RECORDS
Independent label: The Trojan story begins on July 28th 1967 when the first incarnation of the label was launched by Island Records as a showcase for the productions of Duke Reid. The name itself derived from the seven ton Leyland 'Trojan' trucks that were used to transport the producer's huge sound system around Jamaica, and which had emblazoned upon its sides, 'Duke Reid, The Trojan King Of Sounds'. In fact, long before Island launched their version of the imprint, Reid had used the name on a series of 78s, although it was by the early sixties it had been dropped in favour of the Duke Reid's and later,Treasure Isle labels. Meanwhile, the first British inception of Trojan proved a short-lived operation, folding after a mere dozen or so releases, with Reid's productions subsequently highlighted on the UK incarnation of the aforementioned Treasure Isle imprint. In 1968, the Trojan name was reactivated by businessman Lee Gopthal, whose company, B&C (Beat & Commercial) had recently merged with Island. Unlike its previous manifestation, the new Trojan label showcased material from varying sources, ranging from British-based producers such as Dandy and Joe Mansano to their esteemed Jamaican counterparts, among whose number included Lee Perry, Bunny Lee, Clancy Eccles and the aforementioned Duke Reid. Meanwhile, the increased volume of recordings being purchased and licensed by the company led to the formation of a series of subsidiary labels, most of which showcased the output of a single producer. Included among these wereAmalgamated (for Joe Gibbs), High Note (Sonia Pottinger),Upsetter (Lee Perry), Jackpot (Bunny Lee), Clandisc (Clancy Eccles) and Downtown (Robert 'Dandy' Thompson). So substantial was the volume of material obtained for release that further labels such as Blue Cat, Big Shot and Duke were also created to fulfil a similar function to the parent label, TR-000 numerical series 1967. In 1968 It changed its numbering to the TR-600s, jumping from 699 to 7700 around 1969. TR-7700 to TRO 7988 around 1976. there was another jump in numbering in 1977, from TRO-7999 to TRO-9000. 1977 also saw a brief link with Lightning Records; some singles with Trojan catalogue numbers appeared on the Lightning label. In the 1990s it was bought by Sanctuary Records. Its new owner has undertaken the task of repackaging and reissuing its huge back catalogue. Distributed By Trojan Records.
A FULL DISCOGRAPHY OF TROJAN TRO 9000 SERIES 1977-1987 CAN BE FOUND HERE
| 76 | Bob & Marcia | To Be Young Gifted & Black | TROJAN | TRM | 3001 |
| 76 | Collins Dave & Ansel | Monkey Spanner | TROJAN | TRM | 3002 |
| 76 | Thomas Nicky | Love Of The Common People | TROJAN | TRM | 3003 |
| 76 | Harry J & The Allstars | Liquidator | TROJAN | TRM | 3004 |
| 76 | Greyhound | Black And White | TROJAN | TRM | 3005 |
| 76 | Pioneers | Let Your Yeah Be Yeah | TROJAN | TRM | 3006 |
| 76 | Alphonso Roland | Phoenix City | TROJAN | TRM | 3007 |
| 77 | Winston Groovy | No One Day Love | TROJAN | TRM | 3008 |
| 77 | Dekker Desmond | Israelites | TROJAN | TRM | 3009 |
| 72 | Ruffin Bruce | Songs Of Peace | TROJAN | TRM | 9000 |
| 72 | Deltones | Chopsticks | TROJAN | TRM | 9001 |
| 72 | Harry J. All Stars | Liquidator | TROJAN | TRM | 9002 |
| 72 | Dekker Desmond | Israelites | TROJAN | TRM | 9003 |
| 72 | Not Traced | TROJAN | TRM | 9004 | |
| 72 | Not Traced | TROJAN | TRM | 9005 | |
| 72 | Ruffin Bruce | Are You Ready | TROJAN | TRM | 9006 |
| 72 | Not Traced | TROJAN | TRM | 9007 | |
| 73 | Skatalites | Guns Of Navarone | TROJAN | TRM | 9008 |
| 73 | Dekker Desmond | Hipopotamus | TROJAN | TRM | 9009 |
| 74 | Alphonso Roland | Phoenix City | TROJAN | TRM | 9010 |
| 79 | Various Artists | Trojan Explosion | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4001 |
| 79 | Various Artists | Trojan Explosion 2 | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4002 |
| 79 | Various Artists | Trojan Explosion 3 | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4003 |
| 79 | Various Artists | Trojan Explosion 4 | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4004 |
| 79 | Various Artists | Trojan Explosion 5 | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4005 |
| 79 | Various Artists | Trojan Explosion 6 | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4006 |
| 79 | Symarip | Skinhead Moonstomp | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4007 |
| 79 | Dandy Livingstone | Rudy A Message To You | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4008 |
| 79 | Various Artists | Skinhead Classics | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4009 |
| 79 | Various Artists | Trojan Explosion | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4010 |
| 79 | Judge Dread | Big One | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4011 |
| 79 | Various Artists | Trojan Explosion Reggae Instrumental Hits | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4012 |
| 79 | Various Artists | Skinhead Classics Vol. 2 | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4013 |
| 79 | Various Artists | Trojan Explosion | MAXI TROJAN | TMX | 4014 |
