Various Artists - The Story Of Trojan Records - Sanctuary/Universal - 2775354 - *****

Trojan records' vast back catalogue of essential Jamaican reggae is a valuable property, but how can Universal exploit an asset already so thoroughly strip-mined? Disc one of this five CD, budget priced, set The Story Of Trojan Records, features familiar UK reggae hits of the sixties and seventies - The Pioneers' Longshot Kick De Bucket, Ken Boothe's Everything I Own, Harry J All Stars' Liquidator - to snag casual consumers.
Disc five forces reggae fans to shell out for twenty-three genuinely unknown tracks, closing a box set that runs the gamut from the obvious to the obscure.

(28/8/11)