Trojan Records May New Releases
May 30th 2006 06:49
To break up the bio and tribute series of blogs I am doing, I thought I’d inform what came out on Trojan Records in May, as I also did for April.
The Hippy Boys – Reggae With the Hippy Boys
This a reissue of the 1969 release on the High Note subsidiary label. The ten tracks from the original LP are on this CD, with 15 bonus tracks. The bonus tracks include tracks from both the Hippy Boys and the Upsetters. If you like skinhead reggae, ie upbeat organ driven instrumental reggae, then this is probably for you. Check out the style the Aggrolites drew inspiration from.
Various Artists – Trojan Motor City Reggae Box Set
Trojan are well known for their 3 CD packages and here is another one. This one is made up of Jamaicans covering Motown classics. Just at a quick glance there are some decent tracks here including Delroy Wilson doing It’s The Same Old Song, Pat Kelly rendition of I Wish It Would Rain and Eric Donaldson doing The Way You Do The Things You Do. Trojan has gone on the Jamaican covering soul slant before, but I’m pleased to see some less obvious songs on this album.
Various Artisits – Work Your Soul 2
I told you Trojan had gone down the soul path before and here is yet another one. This one is only a single CD, but has some good tunes. I mentioned yesterday Owen Gray does a smashing version of Can I Get a Witness and that is on here. A number of the songs are unknown to me and this is always good because it means new discoveries.
Trojan Records Website
This a reissue of the 1969 release on the High Note subsidiary label. The ten tracks from the original LP are on this CD, with 15 bonus tracks. The bonus tracks include tracks from both the Hippy Boys and the Upsetters. If you like skinhead reggae, ie upbeat organ driven instrumental reggae, then this is probably for you. Check out the style the Aggrolites drew inspiration from.
Various Artists – Trojan Motor City Reggae Box Set
Trojan are well known for their 3 CD packages and here is another one. This one is made up of Jamaicans covering Motown classics. Just at a quick glance there are some decent tracks here including Delroy Wilson doing It’s The Same Old Song, Pat Kelly rendition of I Wish It Would Rain and Eric Donaldson doing The Way You Do The Things You Do. Trojan has gone on the Jamaican covering soul slant before, but I’m pleased to see some less obvious songs on this album.
Various Artisits – Work Your Soul 2
I told you Trojan had gone down the soul path before and here is yet another one. This one is only a single CD, but has some good tunes. I mentioned yesterday Owen Gray does a smashing version of Can I Get a Witness and that is on here. A number of the songs are unknown to me and this is always good because it means new discoveries.
Trojan Records Website
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