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