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Trojan Records is a British record label founded by Jamaican Duke Reid in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name Trojan comes from the Croydon-built Trojan truck that was used as Duke Reid's sound system in Jamaica.
THE TROJAN RECORDS STORY. On July 28th 1967, British-based Jamaican music company, Island Records launched a label to showcase the output of one of the most popular and successful producers of the ska and rock steady eras – Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid. The imprint, called ‘Trojan’ after the title Mr. Reid had acquired during his early days in ...
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Jun 18, 2021 · Trojan Records, Legendary Reggae Label, Resurrects A Long Out-Of-Print Trove. Toots Hibbert, of Toots and the Maytals, performing in London in 1980. Growing up in Southern England, Bob Bell...
Sep 13, 2018 · Founded in 1968 when the reggae genre was virtually unknown beyond its Jamaica birthplace, Trojan Records issued thousands of singles and albums from Jamaica and England’s most successful...
Record label owner, accountant. Known for. Co-founding Trojan Records. Lehman Serikeesna Gopthal (1 March 1938 – 29 August 1997), known as Lee Gopthal, was a Jamaican-British record label owner and promoter, the co-founder of Trojan Records .
- Jamaican-British
- Lehman Serikeesna Gopthal, 1 March 1938, Constant Spring, Jamaica
- Record label owner, accountant
- 29 August 1997 (aged 59), London, England
Trojan Records is a British record label founded by Jamaican Duke Reid in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name Trojan comes from the Croydon-built Trojan truck that was used as Duke Reid's sound system in Jamaica.
Aug 9, 2010 · Trojan Quietus Mix Jul 10 by Trojan Records Official. The Quietus spoke to Laurence - also the author of Young, Gifted and Black: The Story Of Trojan Records - for an insight into the label's long and patchwork history. How did Trojan get started? It was originally a subsidiary of Island, is that right? Laurence Cane-Honeysett: Yes.
