what I love about the Trojan Box sets - true some of the remastering is pretty hairy on a lot of stuff - but there is a lot of stuff (!!!) and the ones I have pointed me to lots of other great things whether Trojan or otherwise.
Personal favourites are Rare Grooves, Instrumentals, Roots. Depending on your general tastes I would say chose something not necessarily your style. You might be pleasantly surprised - or blown away by some great gems of music.
Though having the Ska set has not been great for me. I seem to have outgrown the bombast of that style...
They used to be available on vinyl - I think - though as I said the remastering is not the most loving treatment of the music. So why try for potentially mega dollar vinyl? I would suggest getting them for the selection strength in the compilations. In most case I know they have chosen really good tracks to put the comps together. And then there are those tracks you suddenly 'discover' - the sleepers that just jump out one day and make you search for more by the same artist.
...and some tracks I fell that I cannot live without and have only on some of those box sets...
I'd say all good - pick and choose.
Good luck...
Trojan Box Set
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ReggaeFire
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Re: Trojan Box Set
A few were released on vinyl in fairly limited editions. The first two Dub sets were, and Ska, Roots maybe one or two others.