TROJAN EXPLOSION – TROJAN RECORDS 1988
Trojan Explosion Release Details
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 20
- Unique artists on riddim: 24
- Key artists on this riddim: Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Reggae Riddims
Trojan Explosion sits right in Trojan Records’ late-’80s catalogue, but the music reaches back to the label’s classic era, pulling together a tidy run of ska, rocksteady, and roots staples that helped define the UK’s reggae canon. Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Small Axe” and the Maytals’ “54-46 Was My Number” are the kind of cuts that still hit with real weight, while Desmond Dekker and the Aces’ “007 (Shanty Town)” keeps that street-level swagger alive. Bob and Marcia’s “Young, Gifted and Black” and Dave and Ansel Collins’ “Double Barrel” add the crossover shine that made Trojan such a force in Britain. Issued in 1988, this one works like a snapshot of the label’s archive at a point when Trojan was already curating its own history.
Trojan Explosion Tracklist:
- 07-The Maytals-54-46 Was My Number-Yard
- 19-Desmond Dekker And The Aces-007 (Shanty Town)-Yard
- Bob And Marcia – Young Gifted And Black
- Bob Marley And The Wailers – Small Axe
- Boris Gardiner – Elizabethan Reggae
- Dandy Livingstone – Reggae In Your Jeggae
- Dave And Ansel Collins – Double Barrel
- Desmond Dekker And The Ace – You Can Get It If You Really W
- Eric Donaldson – Cherry Oh Baby
- Harry J. All Stars – Liquidator
- Jimmy Cliff – Wonderful World Beautiful Peop
- Roland Alphonso – Phoenix City
- The Ethiopians – Dollar Of Soul
- The Maytals – Pomps And Pride
- The Melodians – Sweet Sensation
- The Pioneers – Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
- The Pioneers – Mama Look
- The Slickers – Johnny Too Bad
- The Soulmates – Them A Laugh And A Kiki
- The Upsetters – Return Of Django
