Trojan presents Lovers Rock The Soulful Sound of Romantic Reggae

 

2LP vinyl in gatefold cover!

"Lovers Rock" is considered the first British reggae sub-genre to celebrate international success. Influenced by the Jamaican sound, lovers rock became the dominant genre on the UK scene in the mid 1970's and late 1980's.

Developed as a countermovement to the more militant style of roots-reggae, lovers rock was primarily influenced by American R&B and the soulful soul of the 1960s Jamaican rock steady sound. Despite the style, which has achieved mainstream success with a number of major UK chart hits, mainstream media only took notice of the genre after the launch of Steve McQueen's award-winning 2020 BBC TV series 'Small Axe', in which a Follow Lovers Rock and its impact on British culture. Since then, international interest in the genre has grown and this compilation is now being released as a double LP.

Containing the genre's most popular and influential recordings, the album includes the work of legendary British artists such as Janet Kay, Carrol Thompson,Louisa Mark, as well as established Jamaican reggae legends Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, John Holt and Sugar Minott.

Focused on the most popular romantic reggae sounds of the '70s and '80s, this must-have collection of dancefloor favorites offers the most authentic representation of lover rock yet.

LP1:
1 Silly Games - Janet Kay
2 Hopelessly In Love - Carroll Thompson
3 I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks - Brown Sugar
4 I'm Still In Love With You - Marcia Aitken
5 Keep It Like It Is - Louisa Mark
6 Can't Go Through With Life - Marie Pierre
7 Caught You In A Lie - Louisa Mark
8 We've Got A Good Thing Going - Sugar Minott
9 Money In My Pocket - Dennis Brown
10 You Make Me Feel So Good - Ruddy Thomas & Susan Cadogan
11 Dim The Light - Winston Reedy
12 Someone Loves You, Honey - June 'JC' Lodge
13 Taxi - Leroy Brown

LP2:
1 Night Nurse - Gregory Isaacs
2 I'm So Sorry - Carroll Thompson
3 Getting Cozy - The In Crowd
4 When Push Comes To Shove - Freddie McGregor
5 Lovers Race - Sugar Minott
6 Wildfire - Dennis Brown & John Holt
7 I'm Still Waiting - Delroy Wilson
8 Walk Away - Marie Pierre
9 Love Has Found A Way - Dennis Brown
10 Paradise (In Your Eyes) - Winston Reedy
11 Ghetto Queen - John Holt
12 Key To The World - Ruddy Thomas

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Developed as a countermovement to the more militant style of roots-reggae, lovers rock was primarily influenced by American R&B and the soulful soul of the 1960s Jamaican rock steady sound. Despite the style, which has achieved mainstream success with a number of major UK chart hits, mainstream media only took notice of the genre after the launch of Steve McQueen's award-winning 2020 BBC TV series 'Small Axe', in which a Follow Lovers Rock and its impact on British culture. Since then, international interest in the genre has grown and this compilation is now being released as a double LP. Our founding year of 1998 - long after vinyl was declared dead and long before vinyl was hailed as cool again - proves that we are real vinyl nerds. We only started out as a small record dealer from home