Trojan Records

23/06/2025

Our Artist of the Week is one of reggae's most soulful voices, Freddie McGregor!

20/06/2025

Tomorrow marks the official first day of summer! What's going to be your ?

19/06/2025

A must have for your record collection: pre-order The Maytals "Monkey Man" now. Featuring two of their biggest hits - “Monkey Man” and “Pressure Drop”. This classic is pressed on 180g audiophile vinyl and available as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on yellow vinyl. Grab yours here: https://www.musiconvinyl.com/products/monkey-man

18/06/2025

Born 2nd February 1948, Junior (Chubby to close friends and family) had initially made his mark on the island’s music scene in 1967 when he led the Versatiles vocal trio on a series of popular singles for local producer Joe Gibbs. A few years later, he launched a hugely successful solo career with his collaborations with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry yielding such influential recordings as ‘A Place Called Africa’, ‘Beat Down Babylon’ and ‘Curley Locks’, all of which reflected his deeply-held Rastafarian beliefs.

Recently, Junior’s ill-health resulted in his admission to Kingston Public Hospital, where on 15th May he passed away. His funeral service was held on Monday 16th June.

Rest in power

16/06/2025

Our Artist of the Week is Jamaica’s most gifted and celebrated guitarist, Ernest Ranglin OD!

13/06/2025

Another great release from our partners at ...

Out Now! Lee 'Scratch' Perry: On The Wire - 25th Anniversary Expanded 2CD Edition. Released at the dawn of the 21st Century, ‘On The Wire’ marked the long awaited return of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s to Trojan Records, 14 years after the company had issued his powerful come-back long-player, ‘Battle Of Armagideon’

The 25th anniversary issue features six previously unissued studio recordings and seven previously unreleased live recordings. 👉 cherryred.co.uk/lee-scratch-perry-on-the-wire-25th-anniversary-expanded-2cd-edition

12/06/2025

This press advert appeared in Disc magazine on 12th June 1971, promoting Dave & Ansel Collins’s hit LP 'Double Barrel' - which went on to reach number 41 on the UK albums chart by 7th August.

11/06/2025

Wishing a very happy birthday to Eric Donaldson! 🎉 Revisit his iconic solo hit ‘Cherry Oh Baby’ - a Jamaican Festival Song winner in 1971 and famously covered by UB40.

10/06/2025

Here's the next question of our series; how many have you got correct so far?

09/06/2025

Our Artist of the Week is none other than Eric Donaldson, the former singer of the West Indians.

06/06/2025

Two essential reissues on heavyweight vinyl for reggae and soul collectors are coming on 18th July:

Willie Lindo – Far and Distant
The Gold Connection (Harold Butler) – Gold Connection

Both titles are pressed on 180 gram audiophile vinyl and available as individually numbered limited editions of 500 copies on orange coloured vinyl.
Don’t miss the chance to get yours, pre order via the links below:

Harold Butler - https://www.musiconvinyl.com/products/the-gold-connection-gold-connection-orange-vinyl

Willie Lindo - https://www.musiconvinyl.com/products/willie-lindo-far-and-distant-orange-vinyl

05/06/2025

On this very day in 1971, Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths' hit 'Pied Piper' entered the UK charts, peaking at number 11. The song was a follow-up to their previous hit, "(To Be) Young, Gifted & Black," and helped solidify their presence on the British music scene.