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Jackpot (17 releases)

Sublabel of Trojan

Discogs

Jackpot Records was founded by Bunny Lee in Jamaica, and became one of the most prolific labels to be distributed in England by Trojan Records with over 100 records issued between 1969 and 1973. There was also an American variation, also used for Bunny Lee's productions, in the 70's.

The majority of the UK releases were Bunny Lee productions, but every now and then, Trojan (thanks especially to an inventory of extra label blanks) would issue material on Jackpot from other major Reggae producers such as Laurel Aitken and Joe Gibbs.

The first UK issue, as shown, was "Seven Letters/Too Bad" by Derrick Morgan. This was the only issue to have the plain mustard label before the more colourful blue and green design was introduced.

With the exception of the very first issue, as noted, and one or two singles where the artist credits were printed in silver and not black the Jackpot label design remained unchanged throughout its run.

Bunny Lee continued to use the Jamaican variation throughout the 70's and in to the 80's. It has also been used extensively for represses.

Releases (17)

Cover Artist ↕ Album ↕ Cat # ↕ Format ↕ Record Year ↕ Release Year ↕
Pledging My Love John Holt Pledging My Love TBL 184 LP 1972 1972
Superstar Leroy Smart Superstar — LP 1977 1977
Dreadlocks Satisfaction Trinity Dreadlocks Satisfaction — LP 1978 1978
Superstar Barry Brown Superstar — LP 1979 1979
Lover's Rock Volume 5 Johnny Clarke Lover's Rock Volume 5 JP 003 LP 1979 1979
Showcase Ken Boothe Showcase LP 4964 LP 1978 1979
My Desire John Holt My Desire INCLP 102 LP 1980 1980
Spread Out Don Carlos Spread Out JPLP 001 LP 1983 1983
The Park Is Mine Various Artists The Park Is Mine BSICD 55 CD 197X 2000
Rougher Than Rough Various Artists Rougher Than Rough BSICD 57 CD 1972-76 2000
Return Paragons Return — LP 198X —
Showcase Uniques Showcase — Digital 1978 —
Step It Up Youthman Barry Brown Step It Up Youthman BSICD 60 CD 1978 —
Step It In A Zion Clint Eastwood Step It In A Zion BSICD 64 CD 1978 —
At The Control Big Joe At The Control BSICD 65 CD 1977 —
The Supreme Sound Of Ossie Scott Ossie Scott The Supreme Sound Of Ossie Scott JPLP 003 LP 197X —
Lovers Rock Volume 3 Owen Gray And Ken Parker Lovers Rock Volume 3 TDWD 18 LP 1980 —