan standouts the Continentals, Jackie Edwards, the Ethiopians, the Tennors, Duke Reid’s Group, and more.
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The Trojan Story 50th-anniversary edition is available to preorder now through the Trojan site.
The Trojan Story Tracklist
Invitation To Jamaica – Lord Tanamo
Fat Man – Derrick Morgan
Tell Me Darling – Jackie Edwards
Running Around – Owen Gray
Miss Jamaica – Jimmy Cliff
Housewife’s Choice – Derrick And Patsy
Give Me All Your Love – The Continentals
Darling Patricia – Owen Gray
Rough And Tough – Stranger Cole
Man To Man – Kentrick Patrick
Uno-Dos-Tres – Stranger & Ken
Slow Boat – Al T. Joe
Rude Boy – Duke Reid’s Group
Gone Is Yesterday – Higgs & Wilson
I’m In The Mood For Ska – Lord Tanamo
Virginia Ska – The Baba Brooks Band
Satan – Justin Hinds & The Dominoes
Disc 2
One Eyed Giant – Baba Brooks & His Band
Every Night – Joe White and Chuck
King Size – Baba Brooks & His Band
Syncopate – The Astronauts
Keep The Pressure On – Winston & George
Oh Babe – The Techniques
Train To Skaville – The Ethiopians
Rudy, A Message To You – Dandy Livingstone
Dreader Than Dread – Honey Boy Martin & The Voices
It’s Raining – The Three Tops
The Whip – The Ethiopians
Pretty Africa – Desmond Dekker & The Aces
Rock Steady – Alton Ellis & the Flames
Rock Steady Train – Ewan & Jerry
King Without A Throne – Sugar Simone
Perfidia – Phyllis Dillon
Disc 3
Musical Train – Roy Shirley
Do The Beng Beng – Derrick Morgan
Way Of Life – Lynn Taitt & The Jets
Second Fiddle – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
People Funny Boy – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
I’ve Got To Get You Off My Mind – The Tennors
Do The Reggay – The Maytals
Nana – The Slickers
Tell Me Baby – Delano Stewart
Mama Look Deh – The Reggae Boys
Hong Kong Flu – The Ethiopians
Pressure Drop – The Maytals
Them A Laugh And A Ki ki – The Soul Mates
Walking In The Rain – The Melodians
Satisfaction – Carl Dawkins
Black And White – The Maytones
Rasta Never Fails – The Charmers
