Trojan Records

Trojan Records is a British record label founded in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name Trojan comes from the Croydon-built Trojan truck that was used as Duke Reid's sound system in Jamaica. The truck had "Duke Reid - The Trojan King of Sounds" painted on the sides, and the music played by Reid became known as the Trojan Sound. Trojan was instrumental in introducing reggae to a global audience and by 1970 had secured a series of major UK chart hits. Successful Trojan artists from this period including Tony Tribe, Lee "Scratch" Perry's Upsetters, Bob and Marcia, Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff, Harry J All Stars, The Maytals, The Melodians, Nicky Thomas and Dave and Ansel Collins.

Links to Peel
Trojan had one of the biggest influences on Peel's music tastes, resulting in him playing constant reggae music on the BBC. So many of Trojan's music catalogues, were played by Peel, that it could be argued that most reggae records he played came majority from that label, especially those that were re-issued. In rare occasions, Trojan also released some African compilation albums that Peel would play.

In the Observer newspaper, Peel nominated Trojan's reissue of reggae records as one of the 1988 LPs Of The Year. Apart from reissue albums, he would also play their compilations of old reggae sounds from a particular era. In one album called, "Flashing Echo: Trojan In Dub 1970-1980", Peel would play tracks from it for six months between October 2002 and March 2003.

Between the late 60's until his death, nearly every Peel show had a track that was either signed or had links to the Trojan record label.

Trojan Compilations
Plays by Peel of various artist (v/a) compilations from Trojan. Please add more information if known.

(LP - Creation Rockers Volume 1) (LP - Joe Gibbs & Various ‎– The Reggae Train 1968 - 1971) (LP - U Roy And Friends - With A Flick Of My Musical Wrist (Jamaican Deejay Music 1970-1973)) (LP - The Trojan Story) (LP - Flashing Echo: Trojan In Dub 1970-1980)
 * 09 January 1980 (BFBS): Baba Brooks: Gun's Fever
 * 09 January 1980 (BFBS): Upsetters: Keep On Skanking
 * 13 September 1988: Soulmates: Jump It Up
 * 01 February 1989: Charlie Ace: Ontarious Version
 * 29 January 1994 (BFBS): Techniques: Oh Babe
 * 06 November 2002: Riley's All-Stars: Concrete Rock
 * 10 December 2002:
 * 19 February 2003 (Radio Mafia): Observers: One Train Load Of Dub