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I have been pretty keen on their catalog for a bit, i'm sure i'm missing some great stuff...so s/d it up for me, thanks!

― ddb, Friday, 28 March 2003 19:55 (twenty-three years ago)

S:Reggae Box Set, Dub Box Sets, King Tubby's Special, Words of My Mouth, Build The Ark, Open the Gate, others that I can't think of...

― oops (Oops), Friday, 28 March 2003 20:00 (twenty-three years ago)

more S:African Herbsman obviously, Beat Down Babylon, Ruffer Version

― oops (Oops), Friday, 28 March 2003 20:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Reggae Box Set
I actually meant the Tighten Up box set

― oops (Oops), Friday, 28 March 2003 20:04 (twenty-three years ago)

The Trojan Story, volumes 1 and 2, is the most perfect anthology I know. It's sublime. Unfortunately, despite the recent spate of Trojan reissues, I think it's out of print.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 28 March 2003 20:07 (twenty-three years ago)

The Silvertones Silver Bullets is a pretty great, sometimes overlooked one. Perry produced it, but really it's more about the good vocal harmonies.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 28 March 2003 20:15 (twenty-three years ago)

That's strange: Silver Bullets gets 3 stars and yet is an 'AMG pick'...why am I not surprised?

― oops (Oops), Friday, 28 March 2003 20:18 (twenty-three years ago)

I mean, it's not a killer or anything, but very nice vocal reggae.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 28 March 2003 20:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Search:

High Explosion: DJ Reggae from 1969-79
Roots Radics Band: King Tubby's ROckers
Dennis AlCapone: My Voice is Insured for Half a Million Dollars (also wins best title of all time--next to Dr. Alimontado's "Best Dressed Chicken in town" album)
Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus: Nyabinghi Peace and Love
U Roy: Version Galore
Prince Jammy: Kamikaze Dub
Heptones: Cool Rasta (funny story: I saw Leroy Sibbles of the Heptones selecting a couple of weeks ago and he played "Take a Look at me Now" by Phil Collins...some guy at the bar started freaking out and yelling "lick it back! back! back!" and the song was played by Mr. Sibbles THREE TIMES)
Ethiopians: Reggae hit the town
Bob Marley - African Herbsman (but you probably already have this)
Big Youth: Reggae Phenomena
King Tubby and the Aggrovators: Foundation of Dub
--I'm sure some of the Lee Perry collections are excellent...I wouldn't know which to recommend.

Destroy:
The Beatles Reggae Style
Lee Perry : Jamaican E.T.
Inner Circle: The Best of
Most of the Various--unless you're a "various artists" kind of person.

Well you're at it, why not check out Blood and Fire's catalogue. ALL BRILLIANT. Plus, Steve Barrow (the guy who picks the records), is such a lovely person.

― cybele (cybele), Friday, 28 March 2003 20:42 (twenty-three years ago)

I've been listening to the tighten up box set a lot lately and it's a pearler.

― chris (chris), Friday, 28 March 2003 20:49 (twenty-three years ago)

I've been playing all the Trojan boxes for a project I'm working on and most of 'em are fairly OK. Really love the Calypso one, though.

― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 28 March 2003 23:42 (twenty-three years ago)

nine years pass...

red wine excess + trojan compilations (tighten up vols 1-5) = perfection.

so many 'oooh i know this, its fantastic' moments.

― mark e, Saturday, 28 April 2012 18:51 (fourteen years ago)

oh, and i think sanctuary dealt with the catalogue way better than the current owners.

the packaging/sleeve notes etc was far superior.

does this mean that the sanctuary era reissues will become more collectible ?

― mark e, Saturday, 28 April 2012 18:52 (fourteen years ago)

Heptones: Cool Rasta (funny story: I saw Leroy Sibbles of the Heptones selecting a couple of weeks ago and he played "Take a Look at me Now" by Phil Collins...some guy at the bar started freaking out and yelling "lick it back! back! back!" and the song was played by Mr. Sibbles THREE TIMES)

― rob, Saturday, 28 April 2012 23:24 (fourteen years ago)

oh, and i think sanctuary dealt with the catalogue way better than the current owners.

the packaging/sleeve notes etc was far superior.

does this mean that the sanctuary era reissues will become more collectible ?

― mark e, Saturday, April 28, 2012 7:52 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah it was a great shame when all those 2cd sets disappeared from the catalogue which I assume coincided with the changeover. There were som fantastic sets i meant to get but have now presumably missed.
Thought I'd see the Pioneers set was already going for megabucks, but it's now available new for £8 & less. Did new copies appear or something.

― Stevolende, Sunday, 29 April 2012 15:45 (fourteen years ago)

eight years pass...

https://www.tvguide.co.uk/m-detail/3388146/32448289/rudeboy-the-story-of-trojan-records

Sky Arts comes to freeview next week and this two hour documentary is first thing that jumps out at me

― koogs, Thursday, 10 September 2020 20:20 (five years ago)

two years pass...

perhaps not the best mixtape of trojan classics, but this is totally hitting the spot.
the cut-n-paste style of dj spooky vs his selections is not a smooth beat matching mixtape, but the track choices are fantastic.
one of the best record labels ever and it feels like that since the sanctuary era the love has gone.
just glad i got as many of the sanctuary era reissues as i could.
of course i now wish i had got a lot more when i had the chance.

https://www.discogs.com/release/3446835-DJ-Spooky-Riddim-Come-Forward-50000-Volts-Of-Trojan-Records

― mark e, Friday, 3 March 2023 20:35 (three years ago)

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