VA - Muzik City, The Story of Trojan [2003] (4 x CDs)

 

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VA - Muzik City, The Story of Trojan [2003] (4 x CDs)

Anyone who is a die-hard Trojan enthusiast will find plenty of surprises, secrets, and a really well-done booklet to paw through. The first two discs of Muzik City are truly some of the greatest moments in rocksteady and roots reggae. But just like a two CD Motown collection, this is really just the tip of the iceberg and John Holt, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Big Youth, and others have many more great moments to investigate. If all four CDs had focused on the hits and highlights this would truly be the box to own, but the third CD is hardly meant for repeat listening. Many of the disc's "Rarities & Oddities" are downright embarrassing (which the always honest liner notes are happy to point out). Trojan's forays into the worlds of calypso, novelty, and pop music were horribly misguided, and disc three is full of them (including a horrific reggae and yodeling matchup). Hard to imagine laughing at the stately Trojan label, but once that's over it's on to disc four's treasure chest of rarities. The hardcore should rightfully drool over the Jah Woosh and Keith Hudson team-up, a dank dub from Thunder, and an I-Roy/John Holt dubplate that includes a bit of studio banter. Great stuff for the serious fan, who probably own most of disc one and two ten times over. So who is this set made for? If your wallet is fat enough to forgive disc three, Muzik City is a fair introduction to the label that, along with Island, dominated reggae's early years. (AllMusic review by David Jeffries)

Offering a cross-section of Jamaican hits and roots classics from the 60's and 70's. If you have never heard tracks like "Johnny Too Bad", " Young, Gifted & Black" by Bob & Marcia or "Rivers of Babylon" then you are in for a great musical treat. This set is simply "the bomb" of reggae music.

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Track lists

CD1

01 Untouchables Tighten Up 2:40

02 Brother Dan All Stars Donkey Returns 2:36

03 Joya Landis Angel Of The Morning 3:03

04 Dandy Reggae In Your Jeggae 2:58

05 Upsetters Return Of Django 2:31

06 Tony Tribe Red Red Wine 2:56

07 John Holt Ali Baba 2:36

08 Pioneers Long Shot Kick De Bucket 2:48

09 Harry J. All Stars Liquidator 2:53

10 Jimmy Cliff Wonderful World, Beautiful People 3:12

11 Symarip Skinhead Moonstomp 3:00

12 Boris Gardiner & The Love People Elizabethan Reggae 2:36

13 Maytals Monkey Man 3:44

14 Coloured Raisins One Way Love 2:30

15 Bob & Marcia Young, Gifted And Black 3:08

16 Nicky Thomas Love Of The Common People (Jamaican Mix) 2:21

17 Desmond Dekker You Can Get It If You Really Want 2:38

18 Dave & Ansel Collins Double Barrel 2:45

19 Horace Faith Black Pearl 2:36

20 Bob Marley & The Wailers Duppy Conqueror 3:44

21 Melodians Rivers Of Babylon 3:25

22 U Roy & John Holt Wear You To The Ball 2:31

23 Maytals 54 46 Was My Number 3:12

24 Slickers Johnny Too Bad 3:10

25 Bruce Ruffin Rain 2:24

26 Junio Byles A Place Called Africa 2:41

27 Greyhound Black And White 2:58

CD2

01 Pioneers Let Your Yeah Be Yeah 3:08

02 Eric Donaldson Cherry Oh Baby 3:02

03 Dandy Livingstone Suzanne Beware Of The Devil 2:35

04 Dennis Brown Money In My Pocket(Original Version) 2:31

05 Judge Dread Big Seven 3:17

06 Big Youth S.90 Skank 2:51

07 Horace Andy & Earl Flute Don't Think About Me 2:46

08 John Holt Help Me Make It Through The Night 3:05

09 Johnny Clarke None Shall Escape The Judgement 3:14

10 Ken Boothe Everything I Own 3:46

11 Gregory Isaacs Bad Da 3:02

12 Pluto Shervington Ram Goat Liver 3:07

13 Danny Ray Can't Get Used To Losing You 2:15

14 Bunny & Ricky Bush Weed Corntrash 3:25

15 Prince Far I (Under) Heavy Manners 3:14

16 Alton Ellis I'm Still In Love With You Girl 4:26

17 Trinity Three Piece Suit And Thing 3:47

18 Linval Thompson I Love Marijuana 3:31

19 Well Pleased And Satisified Barberman Bawling 2:48

20 Michael Rose & Black Uhuru Born Free 3:31

21 Ethiopians Pirate 3:12

22 Lee Perry Evil Brain Rejector 4:26

23 Ernest Ranglin Eb@noon 4:19

CD3

01 Duke Reid All Stars Judge Sympathy 2:20

02 Horace Faith Spinning Wheel 2:13

03 Emile Straker & The Merryman Dirty Dog 3:14

04 Millie Mayfair 3:11

05 Johnny Arthey Orchestra Serenade To Summer 2:38

06 Jubilee Stompers Lucianna 3:32

07 Emperor Rosko Al Capone 3:34

08 Freddie Notes & The Rudies It Came Out Of The Sky 3:02

09 Jimmy Lindsay Tribute To Jimmy Hendrix 2:08

10 Clyde Mcphatter Suffering In The Land 3:13

11 Scott English Brandy 3:12

12 Miller James You Got Me 2:38

13 Jimmy James Help Yourself1970 2:40

14 Jackie Edwards I Must Go Back 3:26

15 Tony Gregory Bouncing (All Over The World) 3:10

16 Hotshots Snoopy Versus The Red Baron 3:10

17 Happy Junior & The I.q.s Loop De Loop 2:56

18 Jamaica Jam Sticky Fingers1973 2:50

19 Bobbi Houston I Wanna Make It With You 3:03

20 Doris Troy Stretchin' Out 3:49

21 King Sporty Reggae Rock Road 3:28

22 Laurel Aitken Fatty Bum Bum Gone A Jail 3:02

23 Owen Gray I Say 'super Jaws' 3:44

24 Teddy Brown & The Discolettes Let's Spend The Night Together 3:41

25 Leroy Gibbs Yodel Reggae 3:30

CD4

01 Slim Smith You Lied To Me 3:13

02 Aubrey Adams & The Boys Power Cut 2:35

03 Clarendonians Betrayed 3:15

04 Hugh Hendricks & The Buccaneers Full Up 2:14

05 Gaylads Sock It To Me 3:12

06 Lee Perry & The Upsetters Bush Tea 3:03

07 Tony Scott What Am I To Do (With Over 2:50

08 Tommy Mccook & The All Stars Strings And Things1970 3:09

09 Sensations Silhouettes 2:32

10 Nicky Thomas I Can't See Nobody 3:13

11 Winston Francis Ten Times Sweeter (With Over 2:48

12 Aces I'm Not A King 2:45

13 Teddy & The Upsetters Same Thing 3:20

14 Keith Hudson Nowhere 3:03

15 Tony Brevett Don't Give Up 3:18

16 Hortense Ellis This World 3:03

17 I Roy & John Holt Loving Feeling 2:28

18 Willie Lindo A Darker Shade Of Black (Norwegian Wood) 3:13

19 Jackie Bernard Solid Sounds 2:49

20 Jah Woosh Stigma 2:25

21 Thunder Thunder Dub 3:17

22 John Holt I Don't Want To Be Lonely 3:01

23 Soul Syndicate Untitled Instrumental 3:02

24 Zoot Sims Fattie Fattie 2:19

25 Lee 'scratch' Perry In The Room 3:04

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