Trojan Reggae Box Set

The Ultimate Collection: Ska Anthems is a 5CD set containing 100 tracks of a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s right the way through to the commercial chart hits from the Trojan label of the late 60s and onto the ska revival of the late 70s and early 80s. Including original ska classics by The Maytals “Monkey Man” and Dandy Livingstone’s “Rudy, A Message To You” both of which went on to be covered by The Specials, Harry J All Stars’ football terrace anthem “The Liquidator”, the very best in instrumental ska by The Skatalites plus big hit singles from the ska revival by Madness, The Beat and The Selecter. For rudeboys and rudegirls everywhere; The Ultimate Collection: Ska Anthems is jammed packed full of classics to keep you skanking all night long..!

As the party season draws closer, we deliver the perfect celebration album to suit all occasions. Good Times - The Ultimate Party Classics presents 100 massive party hits guaranteed to bring a smile to your face and have everyone up on their feet. All genres have been included from timeless 70s and 80s classics, to big 90s dance anthems, plus some of the most popular current Pop hits to complete the collection.The ultimate dance floor-fillers are delivered courtesy of Chic, Kylie Minogue, Cher, Spandau Ballet, Chaka Khan, Duran Duran, Peter Andre, Ultra Nate, Clean Bandit, Rudimental, Jess Glynne, Wiley plus many more great names.This collection is the perfect crowd pleaser with brilliant upbeat songs and feel good classics so let's get this party started right!

Two of the most collectable Trojan LPs ever issued 50th anniversary of both albums Features numerous tracks new to CD When Trojan Records was launched in the summer of 1968, the productions of Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid’s Treasure Isle Records dominated Jamaica’s musical landscape, spurring the newly formed London-based company to hastily secure exclusive UK rights to this esteemed catalogue. There followed a series of popular singles and two superb albums that provide the bulk of this 2CD set. Showcasing the talents of some of the giants of the rock steady era, the recordings, all issued during the latter half of ’68, demonstrate just why the Duke is widely regarded as the king of the rock steady sound. With many of these tracks unavailable for decades, this 52 track collection provides essential listening for fans of Duke Reid’s distinctive Treasure Isle rock steady sound, which remains just as appealing today as it was when first created some 50 years ago!

Amazon Review by Gavin B.
The "Best of Ska" issued by the British import label Disky Records is a unique collection of Jamaican influenced ska. There are few collections of ska that include a good cross section of the earliest ska classics from Jamaica in the Sixties in the same collection as music of the Great Ska Revival in the United Kingdom in the Eighties.
The "Best of Ska" may disappoint the ska purists but the consistent quality of this massive 3 disc cd is the best argument for musical pluralism I've ever heard. Hard core music collectors often develop tunnel vision and dismiss innovation, simply on the basis of its "inauthenic" origins and end up missing a lot of great music in the process. As such, the music of younger generation of UK ska players should be judged on it's own merits, and not a set of "a priori" standards established by musical snobs.

2CD Set Led by the dynamic Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, the Maytals are rightly regarded as one of the greatest singing trios in the history of Jamaican music. During an incredible recording career that spanned six decades, the group scored hit after hit on the island’s music charts, with their inimitable, unique blend of fervent gospel and down-home country seemingly impervious to changes in styles and fashion. The best of their work, however, is widely regarded to be their rock steady and early reggae recordings for Leslie Kong’s revered Beverley’s Records during the late Sixties and early Seventies; a period that spawned groundbreaking work such as ’54-46’, ‘Monkey Man’ and ‘Do the Reggay’, to name but a few. The Essential Artist Collection brings together the very best of their output from this period, including the above tracks, along with numerous other classics, such as ‘Sweet And Dandy’, ‘Pressure Drop’ and ‘Night And Day’. Available as a 50 track double CD, the collection superbly demonstrates just why the unforgettable music of the Maytals will continued to be loved and revered for many years to come.

2CD Set During the early 1960’s, the sound of ska exploded upon Jamaica’s musical landscape, with the driving dynamic sound championed by arguably the greatest ensemble of musicians ever to have performed and recorded on the island. Fronted by legendary saxophonist Tommy McCook, the Skatalites also comprised a veritable who’s who of Kingston-based performers, their number including trombonist Don Drummond, tenor saxman Roland Alphonso, drumming supremo Lloyd Knibb and keyboard prodigy Jackie Mittoo. Following their creation in the summer of ’64, this powerhouse instrumental combo dominated the island’s music industry for 18 glorious months, the very best of their work produced by famed Treasure Isle Records boss, Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid. The best of their output for the celebrated producer is showcased on the ‘Essential Artist Collection’, which sees issue on 2CD set provides the best introduction yet to the music of the incredible, multi-talented and hugely influential Skatalites.