The Trojan Story 50th anniversary reissue

Legendary label Trojan Records have announced that their classic 1971 compilation, The Trojan Story, will be reissued on CD and vinyl next month.

The Trojan Story was the first ‘various artists’ compilation of Jamaican music; a comprehensive anthology of the island’s musical development, featuring vintage ska, rock steady and reggae music.

The collection was the idea of Trojan’s label manager Rob Bell who, with the help of Dandy Livingstone, Webster Shrowder and Joe Sinclair, produced the three-disc set.

50 years on, The Trojan Story is reissued as a 3LP vinyl edition and comes with a 50-page booklet with stories behind the songs from the likes of The Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Alton Ellis, Duke Reid, Desmond Dekker, The Ethiopians, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and many more. There are 50 tracks in total.

There is also a three-CD version which features the same track listing as its vinyl counterpart. You can see what that looks like, below.

The Trojan Story is reissued on 18 June 2021, via BMG.

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Tracklisting

The Trojan Story Various Artists / 3LP vinyl box set

• LP 1
  • Side A
    1. Invitation To Jamaica – Lord Tanamo
    2. Fat Man – Derrick Morgan
    3. Tell Me Darling – Jackie Edwards
    4. Running Around – Owen Gray
    5. Miss Jamaica – Jimmy Cliff
    6. Housewife’s Choice – Derrick And Patsy
    7. Give Me All Of Your Love – The Continentals
    8. Darling Patricia – Owen Gray
  • Side B
    1. Rough And Tough – Stranger Cole
    2. Man To Man – Kentrick Patrick
    3. Uno-Dos-Tres – Stranger & Ken
    4. Slow Boat – Al T. Joe
    5. Rude Boy – Duke Reid’s Group
    6. Gone Is Yesterday – Higgs & Wilson
    7. I’m In The Mood For Ska – Lord Tanamo
    8. Virginia Ska – The Baba Brooks Band
    9. Satan – Justin Hinds & The Dominoes
• LP 2
  • Side A
    1. One Eyed Giant – Baba Brooks & His Band
    2. Every Night – Joe White and Chuck
    3. King Size – Baba Brooks & His Band
    4. Syncopate – The Astronauts
    5. Keep The Pressure On – Winston & George
    6. Oh Babe – The Techniques
    7. Train To Skaville – The Ethiopians
    8. Rudy, A Message To You – Dandy Livingstone
  • Side B
    1. Dreader Than Dread – Honey Boy Martin & The Voices
    2. It’s Raining – The Three Tops
    3. The Whip – The Ethiopians
    4. Pretty Africa – Desmond Dekker & The Aces
    5. Rock Steady – Alton Ellis & The Flames
    6. Rock Steady Train – Ewan & Jerry
    7. King Without A Throne – Sugar Simone
    8. Perfidia – Phyllis Dillon
• LP 3
  • Side A
    1. Musical Train – Roy Shirley
    2. Do The Beng Beng – Derrick Morgan
    3. Way Of Life – Lynn Taitt & The Jets
    4. Second Fiddle – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
    5. People Funny Boy – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
    6. I’ve Got To Get You Off My Mind – The Tennors
    7. Do The Reggay – The Maytals
    8. Nana – The Slickers
  • Side B
    1. Tell Me Baby – Delano Stewart
    2. Mama Look Deh – The Reggae Boys
    3. Hong Kong Flu – The Ethiopians
    4. Pressure Drop – The Maytals
    5. Them A Laugh And A Ki ki – The Soul Mates
    6. Walking In The Rain – The Melodians
    7. Satisfaction – Carl Dawkins
    8. Black And White – The Maytones
    9. Rasta Never Fails – The Charmers