Trojan Story V.1 [Import]

Various Artists | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 1988)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Troja
• ASIN: B0000083WD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,921 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Guns of Navarone

2. Phoenix City

3. Oh Ba-A-By (Sick & Tired)

4. Rock Steady

5. Do the Reggay

6. Stand by Your Man

7. Red, Red Wine

8. Miss Jamaica

9. Version Galore

10. Screaming Target

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Pretty African

2. Save the Last Dance for Me

3. Nice Nice Time

4. Take Me Home, Country Roads

5. Time Is the Master

6. Mama Look Deh

7. Big 8

8. Them a Fe Get a Beatin'

9. Montego Bay

10. Elizabeth Reggae

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars The Trojan Story, February 8, 2003

By 

Ashley Smith (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trojan Story V.1 (Audio CD)

I'm honored to be the first reviewer of the Trojan Story.
This cd is a diamond in the rough and can not be recommended enough. Most people don't know, but Ska music was the pre-cursor to Reggae music. Trojan happened to be a record company---a record label which was one of the first record labels to feature this genre of music. As such, The Trojan Story is a mix of artists and songs which highlight ska music. This album is rare---and before the internet it once took me over three years to track down the Trojan Story in America after I had left my only copy in Japan. Any lover of reggae music will love this album---it will enlighten their own understanding and enjoyment of this genre of music. Perfidia is my personal favorite and I have searched long and hard, to no avail, for this version on the internet. (Perfidia by the way means deliberate treachery). Train to Skaville, Don't stay Out Too Late, Yeah-Yeah, Dreader than Dread, Keep the Pressure On, It's Raining, The Whip, Pretty Africa, Do the Beng Beng and, one of the best songs of all time, Rudy, a Message for You. Many of these songs will stay with you for years to come. It is an excellent value for the money because it is two CD's. I can not recommend this album enough....it is very hard to find...and any reggae music lover MUST have this in their collection!! For this is Beauty :)....and Yes, to my friends, it is me Ashley, from Boulder, Osaka and Honolulu :)