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Doctor Bird new release

Release

Apr 5, 2026

Doctor Bird new release

Various Artists — Bring The Kouchie Come (46 Ganja Anthems) — Doctor Bird — DB2CD 174 — 2026…

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Doctor Bird new release

Release

Apr 5, 2026

Doctor Bird new release

Various Artists — Sweet Harmony: 1970s Reggae Love Songs — Doctor Bird — DB2CD 173 — 2026…

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DKR/Jah Life new release

Release

Apr 5, 2026

DKR/Jah Life new release

Wayne Jarrett — Satta Dread Showcase — DKR — JL 065 — 2025…

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Greensleeves April 20026

Release

Apr 5, 2026

Greensleeves April 20026

Springing forward into April with another set of top-ranking digital reissues from the vaults 🔊🔊🔊 …

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Release

Apr 3, 2026

Studio One

🚨Now available🚨 Ska Authentic Vol 1 & 2 Bundle now available on Studio 1 website…

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Trojan Records reissues Ja-Gan on vinyl

Release

Apr 1, 2026

Trojan Records reissues Ja-Gan on vinyl

Record Store Day UK is back on 18th April! To mark the occasion, Ja-Gan by Leslie Butler is being…

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Clint Eastwood - Love And Happiness reissued by Burning Sounds

Release

Mar 27, 2026

Clint Eastwood - Love And Happiness reissued by Burning Sounds

Clint Eastwood - Love And Happiness . classic late-70s deejay set from one of Jamaica’s most comman…

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Release

Mar 26, 2026

Brand new release from Trojan Records on LP and CD

"Funk the Reggae Beat" features your favourite funk-flavoured tunes by the likes of Lee 'Scratch'Per…

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Recent

All recent

Various Artists

Studio 1 / SOLP 010 • 2004

A Memorial Tributed

A Memorial Tributed

Early B

Roots & Culture / RCCD 009 • 2004

A Place Called Jamaica Part 2

A Place Called Jamaica Part 2

Various Artists

Makasound / MKS 11 • 2004

A Tribute To Reggae's Keyboard King Jackie Mittoo

A Tribute To Reggae's Keyboard King Jackie Mittoo

Various Artists

VP / VPCD 1675 • 2004

Africa Shall Stretch Forth Her Hand

Africa Shall Stretch Forth Her Hand

The Mighty Threes

Makasound / MKS 08 (5340334) • 2004

Mikey Dread

Auralux / LUXXCD 005 • 2004

Am I Black Enough For You

Am I Black Enough For You

Various Artists

Trojan / TJDCD 219 • 2004

Black Uhuru

Hip O Select • 2004

Various Artists

Pressure Sounds / PSCD 45 • 2004

Jah Batta

Wackies / WCD 2395 • 2004

Auralux Reggae Showcase

Auralux Reggae Showcase

Various Artists

Auralux / LUXXCD 007 • 2004

Various Artists

Trojan / TJDDD 175 • 2004

Barry Myers Presents Scratchy Sounds

Barry Myers Presents Scratchy Sounds

Various Artists

Trojan / TJDDD 218 • 2004

Be True To Yourself

Be True To Yourself

Alton Ellis

Trojan / TJDDD 205 • 2004

Horace Andy

Clocktower / CTLP 208 • 2004

Better Must Come

Better Must Come

Delroy Wilson

Trojan / TJDDD 217 • 2004

Blackboard Jungle Dub

Blackboard Jungle Dub

The Upsetters

Auralux / LUXXCD 004 • 2004

Blood Of The Saint

Blood Of The Saint

Phillip Frazer

Silver Kamel / SKCD 021 • 2004

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Jimmy London

Impact / VPARCD 50017 • 2004

Channel One Story

Channel One Story

Various Artists

VP / VPCD 1678 • 2004

Cocaine (In My Brain)

Cocaine (In My Brain)

Dillinger

Trojan / TJDDD 200 • 2004

Cocaine In My Brain

Cocaine In My Brain

Dillinger

Earmark / LP 43020 • 2004

Tappa Zukie

Tappa / TZ 1001 • 2004

The Bullwackie's All Stars

Wackies / WCD 0041 • 2004

Burning Spear

Heartbeat / CDHB 164 • 2004

Crisus Time - Extra Version

Crisus Time - Extra Version

I Roy

Virgin / CDFL 2015 • 2004

Jackie Opel

Studio 1 / SOCD 9013 • 2004

Pluto Shervington

Trojan / TJACD 178 • 2004

Deep In The Roots

Deep In The Roots

The Heptones

Heartbeat / CDHB 269 • 2004

Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks

Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks

Linval Thompson

Trojan / TJDDD 216 • 2004

Dread Broadcasting Corp.

Dread Broadcasting Corp.

Various Artists

Trojan / TJDDD 167 • 2004

Drifting With Mudies All Stars & The Rhythm Rulers

Various Artists

Papa Charlie / PCCD 005 • 2004

Tappa Zukie

Jamaican Recordings / JRCD 015 • 2004

Earl Chinna Smith

Nature Sounds / I 498582 • 2004

Dub It In A Dance

Dub It In A Dance

Ranking Joe

Trojan / TJCCD 224 • 2004

King Tubby

Jamaican Recordings / JRCD 016 • 2004

Lee Scratch Perry

Trojan / TJBDD 172 • 2004

Dub, Reggae & Roots From The Melodica King

Dub, Reggae & Roots From The Melodica King

Augustus Pablo & Various Artists

Ocho / OCHOCD 004 • 2004

Dubbing With The Royals

Dubbing With The Royals

The Royals

Pressure Sounds / PSCD 44 • 2004

Matumbi

Virgin / CDFL 2026 • 2004

Feel Good All Over

Feel Good All Over

Horace Andy

Earmark / LP 43021 • 2004

Flesh Of My Skin, Blood Of My Blood

Flesh Of My Skin, Blood Of My Blood

Keith Hudson

Basic Replay / BRATRACD 1005 • 2004

Forward Jah Jah Children

Forward Jah Jah Children

Jacob Miller & The Inner Circle

Trojan / TJDDD 189 • 2004

Foundation Steppers

Foundation Steppers

The New Age Steppers

Beat / BRC 97 • 2004

Gaz Mayall Presents Top Ska !

Gaz Mayall Presents Top Ska !

Various Artists

Trojan / TJCCD 165 • 2004

Michael Rose

Heartbeat / CDHB 271 • 2004

Heavy Stereo Inna Kingston Town

Heavy Stereo Inna Kingston Town

Various Artists

Jamaican Recordings / KSCD 003 • 2004

Here Comes That Feeling

Here Comes That Feeling

Various Artists

Trojan / TJDDD 140X • 2004

Errol Thompson & King Tubby

Downbeat / LULU 001 • 2004

I Want To Wake Up With You

I Want To Wake Up With You

Boris Gardiner

Trojan / TJACD 171 • 2004

King Tubby

Trojan / TJDDD 063 • 2004

Don Carlos

Jamaican Recordings / JRCD 017 • 2004

Is What's Happening

Is What's Happening

The Boris Gardiner Happening

Vampisoul / VAMPI 064 • 2004

Jackie Mittoo Featuring Winston Wright At King Tubbys

Jackie Mittoo Featuring Winston Wright At King Tubbys

Jackie Mittoo Featuring Winston Wright

Attack / ATTACKCD 010 • 2004

Jamaica Ska And Other Jamaican Party Anthems

Jamaica Ska And Other Jamaican Party Anthems

Byron Lee & The Dragonaires

Trojan / TJDDD 194 • 2004

Jamaican Recordings Dub Sampler Vol 2

Jamaican Recordings Dub Sampler Vol 2

Various Artists

Jamaican Recordings / JRCD 018 • 2004

Alpha Blondy & The Wailers

Virgin / CDFL 2034 • 2004

Just When I Needed You The Most

Just When I Needed You The Most

Barbara Jones

Trojan / TJACD 203 • 2004

Keep That Lovelight Shining

Keep That Lovelight Shining

Slim Smith

Trojan / TJDDD 170 • 2004

King Jammy In Roots

King Jammy In Roots

Various Artists

Auralux / LUXXCD 008 • 2004

Kingston All Stars Meet Downtown At King Tubbys

Kingston All Stars Meet Downtown At King Tubbys

Various Artists

Jamaican Recordings / KSCD 002 • 2004

Various Artists

Trojan / TJCCD 206 • 2004

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Island • 2004

The Viceroys

Sankofa / SB 124 • 2004

Love Is All I Had

Love Is All I Had

Phyllis Dillon

Trojan / TJACD 208 • 2004

Bruce Ruffin

Trojan / TJDDD 177 • 2004

15-16-17

DEB / DEBCD 101 • 2004

Meaning Of Life

Meaning Of Life

The Heptones

Earmark / LP 43025 • 2004

Moodie In Dub Vol 4

Moodie In Dub Vol 4

Moodie

Moodie Music / MMCD 104 • 2004

Eek A Mouse

Greensleeves / GREWCD 65 • 2004

Hugh Mundell

Greensleeves / GREWCD 36 • 2004

Musical Intimidator

Musical Intimidator

Tappa Zukie

Trojan / TJDDD 156 • 2004

Prince Far I

Arka • 2004

Natty Rebel Roots

Natty Rebel Roots

Various Artists

Virgin / CDFL 9013 • 2004

The Chosen Few

Trojan / TJALP 158 • 2004

Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt

Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt

Yellowman

Greensleeves / GREWCD 71 • 2004

Leroy Sibbles

Eppic • 2004

Errol Dunkley

Trojan / TJACD 190 • 2004

On Bond Street, Kingston, JA.

On Bond Street, Kingston, JA.

Bitty McLean

Peckings / PTICD 002 • 2004

On The Frontline

On The Frontline

Black Roots

Makasound / MKS 09 • 2004

Leroy Sibbles

Eppic • 2004

U Roy

Virgin / CDFL 2020 • 2004

Original Prophet

Original Prophet

Michael Prophet

Corner Stone / none • 2004

Out On A Funky Trip

Out On A Funky Trip

Various Artists

Motion / FASTCD 016 • 2004

Peace And Harmony

Peace And Harmony

The Heptones

Trojan / TJDDD 202 • 2004

Playtime Reggae

Playtime Reggae

Various Artists

Hi & Fly / CD HF 0008 • 2004

Please Don't Make Me Cry

Please Don't Make Me Cry

Winston Groovy

Trojan / TJACD 196 • 2004

Various Artists

Hallmark / CD 705102 • 2004

Ranking Dread In Dub

Ranking Dread In Dub

Ranking Dread

Silver Kamel / SKCD 024 • 2004

Rare Roots Reggae

Rare Roots Reggae

Various Artists

Makasound / 323692 • 2004

Ready For The World

Ready For The World

Bunny Brown

Studio 1 / SOCD 1116 • 2004

Rebel Vibrations

Rebel Vibrations

Creation Rebel

Beat / BRC 90 • 2004

Lee Scratch Perry

Earmark / LP 43033 • 2004

Sly & Robbie

Trojan / TJDDD 162 • 2004

Rocking Vibration

Rocking Vibration

Linval Thompson

Makasound / MKS 10 • 2004

Roots Of Dance Hall

Roots Of Dance Hall

Various Artists

Auralux / LUXXCD 006 • 2004

Scratch The Upsetter Again

Scratch The Upsetter Again

The Upsetters

Trojan / TJCCD 209 • 2004

Scratch, The Super Ape

Scratch, The Super Ape

The Upsetters

Hip O Select / B0002430-02 • 2004

Scratchy Sounds

Scratchy Sounds

Various Artists

Trojan / TJDDD 218 • 2004

Screechie And Kojak

Screechie And Kojak

Delton Screechie & Kojak Featuring Liza

Silver Kamel / SKCD 020 • 2004

Shook, Shimmy And Shake

Shook, Shimmy And Shake

Owen Gray

Trojan / TJDDD 188 • 2004

Wayne Jarrett

Wackies / WCD 191 • 2004

Barry Biggs

Trojan / TJACD 166 • 2004

Skinhead Moonstomp

Skinhead Moonstomp

Symarip

Trojan / TJACD 154 • 2004

Wayne Smith

Greensleeves / GREWCD 91 • 2004

Sons Of Thunder

Sons Of Thunder

Dr. Alimantado

Greensleeves / GREWCD 22 • 2004

Sounds From The Burning Spear

Sounds From The Burning Spear

Burning Spear

Soul Jazz / SJRCD 101 • 2004

Leroy Sibbles

Eppic • 2004

Studio One Classics

Studio One Classics

Various Artists

Soul Jazz / SJRCD 096 • 2004

Studio One Discomix

Studio One Discomix

Various Artists

Soul Jazz / SJRCD 103 • 2004

Various Artists

Soul Jazz / SJRCD 089 • 2004

Studio One Funk

Studio One Funk

Various Artists

Soul Jazz / SJRCD 097 • 2004

Various Artists

Soul Jazz / SJRCD 085 • 2004

Various Artists

Trojan / TJCCD 186 • 2004

Mikey Dread

DATC / DATCCD 2004 • 2004

Tapper Zukie Presents Proud to Be Black

Tapper Zukie Presents Proud to Be Black

Various Artists

Trojan / TJCCD 198 • 2004

Gregory Isaacs

Hip-O / HIPOCD 862287 • 2004

Various Artists

Island / B0002518 02 • 2004

Steel Pulse

Hip-O • 2004

The Best Of Bruce Ruffin

The Best Of Bruce Ruffin

Bruce Ruffin

Trojan / TJDDD 177 • 2004

The Best Of Desmond Dekker

The Best Of Desmond Dekker

Desmond Dekker

Castle Pulse / PLSCD 716 • 2004

The Best Of The Frontline Years

The Best Of The Frontline Years

Tappa Zukie

Virgin / CDFL 2024 • 2004

The Big Gundown

The Big Gundown

Various Artists

Trojan / TJCCD 062 • 2004

The Definitive Augustus Pablo Box Set

The Definitive Augustus Pablo Box Set

Augustus Pablo

Rockers / RPBSCD 101 • 2004

The Earth Is The Fullness

The Earth Is The Fullness

Mike Brooks

Moll Selekta / MS 11 • 2004

The Front Line Box Set

The Front Line Box Set

Various Artists

Virgin / 8106782 • 2004

The Hudson Affair

The Hudson Affair

Keith Hudson & Friends

Trojan / TJDDD 221 • 2004

The Lovers Rock Story

The Lovers Rock Story

Various Artists

Kicking / KICKCD 128 • 2004

This Is Crucial Reggae Dub

This Is Crucial Reggae Dub

Various Artists

RAS / RAS 80464 • 2004

Threat To Creation

Threat To Creation

Creation Rebel & The New Age Steppers

Cherry Red / CDBRED 21 • 2004

Millie Small

Trojan / TJACD 088 • 2004

Tommy McCook Featuring Bobby Ellis

Tommy McCook Featuring Bobby Ellis

Tommy McCook Featuring Bobby Ellis

Attack / ATTACKCD 011 • 2004

Keith Hudson

Virgin / CDFL 2022 • 2004

Too Much Iron In The Fire

Too Much Iron In The Fire

Blackbeard & Various Artists

Trojan / TJDDD 163 • 2004

Treasure Isle In Dub

Treasure Isle In Dub

Various Artists

Jamaican Recordings / JRCD 019 • 2004

Tree Of Satta Vol 1

Tree Of Satta Vol 1

The Abyssinians & Various Artists

Blood And Fire / BAFCD 045 • 2004

Trojan Beatles Tribute Box Set

Trojan Beatles Tribute Box Set

Various Artists

Trojan / TJETD 220 • 2004

Trojan Creole Reggae Box Set

Trojan Creole Reggae Box Set

Various Artists

Trojan / TJETD 161 • 2004

Trojan Explosion

Trojan Explosion

Various Artists

Trojan / TJCCD 141 • 2004

Trojan Jamaica Box Set

Trojan Jamaica Box Set

Various Artists

Trojan / TJETD 199 • 2004

Trojan Ras Reggae Box Set

Trojan Ras Reggae Box Set

Various Artists

Trojan / TJETD 152 • 2004

Trojan Reggae Duets Box Set

Trojan Reggae Duets Box Set

Various Artists

Trojan / TJETD 093 • 2004

Trojan Reggae Rarities Box Set

Trojan Reggae Rarities Box Set

Various Artists

Trojan / TJETD 215 • 2004

Trojan Seventies Box Set

Trojan Seventies Box Set

Various Artists

Trojan / TJETD 192 • 2004

Trojan Sixties Box Set

Trojan Sixties Box Set

Various Artists

Trojan / TJETD 174 • 2004

Trojan Suedehead Reggae Box Set

Trojan Suedehead Reggae Box Set

Various Artists

Trojan / TJETD 169 • 2004

Trojan Sunshine Reggae Box Set

Trojan Sunshine Reggae Box Set

Various Artists

Trojan / TJETD 185 • 2004

Rico Rodriguez

Trojan / TJDDD 222 • 2004

UB40

EMI / CD 786448 • 2004

Umoja - 20th Century DEBwise

Umoja - 20th Century DEBwise

Dennis Brown Presents Prince Jammy

Blood And Fire / BAFCD 046 • 2004

Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare & Various Artists

Pressure Sounds / PSCD 43 • 2004

Capital Letters

Foxy Music / 1303-105 • 2004

Wailing Souls At Channel One

Wailing Souls At Channel One

The Wailing Souls

Pressure Sounds / PSCD 42 • 2004

Various Artists

Makasound / MKS 12 • 2004

War Ina Babylon

War Ina Babylon

Max Romeo

Island / B0002397-02 • 2004

Rico Rodriguez

Island • 2004

The Black Eagles

VP / VPCD 2260 • 2004

We Got A Good Thing Going

We Got A Good Thing Going

Sugar Minott

Trojan / TJACD 210 • 2004

The Viceroys

Sankofa • 2004

Max Romeo

Trojan / TJACD 164 • 2004

Whip Them King Tubby

Whip Them King Tubby

Linval Thompson & Friends

Auralux / LUXXCD 001 • 2004

Mikey Dread

DATC / DATCTNT CD1 • 2004

Yellowman

Trojan / TJACD 201 • 2004

Young, Gifted And Black Vol 2

Young, Gifted And Black Vol 2

Various Artists

Trojan / TJODD 184 • 2004

Your Musical Priest

Your Musical Priest

Roy Shirley

Westside / WESA 857 • 2004