Name: Trojan Presents - Mod Ska
Brand: Various

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tjdcd526

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-02-02

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Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

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Standard:20

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5414939921926

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2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Various

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

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Trojan

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.

The early sixties bore witness to a mass British youth movement that promptly acquired the universally acknowledged name: Mod. Between 1962 and 1966, mod culture dominated both the fashion and music landscape, with the look and sound of young Jamaica playing a significant role in its development. Along with American r&amp;b and jazz, ska music remained consistently high on the mod agenda and it is this much loved genre that provides the focus of this collection. Annotated and supported by the widely respected Mod culture site, 'Trojan presents Mod Ska' features 40 favourites of the original sixties scene, originally issued in the UK as such seminal record labels as Blue Beat, Island and Doctor Bird, 17 of which make their CD debut. It features Derrick Morgan, Lord Creator, Lord Kitchener, the Skatalites, Millie, Desmond Dekker and the Aces, Sonny Burke and more.

Trojan Presents - Mod Ska

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