Trojan Records
| Trojan Records | |
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 Logo of the label |
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| Parent company | Sanctuary Records |
| Active years | 1967 |
| founder | Chris Blackwell & Lee Gopthal |
| Seat | London, England |
| Website | www.trojanrecords.com |
| Label code | LC 6448 |
| Sub-label | Ackee, Attack, Big Shot, Blue Cat Records, Bread, Clan Disc, Downtown, Dragon, Duke Records, Duke Reid, Explosion, Grape, Green Door, High Note Records, Horse, J-Dan, Jackpot, Joe, Receiver Records Limited , Smash, Summit, Trojan World, Upsetter |
| distribution | London, England |
| Genre (s) | Reggae , Ska , Rocksteady , Dub |
Trojan Records is a London- based independent label from England that specializes in Ska , Rocksteady , Reggae and Dub by Jamaican musicians. Trojan is the oldest international label that mainly publishes music by Jamaican artists.
history
Trojan Records was founded on July 28, 1967 by the two Englishmen Lee Gopthal, one of the leading figures of Island Records, and Chris Blackwell as an independent record label.
Publications and Artists
The performers whose recordings have appeared at least temporarily on Trojan Records include: a. Jimmy Cliff , Desmond Dekker , The Ethiopians , John Holt , Toots & the Maytals ( The Maytals ), The Pioneers , The Upsetters , Dennis Brown , Nicky Thomas , Boris Gardiner , Symarip , Ken Boothe , Bob & Marcia , Judge Dread , Dandy Livingstone , Rico Rodriguez , Mikey Dread , Greyhound , The Skatalites , Susan Cadogan , Scotty , Dave & Ansel Collins , Inner Circle and Bob Marley & the Wailers .
In particular, Trojan Records brings out many compilations , each with around 50 tracks on 3 CDs each .