Name: More Monkey Business
Brand: Various

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Default:19

Supplier EU

Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

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Limited edition

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Format Music EU

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Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Download code: No

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

2017-08-25

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Catalogue number

405053830506

UPC / Barcode

4050538305067

Artist

Various

Label EU

Trojan

Genre EU

Reggae / Dub

The Beginning:
On July 28th, 1967, the label Trojan was launched by Island Records, one of the UK's leading independent record companies. Created as a sub-label to showcase the productions of Jamaican producer Arthur "Duke" Reid, Trojan quickly became synonymous with reggae music. The label took its name from Reid's powerful sound system and Jamaican label active at the same time. Despite being short-lived initially, Trojan highlighted some of the finest music from Jamaica during the Rocksteady era. After its demise, Trojan was resurrected and went on to dominate the Jamaican records market in the UK.
In the 60s and 70s, Trojan Records successfully spread Reggae throughout the UK and beyond by licensing Jamaican recordings and producing UK-based acts. The parent company was sold to Allied in the 1970s, who continued releasing records under Trojan Records. In 2001, Sanctuary Records Group Ltd acquired the full catalogue of Trojan Records. Subsequently, Universal Music Group purchased Sanctuary in 2007 and later sold it to BMG in 2013. Since then, BMG has distributed Trojan Records in Europe through PIAS. Reissues on Music On Vinyl since 2017 are handled by Townsend Music.
Trojan continues to be a legendary label that has played a significant role in promoting reggae music worldwide.

Newest Listed Items

In recent years, interest in ‘skinhead’ or ‘boss’ reggae has steadily grown, as manifested in the popularity of the 2016 Trojan 2CD collection, Monkey Business. Since the release of this collection, demand for a another of similarly styled volume has been unrelenting, and in response comes this 2CD collection comprising another 56 boss reggae favourites from one of the most exciting and dynamic periods in Jamaican music history. Aside from featuring some of the most upbeat reggae tracks of all time, the release also includes a strikingly designed sleeve and 16 page booklet, packed with stunning imagery and a fascinating account of the original skinhead era. It features cuts from the Maytals, John Holt, The Pioneers, The Upsetters, Derrick Morgan etc.

More Monkey Business

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