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40 Years of Reggae Hits by U.K.-based Trojan Records

Posted on 13th July 2007 by Reggaelifestyle
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Wired.com took a look back on 40 Years of Reggae Hits by U.K.-based Trojan Records. Below are some excerpts:

Singer and songwriter Jimmy Cliff was one of reggae’s first international superstars. His 1969 eponymous effort for Trojan gave him his first Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. Four years later, Cliff would star in the film The Harder They Come, now a cult classic.
Trojan released this collection of Bob Marley and the Wailers tracks, the bulk of which were produced by Lee Perry, in 1973. The Wailers had since moved on to Island Records, where the band re-recorded many of these hits. Marley aficionados are split on which tracks are better — the Trojan originals or the Island retreads

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