Cherry Red Launch ‘Classic Trojan Albums’ CD Range

On  11th August our friends at Cherry Red relaunched the much missed Doctor Bird Records label, which over the coming months will feature CD sets comprising many of the most popular and sought-after albums from Trojan’s legendary catalogue.

The first of these titles is musical feast for boss reggae fans, which combines two classic Harry J-produced collections that first saw issue on Trojan during the golden age of reggae: ‘No More Heartaches’ and ‘What Am I To Do’.

Aside from the  popular title tracks, the CD features such favourites as ‘Lucky Boy’,‘Happy Time’, ‘Rich in Love’, ‘Hang ‘Em High’ and ‘Wha’Pen’,  all of which are guaranteed to fill the dancefloor at any skinhead gathering!

The second release brings together Marcia Griffiths‘ late 70s classic LPs for Sonia Pottinger‘s High Note Records: ‘Naturally’ and ‘Steppin”.

Gathered together on CD for the very first time, the albums showcase the empress of reggae in her pomp, performing such a memorable works as ‘Survival’, ‘Peaceful Woman’, ‘Where Were You’ and ‘Steppin’ Out Of Babylon’, along with sublime updates of her biggest Studio One hits.

Both of these must-have CD collections are now available from Cherry Red and all good CD retailers –  simply click the titles below to find out more!

Various – No More Heartaches /  What Am I To Do (Doctor Bird CD, DBCD-001)

Marcia Griffiths – Naturally / Steppin’ (Doctor Bird CD, DBCD-002)

The next 2 collections, due for issue on 8th September, have also been announced and are available for pre-order from the company’s website – further info on both can be found in the accompanying article on this site, which can be located simply by clicking here.

For further updates on new reggae CD and vinyl releases from all our partners keep watching this space!