Books - Reviews by Charlie Chalk

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Charlie Chalk 9th Jul 2018		Book Laurence Cane-Honeysett - The Story Of Trojan Records (2018)	Review Fabulous book, packed with facts and figures about the history of the label and artists, and full of photos, images and memorabilia. Lovely stuff - highly recommended. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Charlie Chalk 30th Jun 2018		Book Michael de Koningh - Young Gifted And Black (2018)	Rated 10/10 Brand new 2nd Edition of this classic reference book about the history of Trojan Records, issued to tie in with the label's 50th anniversary in July. Only minor tweaks to the narrative in the book, but the discography of Trojan and its subsidiary labels has been fully updated (by two 45cat members), and is considerably more accurate than the 2003 version. 45cat has played a significant role in this update. Highly recommended for everyone interested in Reggae and the Trojan label. From Trojan Records: Recently resurrected and now enjoying chart success in the 21st century, when it was formed Trojan Records epitomised the punk DIY ethic over a decade before 1976. With a blizzard of individual labels and a marketing strategy that involved selling product out of the backs of vans, the company spearheaded the injection of reggae and 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 launched new acts like Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, Ken Boothe, The Pioneers, Bob And Marcia, Greyhound and Dave And Ansell Collins, all against a background of cut-throat politics, cultural division and prejudice. Michael de Koningh (1958-2016) was a contemporary British music journalist specialising in Jamaican music, reggae afrobeat and afrofunk. Laurence Cane-Honeysett is a British musician, producer and music journalist specialising in Jamaican music. In 1990, he started working for Trojan Records and soon after joined the company on a full-time basis as its Jamaican music specialist, overseeing the label's releases and all other aspects of its general running, a position he continues to hold. 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Charlie Chalk 8th Jun 2018		Book Jeremy Collingwood - Earthquake On Orange Street (2018)	Review Fame at last! Seriously though, this is an excellent reference book from Jeremy. An excellently researched and indispensable guide to Prince Buster's Jamaican singles. Marketing spiel from Dub Vendor: Mind-boggling discography devoted to the Jamaican releases of Prince Buster's productions from 1961's Oh Carolina by the Folkes Brothers to 1977's Uganda by Yusuf Ali & The Revolutionaries. The titles; A and B sides, are listed by year of release with matrix numbers and introductory notes for each year. Packed with information, there is a black checker which will help identifying your white label pre-releases, a list of the Rock-A-Shacka reissues and pages of full colour life size reproductions of the various label designs, as well as a sample of white labels complete with "sound man markings". Hours of fun and a useful resource, this is the result of hours of furrow-browed research and really only serves to increase ones desire to see more of Buster's music reissued immediately and properly. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?