{"product_id":"trojan-records-this-is-trojan-180g-vinyl-6lp-boxset","title":"Trojan Records: This Is Trojan (180g) Vinyl 6LP Boxset","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI’ve been hooked on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Trojan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTrojan\u003c\/a\u003e sound ever since I heard \u003cstrong\u003eHarry J\u003c\/strong\u003e’s gun tune “Liquidator”\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=The+Upsetters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Upsetters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’ bad boy shuffler “Return Of Django” on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=grand+theft+auto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGTA: London 1969\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThis Is Trojan\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the UK label’s mighty reign over Jamaican music through all its iterations, from ska and rocksteady to skinhead reggae and even early dancehall. This collection focuses on the label’s golden period of the 60s and 70s, when Trojan imported tunes by the boatload for the UK youths, punks, mods and skins that simply couldn’t get enough of the sound of Jamaica. In addition to the two aforementioned tunes, the set includes stellar early cuts by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=John+Holt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Holt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=ansel+collins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDave \u0026amp; Ansel Collins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ken+Boothe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKen Boothe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=lee+perry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLee Perry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Desmond+Dekker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesmond Dekker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=The+Maytals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Maytals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=The+Paragons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Paragons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and more. Every single track is a corker, but most will be familiar with \u003cstrong\u003eAlthea \u0026amp; Donna\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Joe+Gibbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Gibbs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e-produced classic “Uptown Top Ranking” (which will slay any party to this day), \u003cstrong\u003eSymarip\u003c\/strong\u003e’s Doc Marten-lacing anthem “Skinhead Moonstomp” and \u003cstrong\u003eBob \u0026amp; Marcia\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Young Gifted \u0026amp; Black” (which, oddly enough, inspired \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=The%20Smiths\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22American%20Laundromat%20Records%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Smiths%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Morrissey%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Smiths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e' “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=strangeways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGirlfriend In A Coma\u003c\/a\u003e”). This is your one-stop shop for hours and hours of Carnival \/ Brooklyn block party heat. 60 tracks spread across six 180 gram vinyl LPs, with only five tracks pressed per side to maximize fidelity and volume. Housed in deluxe high-gloss hardcover box with thick-spined matte jackets and full-color inner sleeves featuring original artwork. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e60 tracks from the Trojan catalogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in thick-spined outer jackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efull-color printed inner sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eencased in high-gloss hardcover box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Trojan Records 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by peanut dust 08\/2017\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Trojan Records","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 6LP Boxset","offer_id":43258923656,"sku":"lp-8870","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/trojan-originalsoundofska-boxset_5caf1e17-bb9b-4c96-b588-5ef3156915f9.jpg?v=1759270033","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/trojan-records-this-is-trojan-180g-vinyl-6lp-boxset","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}