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- Trojan Records is a British record label founded by Jamaican Duke Reid in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name Trojan comes from the Croydon -built Trojan truck that was used as Duke Reid 's sound system in Jamaica.
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Trojan Records is a British record label founded by Jamaican Duke Reid in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name Trojan comes from the Croydon-built Trojan truck that was used as Duke Reid's sound system in Jamaica.
THE TROJAN RECORDS STORY. On July 28th 1967, British-based Jamaican music company, Island Records launched a label to showcase the output of one of the most popular and successful producers of the ska and rock steady eras – Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid. The imprint, called ‘Trojan’ after the title Mr. Reid had acquired during his early days in ...
Aug 9, 2010 · The Quietus spoke to Laurence – also the author of Young, Gifted and Black: The Story Of Trojan Records – for an insight into the label’s long and patchwork history. How did Trojan get started? It was originally a subsidiary of Island, is that right?
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Oct 19, 2018 · Launched in 1968, Trojan Records felt alien. An Island Records offshoot which pushed rocksteady, reggae and dub into the realms of British popular music, it was a huge risk, and one of Britain’s first steps towards multiculturalism.
Founded in 1968 as a joint venture between Chris Blackwell’s Island Records and Lee Gopthal’s Beat & Commercial, from a Willesden warehouse Trojan introduced the music of Desmond Dekker, Lee...
Nov 10, 2018 · Trojan Records launched in 1968 at a time when the country was divided over mass migration from the Commonwealth. The record label was known as the Motown of reggae, with dozens of hit...
