Trojan Box Set: Producers Series (1999)

About this title: For reggae fans interested in the work of some of Jamaica's key architects from the rocksteady and reggae eras (sans both Clement Dodd and Duke Reid), Trojan Box Set: Producers Series is definitely a collection to get. Over the course of three discs and 50 tracks, the mix spotlights the work of Winston Niney Holness (Max Romeo's "Rasta Bandwagon"), Lee Perry (the Upsetters' "Dub and Praise"), Clancy Eccles (King Stitt's "Herbsman Shuffle"), Harry J. (Val Bennett's "Tons of Gold"), and Joe Gibbs (Roy Shirley's "Hold Them"). A fine set of vocal, DJ, instrumental, and dub rarities and hits cut ... read more

Tracks:

1. Brimstone and Fire [Holness]
2. Aily and Ailaloo [Romeo]
3. Ital Connection [Holness]
4. No More Will I Roam [Brown]
5. Jam Down [Holness]
6. Rasta Bandwagon [Holness]
7. Bring the Couchie Come [Holness]
8. One Train Load of Dub [Holness]
9. Upsetting Station [Crooks]
10. Badam Bam [Unknown]
11. Babylon's Burning [Fox/Jennings/Owen]
12. Civilization [Perry]
13. Hail Stones [Perry]
14. Black I.P.A. [Perry]
15. Herb Vendor [Perry]
16. Green Bay Incident
17. Dub and Praise [Ainsworth]
18. C.N. Express [Eccles]
19. Mr. Midnight [Eccles]
20. Here Comes the Night [Pomus/Shuman]
21. Bag A Boo [Eccles]
22. Holly Holy [Diamond]
23. Foolish Fool [Townsend]
24. Dance Beat [Eccles]
25. Herbsman Shuffle [Eccles]
26. Rocking on the GG Beat
27. Born to Be Loved [Orbison/Dees]
28. Feel It [Ranglin]
29. Ontarius Version
30. Mr. Brown [Ranglin]
31. Jordan River [Adams/Lewis]
32. Lonely Nights
33. Rack-A-Tack [Ranglin]
34. Soul Scorcher [Johnson]
35. Equal Rights [Unknown]
36. The Dog [Johnson]
37. What Am I to Do [Johnson]
38. Tons of Gold [Johnson]
39. Cambodia [Johnson]
40. Skank in Bed [Fritts/Hinton]
41. Down Side Up [Johnson]
42. Hijacked
43. Hold Them [Shirley]
44. The Reggae Train [Reggae Boys]
45. Musically [Blake]
46. Secret Weapon [Unknown]
47. God Bless the Children [Holiday]
48. Freedom to the People [Gibson]
49. A Win Them [Graham]
50. Heart and Soul [Byles]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.