Trojan Records is a record label specialising in ska, rocksteady, reggae, and dub music. It was founded in 1968 and was named after the Leyland trucks painted with "Duke Reid - The Trojan King of Sounds" on the sides. These were used to transport heavy sound systems around Jamaica. The company has since branched out into more modern styles including jungle. A fairly recent idea was the release of three-disc genre-specific box sets with 50 tracks per set.

Sub labels included: Amalgamated, Attack, Big, Big Shot, Blue Cat, Bread, Clandisc, Doctor Bird, Down Town, Duke, Dynamic, Explosion, Gayfeet, GG, GPW, Green Door, Harry J, High Note, Horse, Hot Rod, Jackpot, Joe, Moodisc, Pressure Beat, Randy's, Smash, Song Bird, Summit, Techniques, Treasure Isle, Upsetter...

See also

• List of record labels

Reference

• Michael de Koningh & Laurence Cane-Honeysett: Young, Gifted And Black, The Story Of Trojan Records, 2003, Sanctuary Publishing, UK, ISBN 1860744648.

External link

• Official site

Reggae record labels | British record labels | 1968 establishments

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