VA — Trojan 35th Anniversary Box Set [3CD Limited Edition Box Set] (2003)

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Trojan 35th Anniversary Box Set
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: Trojan Records [TJETD130] Genre: Reggae
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log)
Total : 2:25:43
Total Size: 334 mb / 681 mb

Britain\’s Trojan Records licensed Jamaican records for distribution during the 1970s and 1980s, and the massive vault of Trojan titles has been released and recombined in endless ways ever since, including a series of small box sets, three discs to a box, that center on one style or theme. There is really no theme to the Trojan 35th Anniversary set, however, and it would seem that it really functions as a place to put the odd songs that didn\’t fit easily into the other themed collections. Not that this compilation suffers for it, since there are titles here that are relatively rare, and serious collectors of Jamaican records are going to love it. Highlights range from the beautiful and sublime (Slim Smith\’s \»No Honey, No Money,\» \»War Boats\» by the Sensations, \»Pride and Passion\» by the Pioneers) to the utterly bizarre (Gladstone Anderson\’s \»Swanee River,\» the Crystalites\’ \»Blacula\» dub), and all points in between (Roland Alphonso\’s \»Saucy Horn\»). You wouldn\’t want to start your reggae collection with this box, but if you have several titles already, it might nicely fill in some of the gaps.
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Disc 1 — Mellow Reggae
1. The Immortals — Jana (02:22)
2. Carl Dawkins — I\’ll Make It Up (02:30)
3. Boris Gardiner & The Keys — Bobby Sox To Stockings (03:04)
4. Amiel Moodie — Mellow Reggae (02:23)
5. Bim & Bam — Fatty (03:10)
6. The Mad Lads — Mother Nature (02:16)
7. Niney & Slim Smith — No Honey, No Money (02:40)
8. Ansel Collins — Cock Robin (02:37)
9. Gladstone Anderson — Swanee River (02:58)
10. The Cimarons — Kick Me Or I\’ll Kick You (02:37)
11. Delroy Williams — Don\’t Play That Song (03:17)
12. Hugh Hendricks & The Upsetters — Land Of Kinks (02:49)
13. Nora & Vern — Look Over Your Shoulder (03:01)
14. The Sensations — War Boats (aka Mr Blue) (02:21)
15. Delroy Jones & The Jets — Bum Ball Chapter II (02:52)
16. The Chosen Few — Why Can\’t I Touch You (03:10)
17. The Gaylads — If You Don\’t Mind (03:01)

Disc 2 — Memories By The Score
1. Andy Capp & Ken Parker — Sugar Panty (02:45)
2. Roland Alphonso — Saucy Horn (02:56)
3. Charlie Ace — Judgement Rock (02:29)
4. Teddy Magnus — Flying Machine (aka Those Magnificient Men) (03:05)
5. Cynthia Richards — Jungle Fever (02:45)
6. Billy Dyce — Take Warning (02:44)
7. Ansel Linkers — Memories By The Score (02:57)
8. The Untouchables — Pray For The Wicked (02:43)
9. Roman Stewart — Try Me (03:08)
10. The Crystalites — Blacula (03:10)
11. I-Roy & Keith Hudson — Silver Platter (02:25)
12. Stranger & Gladdy — Skanking Monkey (02:49)
13. The Meditations — Great Messiah (02:47)
14. Johnny Clarke — Every Rasta Is A Star (02:47)
15. Linval Thompson — Natty Dread Girl (03:05)
16. Owen Gray — Free Up Jah Jah Children (02:40)
17. Big Joe — Tubby At The Controls (02:15)

Disc 3 — Pride & Passion
1. Brother Dan\’s All Stars — Tribute To K.B. (02:14)
2. The Beltones — I\’ll Follow You (02:38)
3. Tommy McCook & The Supersonics — Third Figure (02:19)
4. The Bleechers — You\’re Gonna Feel It (03:01)
5. Winston Francis — Honey Don\’t Go (02:08)
6. Carl Dawkins — Don\’t Get Weary (02:46)
7. The Pioneers — Pride And Passion (03:07)
8. Danny Ray — Julie On My Mind (02:51)
9. Al Brown — I\’ve Got To Go On Without You (03:38)
10. Willie Lindo & The Charmers\’ Band — Drum Song (03:50)
11. Zap Pow — Wild Honey (03:04)
12. The Silvertones — What A Situation (03:28)
13. Jackie Edwards — Come Closer To Me (03:32)
14. Jimmy Riley — Tell The Children The Truth (03:36)
15. Ken Boothe — Bring It On Home To Me (03:28)
16. Private Tabby — If You Leave Me (aka Don\’t Stay Away) (03:38)

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