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Trojan Presents: Boss Reggae Trojan Records

Article written by Paul M - Nov 8, 2012

Trojan have been gathering up the cream of 60s Jamaican (and some British) reggae and ska for a number of years now and repackaging it all for those of us too busy gasping at the prices of the original 7s on eBay (that's assuming you can actually track them down in a playable condition). Three more double CD efforts have just been released, and at only £5 to £8 a pop depending on where you shop, for forty classics, it's phenomenal value.

This one is titled Boss Reggae and covers the 68-70 period, a time when many British working class kids first started sharing the fashions and music of their new West Indian neighbours. The 'boss' in the title doesn't refer to a particular type of reggae or ska, it was just a word that soundmen wrote on the label of particularly good tunes. Hence, they may take in sounds that border on calypso or soul, but all are infused by the distinctive chugging bass and slightly off-kilter drums. Indeed many of the tracks are re-branded Motown hits given new appropriate lyrics and a different, shuffle paced, rhythm. All are most certainly 'boss' though. Great to dance to, both then, and of course, now.

Tracklisting:

DISC #1:

Reggae Hit The Town - The Ethiopians
A Live Injection - The Upsetters
John Jones - Rudy Mills
River To The Bank - Derrick Morgan
Drink Milk - Justin Hinds & The Dominoes
Rhythm Hips - Roland Russell
Sufferer - The Kingstonians
Reggae In The Wind - Lester Sterling
Strange - Dobby Dobson
Throw Me Corn - Winston Shand & The Sheiks
How Long (Will It Take) - Pat Kelly
Worries (A Yard) - The Versatiles
Rich In Love - Glen Adams
On Broadway - Slim Smith
Love Was All I Had - Phyllis Dillon
Hang 'Em High - Richard Ace
Loving Reggae (aka My Love And I) - The Maytones
Come Into My Parlour - The Bleechers
Walking Proud - Martin 'Jimmy' Riley
Liquidator - Tommy McCook & The Supersonics

DISC #2:

Moon Hop - Derrick Morgan
Red, Red Wine (extended version) - Tony Tribe
Moon Walk - Sprong & The Nyah Shuffle
Reggae In Your Jeggae - Dandy
Music Box - The Big L
Too Experienced - Owen Gray
Black Panther - Sir Collins & The Black Diamonds
Jungle Fever - George Lee
Rocco - The Rudies
My Love And I - Millie
Dog Your Woman - Patsy & Peggy with The Cimarons
Ghost Rider - Musical Doctors
Pack Of Cards - Nat Cole
Revenge Of Eastwood, Vers. I & 2 - The Prophets
Lead Them - Desmond Riley
Memory Of Don Drummond - Don Drummond Jnr.
No More Heartaches - The Coloured Raisons
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - Gene Rondo
Queen Of The World - Lloyd & Claudette
Leave Pum Pum - Pama Dice

The other two currently available are Trojan Presents: Mod Ska and Trojan Presents: The Producers.

Links:
http://www.trojanrecords.com/