TROJAN
UK
Labels and Company Sleeves 1967-1979
Labels
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to TR 015 - 1967 |
to TR 647 - 1969 |
to 699 - 1969 |
to 7811 - 1971 |
The label was revived in 1968 by Lee Gopthal, who had previously run a record store called Musicland, and before that collaborated with Chris Blackwell of Island Records on mail order sales. Trojan's main function was not to develop new artists, but to serve as a sister label for Island Records. In 1972, Island Records pulled out of its partnership with Trojan Records. Around the same time, there was a declining interest in Jamaican music among British youths, who ventured towards other genres when Rastafarian lyrics and slower tempos entered the music. In 1974, Trojan had made attempts to anglicize the reggae on the label, by re-mastering and overdubbing string arrangements over the original Jamaican recordings. |
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to TR 7987 - 1976 |
to TRO 9090 - 1986 Jumps from 7999 to 9000 in 1977 |
to TRM 3009 - 1977 3 track EP's Two other series excist |