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Trojan Records is a Record Label specialising in Ska , Rocksteady , Reggae and Dub music. It was founded in 1968 and was named after the Leyland Truck s painted with " Duke Reid - The Trojan King of Sounds" on the sides. These were used to transport heavy Sound Systems around Jamaica . The company has since branched out into more modern styles including Jungle . A fairly recent idea was the release of three-disc Genre -specific Box Sets with 50 tracks per set.

Sub labels included: Amalgamated , Attack, Big, Big Shot, Blue Cat, Bread, Clandisc , Doctor Bird, Down Town, Duke , Dynamic, Explosion, Gayfeet , GG , GPW, Green Door, Harry J , High Note , Horse, Hot Rod, Jackpot, Joe, Moodisc , Pressure Beat, Randy's, Smash, Song Bird, Summit, Techniques , Treasure Isle , Upsetter ...


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