Trojan Roots Box Set... song/artist mix up
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:53 pm
**ATTN: All Operators and Selectors**
Every time you play a track from Trojan Roots Box Set, cue it before introducing it! (I have looked quite foolish more than once and as recently as last week on my radio show after introducing a track from this album and then finding out... surprise! Not at all what I've just introduced.)
The [Trojan Roots Box Set](http://roots-archives.com/release/3759) is a big part of why I am such an avid listener of reggae as it was one of the first albums I purchased containing reggae from the golden era of roots. However, as much as I love it, I'm a bit ticked off at Trojan for the *inexcusable* sloppiness.
So for this thread I would like to set some of the errors straight:
1. The CD lists Jah Fire by George Boswell as track 10 on disc 2... Not true! That track is actually "Clap The Barber" by Michael Rose (coincidentally produced by Boswell aka Niney) but not listed anywhere as appearing on the box set.
George Boswell's Jah Fire does appear as the 2nd track on disc 1 which is labelled as "I A Man Africa" by Sons Of Selassie. "I A Man Africa", as far as I can tell not being familiar with the track or artist, is not on any of the discs.
2. Which leads us to a series of screw ups on disc 3 which I will just list here:
Track 9
Listed as: "Condition Bad A Yard" by The Ethiopians
Actually : "Babylon Deh Pon Fire" by Truth Fact & Correct
Track 10
Listed as: "Babylon Deh Pon Fire" by Truth Fact & Correct
Actually : "Ghetto Living" by The Mighty Diamonds
Track 11
Listed as: "Ghetto Living" by The Mighty Diamonds
Actually : "Adisabab" by Delroy Wilson
Track 12
Listed as: "Adisabab" by Delroy Wilson
Actually : "Words" by Sangie Davis and Lee Perry
Track 13
Listed as: "Words" by Sangie Davis and Lee Perry
Actually : "Condition Bad A Yard" by The Ethiopians
Phew! So basically they put track 9 four places back from where it should have been and everything in between is off by one.
Also why do they use the title "Words" when it could be "Words Of My Mouth" by The Gatherers and then "Lion Are De Winner" by Lee Perry?
And who are New Town Sound Ltd.? That song is clearly deejayed by Prince Far I and appears on "Free From Sin".
And if they screwed up the labeling of so many of the songs that I know, how do I know the rest of the album is halfway correct?
So there's my rant...
The box set still contains some amazing music but *shame* on Trojan for failing to do the most basic quality control before releasing it.
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Every time you play a track from Trojan Roots Box Set, cue it before introducing it! (I have looked quite foolish more than once and as recently as last week on my radio show after introducing a track from this album and then finding out... surprise! Not at all what I've just introduced.)
The [Trojan Roots Box Set](http://roots-archives.com/release/3759) is a big part of why I am such an avid listener of reggae as it was one of the first albums I purchased containing reggae from the golden era of roots. However, as much as I love it, I'm a bit ticked off at Trojan for the *inexcusable* sloppiness.
So for this thread I would like to set some of the errors straight:
1. The CD lists Jah Fire by George Boswell as track 10 on disc 2... Not true! That track is actually "Clap The Barber" by Michael Rose (coincidentally produced by Boswell aka Niney) but not listed anywhere as appearing on the box set.
George Boswell's Jah Fire does appear as the 2nd track on disc 1 which is labelled as "I A Man Africa" by Sons Of Selassie. "I A Man Africa", as far as I can tell not being familiar with the track or artist, is not on any of the discs.
2. Which leads us to a series of screw ups on disc 3 which I will just list here:
Track 9
Listed as: "Condition Bad A Yard" by The Ethiopians
Actually : "Babylon Deh Pon Fire" by Truth Fact & Correct
Track 10
Listed as: "Babylon Deh Pon Fire" by Truth Fact & Correct
Actually : "Ghetto Living" by The Mighty Diamonds
Track 11
Listed as: "Ghetto Living" by The Mighty Diamonds
Actually : "Adisabab" by Delroy Wilson
Track 12
Listed as: "Adisabab" by Delroy Wilson
Actually : "Words" by Sangie Davis and Lee Perry
Track 13
Listed as: "Words" by Sangie Davis and Lee Perry
Actually : "Condition Bad A Yard" by The Ethiopians
Phew! So basically they put track 9 four places back from where it should have been and everything in between is off by one.
Also why do they use the title "Words" when it could be "Words Of My Mouth" by The Gatherers and then "Lion Are De Winner" by Lee Perry?
And who are New Town Sound Ltd.? That song is clearly deejayed by Prince Far I and appears on "Free From Sin".
And if they screwed up the labeling of so many of the songs that I know, how do I know the rest of the album is halfway correct?
So there's my rant...
The box set still contains some amazing music but *shame* on Trojan for failing to do the most basic quality control before releasing it.
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of the [Sons of Selassie' "I Man A African"](