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DON LETTS' CULTURE CLASH RADIO - TROJAN REFIXED 26.08.18 (320kbs-m4a/268mb/1hr57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 26th August 2018
As part of 6 Music's celebration of the 50th anniversary of the influential UK-based Trojan Records, Don Letts presents a selection of tracks from the label's extensive catalogue which have, right from the early days through to the present day, been remixed, refixed and sampled, and have kept dance floors around the world rammed generation after generation.
Max Romeo - Chase The Devil [Island]
Jay-Z - Lucifer [Roc-A-Fella]
Ken Boothe - Artibella [Sunshot]
Snoop Lion (Feat. Major Lazer) - La La La [Doggy Style]
Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Reggae Merengue [Trojan]
Lily Allen - LDN [Regal]
Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin
Harry J All Stars - Liquidator [Trojan]
The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There [Universal Music Tv]
Double Trouble - Just Keep Rockin' [Desire]
Carl Dawkins - Satisfaction [Techniques]
Major Lazer (Feat. Ezra Koenig) - Jessica [Because/Mad Decent]
Niney The Observer - Blood And Fire [Jamaican Recordings]
PJ Harvey - Written On The Forehead [Island]
The Nextmen & Dynamite MC - Blood Fire [Sanctuary]
Toots & The Maytals - Broadway Jungle
Big Audio Dynamite - Tighten Up, Vol. 88 [Columbia]
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Sun Is Shining [Island]
Bob Marley Vs. Funkstar De Luxe - Sun Is Shining
Toots & The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number [Trojan]
Foxy Brown - Oh Yeah!
The Jamaicans - Baba Boom [Treasure Isle]
Congo Natty - Get Ready [Congo Natty]
Bob & Marcia - (To Be) Young Gifted And Black [Trojan]
Baby J (Feat. Dynamite MC) - Young, GIfted And Black [All City Music]
Ken Boothe - Is It Because I'm Black? [Splash]
Faithless - Fatty Boo [Sony/BMG]
Lloyd Charmers - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You, Baby) [Splash]
Shy FX - Soon Come
Alton Ellis - Cry Tough [Treasure Isle]
DJ JS‐1 - Life... Word [Fat Beats]
U-Roy - Tom Drunk [Treasure Isle]
Talib Kweli (Feat. Yasiin Bey & Mr. Man) - Fortified Live [Rawkus]
Nora Dean - Barbwire [Trojan]
Major Lazer (Feat. Mr. Vegas & Jovi Rockwell) - Can't Stop Now [Polydor]
The Hippy Boys - Mad Movie [High Note]
Ralph Myerz And The Jack Herren Band - Savannah [Emperor Norton]
DON LETTS MEETS TROJAN RECORDS UPTOWN - MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF TROJAN RECORDS (320kbs-m4a/129mb/56mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 26th August 2018
Don Letts presents a personal appreciation of Trojan Records, the pioneering UK-based reggae label, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Trojan Records was launched in the summer of 1968, just a couple of months after Enoch Powell’s notorious ‘rivers of blood’ speech. Through its releases of ground-breaking Jamaican recordings in the UK, the label connected the Windrush generation and their families with developing sounds from back home (ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, danehall etc.). Trojan also helped introduce this influential music to a wider audience in the UK and beyond, and, for decades, has united black and white youth on dancefloors and in the street.
The Wailers - Stir It Up [Trojan]
King Stitt - Fire Corner [Jamacan Gold]
Tony Tribe - Red, Red Wine [Downtown]
Symarip - Skinhead Moonstomp [Trojan]
Lloyd & Claudette - Queen Of The World
Clancy Eccles - Fatty Fatty [Trojan]
Hopeton Lewis & The Chosen Few - Boom Shacka Lacka [VP]
The G.G. All Stars - Man From Carolina [Explosion]
Symarip - Skinhead Jamboree [Trojan]
Symarip - Skinhead Girl [Trojan]
Harry J. All Stars - Liquidator [Trojan]
The Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket [Trojan]
The Upsetters - Return Of Django [Trojan]
Bob & Marcia - Young Gifted And Black [Trojan]
Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel [Doctor Bird/Cherry Red]
Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites [Island]
Toots & The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number [Trojan]
The Pioneers - Let Your Yeah Be Yeah [Trojan]
Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People [Trojan]
Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People [Polygram Tv]
Dandy Livingstone - Reggae In Your Jeggae [Downtown]
The Soulmates - Them A Laugh And A Kiki
Dennis Brown - Man Next Door [Joe Gibbs Record Globe]
John Holt - Ali Baba [Sanctuary]
Ken Boothe - Everything I Own [Trojan]
Harry J. All Stars - Soul Scorcher [Trojan]
Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want [Trojan]
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 26th August 2016
Don Letts concludes the story of the influential UK-based record label that helped Jamaican music reach a wider audience.
Trojan Records is known as reggae's Motown and had a huge hand in introducing Jamaican music to the British public. In it's hey-day of the late 60's to the mid 70's, Trojan chalked up nearly 30 hit singles, released the legendary Tighten Up compilation series and launched Jamaican acts in the UK such as Jimmy Cliff, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Bob and Marica, and Dave and Ansel Collins. The huge volume of records they released in this period made the name Trojan synonymous with classic rocksteady and reggae cuts. In 1970 alone, Trojan released 500 singles, selling over 1.5 million records.
This series tells not just the story of Trojan Records, but also reveals how Jamaican music arrived in the UK. Discover how it all began with Duke Reid's Trojan sound system in Jamaica, and how the influx of young Jamaicans into post-war Britain kickstarted a reggae scene in the UK. Find out how the British skinheads then made ska and reggae popular in the British charts (when the BBC wasn't listening!) and how the music adapted to UK tastes to become number one sellers. We reveal why the whole empire inexplicably came crashing down too, only for punk and Two-Tone to give it a resurgence, helping confirm Trojan as one of the coolest and most important labels for reggae music.
With contributions from Ken Boothe, Bunny Lee, BB Seaton, Derrick Harriot, Dandy Livingstone, John Holt, Ansel Collins, Rico Rodriguez, Bob Andy, Derrick Morgan and many more.
First broadcast in 2006.
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 25th August 2016
Don Letts continues the story of the influential UK-based record label that helped Jamaican music reach a wider audience.
Trojan Records is known as reggae's Motown and had a huge hand in introducing Jamaican music to the British public. In it's hey-day of the late 60's to the mid 70's, Trojan chalked up nearly 30 hit singles, released the legendary Tighten Up compilation series and launched Jamaican acts in the UK such as Jimmy Cliff, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Bob and Marica, and Dave and Ansel Collins. The huge volume of records they released in this period made the name Trojan synonymous with classic rocksteady and reggae cuts. In 1970 alone, Trojan released 500 singles, selling over 1.5 million records.
This series tells not just the story of Trojan Records, but also reveals how Jamaican music arrived in the UK. Discover how it all began with Duke Reid's Trojan sound system in Jamaica, and how the influx of young Jamaicans into post-war Britain kickstarted a reggae scene in the UK. Find out how the British skinheads then made ska and reggae popular in the British charts (when the BBC wasn't listening!) and how the music adapted to UK tastes to become number one sellers. We reveal why the whole empire inexplicably came crashing down too, only for punk and Two-Tone to give it a resurgence, helping confirm Trojan as one of the coolest and most important labels for reggae music.
With contributions from Ken Boothe, Bunny Lee, BB Seaton, Derrick Harriot, Dandy Livingstone, John Holt, Ansel Collins, Rico Rodriguez, Bob Andy, Derrick Morgan and many more.
Presented by Don Letts and first broadcast in 2006.
The Untouchables - Tighten Up [Sanctuary]
Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People [Island ]
Bob & Marcia - Young, Gifted And Black [GTV]
Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want [Music Club]
Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel [Sanctuary]
Dave & Ansel Collins - Monkey Spanner [Telstar]
The Upsetters - Live Injection [Trojan]
David Isaacs - A Place In The Sun [Trojan]
Derrick Morgan - Fat Man [Trojan]
Clancy Eccles - Clancy Eccles
Joya Landis - Moonlight Lover [Sanctuary]
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Duppy Conquerer
Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People [Telstar]
Boris Gardiner - Elizabethan Reggae [Trojan]
Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware Of The Devil [Trojan]
Brother Dan Allstars - Eastern Organ
Freddie Notes & The Rudies - Montego Bay [Trojan]
Greyhound - Black And White [Disky]
Horace Faith - Black Pearl [Quality Television]
The Pioneers - Let Your Yeah Be Yeah [Trojan]
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 24th August 2016
Don Letts continues the story of the influential UK-based record label that helped Jamaican music reach a wider audience.
Trojan Records is known as reggae's Motown and had a huge hand in introducing Jamaican music to the British public. In it's hey-day of the late 60's to the mid 70's, Trojan chalked up nearly 30 hit singles, released the legendary Tighten Up compilation series and launched Jamaican acts in the UK such as Jimmy Cliff, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Bob and Marica, and Dave and Ansel Collins. The huge volume of records they released in this period made the name Trojan synonymous with classic rocksteady and reggae cuts. In 1970 alone, Trojan released 500 singles, selling over 1.5 million records.
This series tells not just the story of Trojan Records, but also reveals how Jamaican music arrived in the UK. Discover how it all began with Duke Reid's Trojan sound system in Jamaica, and how the influx of young Jamaicans into post-war Britain kickstarted a reggae scene in the UK. Find out how the British skinheads then made ska and reggae popular in the British charts (when the BBC wasn't listening!) and how the music adapted to UK tastes to become number one sellers. We reveal why the whole empire inexplicably came crashing down too, only for punk and Two-Tone to give it a resurgence, helping confirm Trojan as one of the coolest and most important labels for reggae music.
With contributions from Ken Boothe, Bunny Lee, BB Seaton, Derrick Harriot, Dandy Livingstone, John Holt, Ansel Collins, Rico Rodriguez, Bob Andy, Derrick Morgan and many more.
First broadcast in 2006.
Joya Landis - Angel Of The Morning [Trojan]
Hugh Hendricks - Full Up
The Upsetters - Mellow Mood
Desmond Dekker - 007 [Capital Gold]
Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop
The Upsetters - Night Doctor
The Upsetters - Eight For Eight [Upsetter]
Ali Baba [Metro]
Return Of Django [Disky]
The Upsetters - Return Of Django [Disky]
The Upsetters - Drugs And Poison
Desmond Dekker - Israelites [Virgin/Polygram Tv]
Skinhead Train [Ace Of Clubs]
A Message To You Rudy [Sanctuary]
Carl "Cannonball" Bryan - Red Ash
Lester Sterling - Forest Gate Rock [Trojan]
Dandy Livingstone - Reggae In Your Jeggae
Derrick Morgan - Moon Hop [Trojan]
Symarip - Skinhead Moonstomp [Virgin]
Harry J. All Stars - Liquidator [Island]
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 23rd August 2016
Don Letts tells the story of the influential UK-based record label that helped Jamaican music reach a wider audience.
Trojan Records is known as reggae's Motown and had a huge hand in introducing Jamaican music to the British public. In its hey-day of the late 60s to the mid-70s, Trojan chalked up nearly 30 hit singles, released the legendary Tighten Up compilation series and launched Jamaican acts in the UK such as Jimmy Cliff, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Bob and Marica, and Dave and Ansel Collins. The huge volume of records they released in this period made the name Trojan synonymous with classic rocksteady and reggae cuts. In 1970 alone, Trojan released 500 singles, selling over 1.5 million records.
This series tells not just the story of Trojan Records, but also reveals how Jamaican music arrived in the UK. Discover how it all began with Duke Reid's Trojan sound system in Jamaica, and how the influx of young Jamaicans into post-war Britain kick-started a reggae scene in the UK.
Find out how the British skinheads then made ska and reggae popular in the British charts (when the BBC wasn't listening!) and how the music adapted to UK tastes to become number one sellers.
We also reveal why the whole empire inexplicably came crashing down too, only for punk and Two-Tone to give it a resurgence, helping confirm Trojan as one of the coolest and most important labels for reggae music.
With contributions from Ken Boothe, Bunny Lee, BB Seaton, Derrick Harriot, Dandy Livingstone, John Holt, Ansel Collins, Rico Rodriguez, Bob Andy, Derrick Morgan and many more.
The Untouchables - Tighten Up [Sanctuary]
Charlie Binger - Jamaica Is The Place To Go [Trojan]
The Undergrounds - Savito
Fats Domino - Be My Guest [Liberty]
Rosco Gordon - That's What You Do To Me
Roland Alphonso - Nuclear Weapon
The Skatalites - Love Is The Way
Derrick Morgan - Joy Bells
The Skatalites - Guns Of Navarone [Trojan]
Lynn Taitt And The Boys - Storm Warning
Millie - My Boy Lollipop [Fontana]
Prince Buster’s All Stars - Rude Rude Rudee [Rhino]
Brother Dan Allstars - Cool Hand Luke
Duke Reid's All Stars - Judge Sympathy
Alton Ellis - Ain't That Loving You [Trojan]
Brother Dan Allstars - Donkey Returns
Joya Landis - Angel Of The Morning