Vinyl News! 3 More Classic Original Trojan Albums Available For Pre-Order
Having previously released high quality, colour vinyl versions of 4 classic albums (‘Duke Reid Rock’s Steady’, ‘Long Shot’, ‘Double Seven’ and ‘Sufferer’), our partners at Music On Vinyl have announced a further 3 LPs for issue this August.
Details of the LPs, which are now available for pre-order from the Trojan store, are as follows:
Dave Barker & The Upsetters ‘Prisoner Of Love’(MOVLP1942)
Side One: 1. Shocks Of Mighty / 2. Build My Whole World Around You / 3. My Cup / 4. Love Me Baby / 5. Set Me Free / 6. Blowin’ In The Wind
Side Two: 1. Prisoner Of Love / 2. I Was Wrong / 3. One Little Lie / 4. Skanky Chicken / 5.Never Before / 6. The Same Game / 7. Runaway Child
Although best known in the UK for his toasting talents as half of the chart-topping duo, Dave & Ansel Collins, Dave Barker is in fact one of the most accomplished singers Jamaica has ever produced. After making his recording debut in 1968, partnering Glen Brown on a series of local hits, Dave launched his solo career under the auspices of the Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry.
Their subsequent collaborations spawned a number of best-selling singles, culminating in the singer’s debut LP, ‘Prisoner Of Love’.
Released by Trojan Records in 1970, the album marked Barker‘s arrival as one of its most promising and versatile talents on the reggae scene.
Highlighting his skills as both singer and toaster, the set provided an ideal showcase for Dave‘s versatility at the mic, while also perfectly illustrating Perry‘s rugged production style of the period.
One of Trojan’s best -selling long-players from the golden age of reggae, the album can finally be acquired again at a price that won’t burn a hole in the pocket!
Ken Boothe ‘Everything I Own’ (MOVLP1943)
Side One: 1. Everything I Own / 2. Evil Girl / 3. Crying Over You / 4. Sad And Lonely / 5. My Heart Is Like An Open Book / 6. Impossible Dream
Side Two: 1. Speak Softly Love / 2. My Kid / 3. Sandie / 4. Come Lay Some Loving On Me / 5. You Will Reach Your Goal / 6. Time Passage
Arguably the finest Jamaican soul singer of his generation, Ken Boothe burst onto the international stage when his sublime rendering of Bread’s melancholic ‘Everything I Own’ topped the UK charts in the autumn of 1974.
Within months of this success, the native-born Kingstonian returned to the national listings with the captivating ‘Crying Over You’, which made number 11 later that year.
To coincide with the release of the latter, Trojan Records released the album, ‘Everything I Own’; a supremely soulful collection that featured his two international hits alongside a number of sublimely produced songs, cut in both Jamaica and the UK.
Unavailable on vinyl for years, this essential LP is now available on the format for which it was created, with the use of the original analogue masters and artwork ensuing complete authenticity.
A must for all Ken Boothe fans and those who like their reggae sweet and soulful.
I Roy ‘Presenting I Roy’ (MOVLP1945)
Side One: 1. Red, Gold And Green / 2. Pusher Man / 3. Black Man Time / 4. Smile Like An Angel / 5. Peace / 6. Coxsone Affair
Side Two: 1. Screw Face / 2. First Cut Is The Deepest / 3. Melinda / 4. Tourism Is My Business / 5. Tripe Girl / 6. Cow Town Skank
Shortly after U Roy took the Jamaican recording industry by storm in 1970, a new wave of DJs made their mark on the island’s music scene, a handful of whom quickly supplanted most of their predecessors and transformed the art of toasting into a respected art form.
At the forefront of this second movement was Roy Reid aka I Roy, who deejayed for local sound systems in the late sixties before making his mark as a recording artist in 1971.
Soon after, leading Jamaican producer Augustus Clarke snapped for his Gussie Records label, with their subsequent sessions together resulting in the DJ’s highly acclaimed debut LP, ‘Gussie Presenting I Roy’ LP.
Released in the UK by Trojan Records in 1973, the album established the I Roy as one of reggae music’s most accomplished and original music innovators, whose erudite and eloquent style would in time revolutionise the art of toasting.
In addition to the above vinyl albums, all 4 of the aforementioned MOV official Trojan LPs can also be still purchased from the store. These are:
Various ‘Duke Reid Rock’s Steady’ (MOVLP1910)
The Pioneers ‘Long Shot’ (MOVLP1911)
Lee Perry & The Upsetters ‘Double Seven‘ (MOVLP1912)
The Kingstonians ‘Sufferer’ (MOVLP1913)
Pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl, each pressing comes individually numbered with the initial 750 copies pressed on orange vinyl, esuring they look as stunning as they sound!
To order any of the above, simply click on the album title, which will take you to the appropriate page in the Trojan store.
