To mark the label’s half-centenary in 2018, The Story of Trojan Records is a super deluxe hardback book, telling the definitive history of Trojan. It contains containing hundreds of photographs, record sleeves, labels & archive material, much of it not seen for many years.

The definitive history as the iconic label turns 50. Foreword by Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records.  Launched in London … More

Trojan Records epitomised the punk DIY ethic over a decade before ’76. With a blizzard of individual labels, a marketing strategy that involved selling product out of the backs of vans, the company spearheaded the injection of reggae & ska into the vein of British youth consciousness.

In its first brief six-year incarnation, Trojan produced nearly 30 hit singles, created the legendary compilation series Tighten Up and … More

Earthquake On Orange Street: Buster’s Jamaican Singles Story.

Mind-boggling discography devoted to the Jamaican releases of Prince Buster’s productions from 1961’s Oh Carolina by the Folkes Brothers to … More

Set of Eight postcards, six black & white images taken during the 1980’s dancehall days and two colour cards of flyers including the iconic image from the 4 Aces, Dalston.

Exclusive from Printed Matter Bookshop, Hastings. Available in store & online.

‘Sound Reasoning’ is a unique photographic journey through the Dancehall scene of the 80’s with short excerpts from interviews Anna Arnone did with a whole host of artists from the scene. Coxsone, Saxon, Macka B., Smiley Culture are just a few of the names featured

Benjamin Zephaniah’s introduction to the book is very personal. He illustrates the importance of Sound System culture and just how … More

It was precisely this climate of intimidation that had brought the teenager Cecil Campbell, aka Prince Buster, into the sound-system world in the first place. Born OTD 1938.

The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist Lloyd Bradley describes its origins and development in … More

Pre-order ‘The Story of Trojan Records’ before 1st July for £25 in store or online.

Not yet published – 5 July 2018 The definitive history as the iconic label turns 50 Foreword by Chris Blackwell, … More

Benjamin’s poetry could be heard at demonstrations, outside police stations & on the dance floor. His mission was to take poetry everywhere, & to popularise it by reaching people who didn’t read books.

Benjamin Zephaniah, who has travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, now tells the one story that encompasses … More

Mi know dem have work, work in abundant yet still, dem mek mi redundant now, at fifty-five mi gettin’ quite ol’ yet still, dem sen’ mi fi goh draw dole

A selection of Linton Kwesi Johnson’s best poems over three decades. Ranging from protests against police brutality to eulogies for … More

Reggae Going International 1967 to 1976 : The Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee Story

Omnipresent on the Jamaican music scene for over four decades, Bunny Striker’ Lee is one of the most important figures … More