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    The Trojan Story – Trojan Records

    KalactaBy KalactaAugust 22, 2020Updated:February 16, 2026
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    THE TROJAN STORY – TROJAN RECORDS 1987

    The Trojan Story Release Details

    • Style: Dancehall
    • Total tracks: 32
    • Unique artists on riddim: 34
    • Key artists on this riddim: Alton Ellis, Dennis Brown, Jimmy Cliff, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Peter Tosh
    • Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Dancehall Riddims

    Trojan’s catalogue usually gets remembered for the early ska-to-reggae story, but this 1987 set folds those years into a sharper dancehall-era package, pulling together foundation cuts and later crowd-pleasers in one sweep. The run from Alton Ellis’ “Rock Steady” and Jimmy Cliff’s “Miss Jamaica” to Big Youth’s “Screaming Target, ” I Roy’s “Black Man Time” and Peter Tosh’s “Them A Fe Get Beatin” gives the compilation real range, and the sound moves with that classic Trojan touch: bright horns, skanking guitar, tough toasting, and plenty of room for the bassline to sit deep. It’s also a neat snapshot of how the label framed Jamaican music for a wider audience, with 32 tracks and names like Dennis Brown, John Holt, Ken Boothe and the Heptones anchoring the set.

    The Trojan Story Tracklist:

    1. Alton Ellis – Rock Steady
    2. Big Youth – Screaming Target
    3. Byron Lee & The Dragonaires – Elizabethan Reggae
    4. D3-Desmond Dekker-007 (Shanty Town)-Sfe
    5. Dandy Livingstone – Reggae In Your Jeggae
    6. Dennis Alcapone – Cassius Clay
    7. Dennis Brown – Silhouette
    8. Desmond Dekker – Pretty African
    9. Diamonds – Just Can’t Figure Out
    10. Freddie Notes & The Rudies – Montego Bay
    11. Heptones – Save The Last Dance For Me
    12. I Roy – Black Man Time
    13. Jimmy Cliff – Miss Jamaica
    14. John Holt – Mr. Bojangles
    15. Johnnie Clark – Enter Into His Gates With Prai
    16. Judge Dread – Big Eight
    17. Ken Boothe – Crying Over You
    18. Ken Parker – Jimmy Brown
    19. Mariene Webber – Stand By Your Man
    20. Maytals – Do The Reggae
    21. Peter Tosh – Them A Fe Get Beatin
    22. Pioneers – Long Shot Kick De Bucket
    23. Pioneers – Mama Look Deh
    24. Roland Alphonso – Phoenix City
    25. Skatalites – Guns Of Navarone
    26. Techniques – Oh Ba-A-By
    27. Tito Simon – Time Is The Master
    28. Tony Tribe – Red Red Wine
    29. Toots & The Maytals – Take Me Home Country Roads
    30. U. Roy – Version Galore
    31. Upsetters – Return Of Django
    32. Zap Pow – Nice Nice Time

    Guns of Navarone - The Skatalites

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