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Various Artists: The Story of Trojan Records

Tony Burke, Morning Star, 14 September 2021

IN THE early 1970s the world's largest record company releasing Jamaican music, Trojan Records piled up hits in the UK pop charts with artists like Bob And Marcia, Jimmy Cliff, the Pioneers and the Maytals while its budget albums including the multi volume 'Tighten Up' series were snapped up by the West Indian community and skinheads alike.

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