Trojan Presents \u2018Freedom Sounds\u2019 is a box set that honours the most important names in Jamaican music in the last five decades<\/p>\n
It’s an impressive collection – 108 songs spanning 5 CDs. It features some big well known names that are familiar to music lovers around the world, including Bob Marley & The Wailers, Jimmy Cliff, Dennis Brown, Desmond Dekker, Toots & The Maytals and Gregory Isaacs as well as a whole host of other artists and producers who over the years have shaped the sound of Jamaican music.<\/p>\n
Around half the tracks are new to CD and there are many tracks here which are being released outside Jamaica for the first time, including \u2018Fa Fa Fa Fa\u2019 (Toots & The Maytals), \u2018Brothers\u2018 (The Heptones), \u2018It\u2019s In The Plan\u2019 (the Planners), \u2018People Get Ready\u2018 (The Carib Beats), \u2018A Taste Of Reggae\u2018 (Ska Campbell), plus a previously unissued version of the Pioneer\u2019s hit single, \u2018Let Your Yeah Be Yeah\u2018.<\/p>\n
As if there wasnt enough music here, fans purchasing the box set will also receive an additional free download album, when they register on the Trojan Appreciation Society website.<\/p>\n
The box set includes a 52 age booklet with a history of Jamaica and its music, as well as some A5 cards and a sticker.<\/p>\n
This is an impressive collection and one that has taken me a long time to review, simply because of the sheer volume of material here. It has a total running time of well over six hours, and some of the songs are so good that it would be a shame to just listen to them once. As a result I’ve probably spent close to 10 or 12 hours listening to the album.
\nIt’s hard to pick out individual tracks when there are so many, so instead I’ll just say this – if you’re a fan of artists such as Bob Marley, Jimy Cliff, Desmond Dekker or any of the other bands featured here then I’d definitely recommend that you buy this box set. There are lots of tracks from artists you may not know, but when you listen to them then like me you’re sure to find a whole load of songs that you love, and end up with a long list of bands you’d like to hear more from.<\/p>\n
This is a very impressive box set, packed full of great music – highly recommended.<\/p>\n
Track listing: <\/p>\n
DISC 1: FREEDOM SOUNDS<\/p>\n
1. Freedom Street \u2013 Eric Donaldson & The Keystones
\n2. (This Is) My Country \u2013 Cornel Campbell
\n3. Rainbow Country \u2013 Bob Marley & The Wailers
\n4. Stepping Free \u2013 Bob Andy
\n5. Love And Unity \u2013 Michael Prophet
\n6. I Shall Be Released \u2013 The Heptones
\n7. Trod On \u2013 Culture
\n8. Keep Life Table Turning \u2013 Tyrone Taylor
\n9. Freedom Song \u2013 Third World
\n10. Shout It Out \u2013 Burning Spear
\n11. One People \u2013 Pablo Moses
\n12. My My People \u2013 Judy Mowatt
\n13. Born Free \u2013 Michael Rose & Black Uhuru
\n14. If I Could Rule This World \u2013 Alton Ellis
\n15. (We The People Who Are) Darker Than Blue \u2013 Lloyd Charmers
\n16. Get Up (extended version) \u2013 Jackie Edwards
\n17. Jamaica\u2019s National Heroes \u2013 Prince Far I<\/p>\n
DISC 2: JAMAICAN HITS<\/p>\n
1. Forward March \u2013 Derrick Morgan
\n2. You\u2019re The One (I Love) \u2013 Winston Samuels
\n3. Carry Go Bring Come \u2013 Justin Hinds & The Dominoes
\n4. 007 (Shanty Town) \u2013 Desmond Dekker & The Aces
\n5. Rock Steady \u2013 Alton Ellis & The Flames
\n6. 54 46 That\u2019s My Number \u2013 Toots & The Maytals
\n7. (Poor Me) Israelites \u2013 Desmond Dekker & The Aces
\n8. Wear You To The Ball \u2013 U Roy & John Holt
\n9. Cherry O Baby \u2013 Eric Donaldson
\n10. Trench Town Rock \u2013 Bob Marley & The Wailers
\n11. The Harder They Come \u2013 Jimmy Cliff
\n12. Marcus Garvey \u2013 Burning Spear
\n13. Two Sevens Clash \u2013 Culture
\n14. Police And Thieves \u2013 Junior Murvin
\n15. Uptown Top Ranking \u2013 Althea & Donna
\n16. Steppin\u2019 Out Of Babylon \u2013 Marcia Griffiths
\n17. Your Love\u2019s Gotta Hold On Me \u2013 Dennis Brown
\n18. Night Nurse \u2013 Gregory Isaacs
\n19. World A Music \u2013 Ini Kamoze
\n20. Girlie Girlie \u2013 Sophia George
\n21. I Wanna Wake Up With You \u2013 Boris Gardiner
\n22. Murder She Wrote \u2013 Chaka Demus & Pliers
\n23. Slam \u2013 Beenie Man<\/p>\n
DISC 3: PIONEERS<\/p>\n
1. Rise Jamaica (Independence Is Here) \u2013 Al T. Joe
\n2. Confucius \u2013 Don Drummond & The Skatalites
\n3. Thunderball \u2013 Bobby Aitken & The Carib Beats
\n4. Wait For Me \u2013 The Vibrators
\n5. I Was Born A Loser \u2013 The Sensations
\n6. Bus Dem Shut \u2013 Bob Marley & The Wailers
\n7. Music Flames \u2013 Errol Brown
\n8. Flaming Rock Steady \u2013 Ernest Ranglin
\n9. I Really Love You \u2013 Clancy Eccles
\n10. Falling In Love (With You) \u2013 Rupie Edwards & The Virtues
\n11. Rhythm Hips (extended version) \u2013 Roland Russell & Eric Barnett
\n12. The Freedom Song \u2013 The Uniques
\n13. No Business Of Yours \u2013 George Williams
\n14. Love And Unity \u2013 Ken Boothe
\n15. Sound Of The Reggae \u2013 Richard Ace
\n16. Love Of The Common People (Jamaican mix) \u2013 Nicky Thomas
\n17. No Man Is An Island \u2013 Derrick Harriott
\n18. Tye Tye (aka Fatty Fatty) \u2013 The Chuckles
\n19. Scout Call (extended version) \u2013 King Khouchi with Tommy McCook & Bobby Ellis
\n20. Blood And Fire (extended version) \u2013 Niney & The Big Youth
\n21. Freedom Train \u2013 The Gladiators
\n22. Jordan River (extended version) \u2013 Maxie & Glen with Dennis Alcapone
\n23. Midnight Confessions (extended version) \u2013 Phyllis Dillon<\/p>\n
DISC 4: INNOVATORS<\/p>\n
1. Brothers \u2013 The Heptones
\n2. None Shall Escape The Judgment (extended version) \u2013 Johnny Clarke & King Tubbys
\n3. Big May \u2013 Bunny \u2018Rugs\u2019 Clarke
\n4. Natty Jestering \u2013 Carl Malcolm
\n5. Last Of The Jestering \u2013 Augustus Pablo
\n6. Treating Me So Bad -Toots & The Maytals
\n7. Going Back To Ethiopia \u2013 The Righteous Foundation
\n8. Bionic Dread \u2013 Dillinger
\n9. I\u2019m So Proud \u2013 Pat Kelly
\n10. Weep And Mourn \u2013 Israel Vibration
\n11. Sea Of Love \u2013 Horace Andy
\n12. Free Up (The Ghetto Children) \u2013 Mystic Eyes
\n13. Skylarking (extended version) \u2013 Barrington Levy
\n14. Man Next Door \u2013 The Paragons
\n15. Rock And Come On \u2013 Johnny Osbourne
\n16. Your Heart\u2019s Desire \u2013 The Mighty Diamonds
\n17. Blood A Go Run \u2013 Leroy Brown
\n18. Respect Due \u2013 Charlie Chaplin
\n19. Never Give Up My Pride \u2013 Luciano<\/p>\n
DISC 5: FORGOTTEN TREASURES<\/p>\n
1. It\u2019s In The Plan \u2013 The Planners
\n2. Lord A Massie Massie \u2013 The Spanishtonians
\n3. People Get Ready \u2013 The Carib-Beats
\n4. I\u2019m In A Rocking Mood (alternate version) \u2013 Austin Faithful
\n5. Travelling Man (alternate version) \u2013 The Techniques
\n6. I\u2019m A Soul Sufferer \u2013 Lloyd Williams
\n7. What You Gonna Do \u2013 Johnny Melody & The Slickers
\n8. Whip Them \u2013 The Little Wonder All Stars
\n9. Song Of The Year \u2013 The Sparkers
\n10. People Talking \u2013 The Starlighters
\n11. Frying Pan \u2013 The Slickers
\n12. Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday \u2013 Trevor & The Maytones
\n13. West Board Jungle \u2013 Paul Madden
\n14. A Taste Of Reggae \u2013 Ska Campbell
\n15. Live It Up \u2013 Hopeton Lewis
\n16. Bawling Baby \u2013 Glen Adams & The Upsetters
\n17. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah (Jamaican mix) \u2013 The Pioneers
\n18. Royal Cord \u2013 The Melodians
\n19. My Happy Home \u2013 The Prophets
\n20. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) \u2013 Toots & The Maytals
\n21. Socialism Train \u2013 The Ethiopians
\n22. (Ode To) Billy Joe \u2013 Tommy McCook & The Specialists
\n23. What Kind Of World \u2013 Keble Drummond & The Cables
\n24. Chase The Devil (extended version) \u2013 Max Romeo & Prince Jazzbo
\n25. Jerusalem \u2013 Devon Irons
\n26. (It Looks Like) I\u2019ll Never Fall In Love Again \u2013 Delroy Wilson<\/p>\n
PLUS DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ALBUM UPON REGISTERING WITH THE TROJAN APPRECIATION SOCIETY<\/p>\n
1. Barnyard Boogie \u2013 Roland Alphonso & The Duke Reid All Stars
\n2. All In One \u2013 The Valentines
\n3. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep \u2013 The Soul Leaders
\n4. Hound Dog Special \u2013 Val Bennett
\n5. (I Am A) Free Man \u2013 The Ethiopians
\n6. Pablo At Home \u2013 Augustus Pablo
\n7. Jah For All \u2013 Barrington Spence
\n8. My Brother \u2013 John Holt
\n9. Tell Me The Truth \u2013 Jah Thomas with Alton Ellis & The Supersonics
\n10. Teach Reality \u2013 Little Lenny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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