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Don Letts continues the story of the influential UK-based record label that helped Jamaican music reach a wider audience.

Don Letts continues the story of the influential UK-based record label that helped Jamaican music reach a wider audience.

Trojan Records is known as reggae's Motown and had a huge hand in introducing Jamaican music to the British public. In it's hey-day of the late 60's to the mid 70's, Trojan chalked up nearly 30 hit singles, released the legendary Tighten Up compilation series and launched Jamaican acts in the UK such as Jimmy Cliff, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Bob and Marica, and Dave and Ansel Collins. The huge volume of records they released in this period made the name Trojan synonymous with classic rocksteady and reggae cuts. In 1970 alone, Trojan released 500 singles, selling over 1.5 million records.

This series tells not just the story of Trojan Records, but also reveals how Jamaican music arrived in the UK. Discover how it all began with Duke Reid's Trojan sound system in Jamaica, and how the influx of young Jamaicans into post-war Britain kickstarted a reggae scene in the UK. Find out how the British skinheads then made ska and reggae popular in the British charts (when the 成人快手 wasn't listening!) and how the music adapted to UK tastes to become number one sellers. We reveal why the whole empire inexplicably came crashing down too, only for punk and Two-Tone to give it a resurgence, helping confirm Trojan as one of the coolest and most important labels for reggae music.

With contributions from Ken Boothe, Bunny Lee, BB Seaton, Derrick Harriot, Dandy Livingstone, John Holt, Ansel Collins, Rico Rodriguez, Bob Andy, Derrick Morgan and many more.

First broadcast in 2006.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 30 Aug 2018 02:00
成人快手 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Untouchables

    TIGHTEN UP

    • TROJAN EXPLOSION.
    • SANCTUARY.
    • MOJO-4.

  • Jimmy Cliff

    Wonderful World Beautiful People

    • BEST OF ....
    • ISLAND RECORDS.
    • CIDD-6.

  • Bob & Marcia

    Young, Gifted and Black

    • PLEASURE ISLAND.
    • GTV.
    • RADCD-165.

  • Desmond Dekker

    You Can Get It If You Really Want

    • THE BEST OF DESMOND DEKKER.
    • MUSIC CLUB.
    • MCCD-115.

  • Dave & Ansel Collins

    DOUBLE BARREL

    • THE ULTIMATE REGGAE PARTY ALBUM.
    • SANCTUARY RECORDS.
    • TLSAN-006.

  • Dave & Ansel Collins

    MONKEY SPANNER

    • (NOT KNOWN).
    • TELSTAR.
    • TCD-2832.

  • The Upsetters

    Live Injection

    • Tighten Up Vol 2.
    • Trojan.
    • 179706-3.

  • David Isaacs

    A Place In The Sun

    • Tighten Up Volume 1.
    • Trojan.
    • TJCCD-016.

  • Derrick Morgan

    FAT MAN

    • ROUGH & TOUGH THE STORY OF SKA 1960-66.
    • TROJAN.
    • TJDDD-019.

  • Clancy Eccles

    Clancy Eccles

  • Joya Landis

    Moonlight Lover

    • Trojan Reggae Sisters Box Set.
    • Sanctuary.
    • CD-80392.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Duppy Conquerer

  • Nicky Thomas

    LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE

    • ULTIMATE REGGAE PARTY ALBUM.
    • TELSTAR.
    • TCD-2731.

  • Boris Gardiner

    Elizabethan Reggae

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.
    • TJDDD-006.

  • Dandy Livingstone

    SUZANNE BEWARE OF THE DEVIL

    • 20 REGGAE BLOCKBUSTERS.
    • TROJAN RECORDS.
    • CD TRL-176.

  • Brother Dan All Stars

    Eastern Organ

  • Freddie Notes & The Rudies

    MONTEGO BAY

    • YOUNG GIFTED & BLACK - 50 CLASSIC REGGAE HITS.
    • TROJAN.
    • TJDDD-006.

  • Greyhound

    Black And White

    • Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Sevent.
    • Disky.
    • MSCD-1915.

  • Horace Faith

    BLACK PEARL

    • CELEBRATION - THE BEST OF REGGAE.
    • QUALITY TELEVISION.
    • QTVCD-010.

  • The Pioneers

    Let Your Yeah Be Yeah

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.
    • TJDDD-006.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 19 Apr 2012 00:00
    成人快手 Radio 6 Music
  • Thu 16 Aug 2012 00:00
    成人快手 Radio 6 Music
  • Thu 23 Jul 2015 02:00
    成人快手 Radio 6 Music
  • Thu 25 Aug 2016 02:00
    成人快手 Radio 6 Music
  • Thu 30 Aug 2018 02:00
    成人快手 Radio 6 Music