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A subsidary label of Trojan Records, set up exclusively for Dandy (Robert Livingstone Thompson) soon after Trojan was formed, in the summer of 1968. Dandy's session outfits included The Brother Dan All Stars, The Israelites and The Music Doctors, the line-ups of which were ever-changing, while featuring vocalists were Desmond Riley, Lyndon Johns, Tony Tribe and Gene Rondo (also known as Winston Laro).

All told, just over two-thirds of Downtown's 115 releases were produced by Dandy himself. The remain were issued in the 1972-3-period by which time Dandy has reinvented himself as Dandy Livingstone and was recording more commercially based material on Horse an the main Trojan label.

After around DT 491, Downtown had deals with all manner of producers and in late 1973 Trojan finally scrapped the imprint.
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(Former) address Trojan / B&C Recordings Ltd
12 Neasden Lane, London NW10, England
326 Kensall Road, London W10 5 BL, England
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Discography

Releases:
DT-401 Dandy* Reggae Me This / Move Your Mule (7") 1968
DT-404 Dandy* / Brother Dan All Stars Tell Me Darling / Cool Hand Luke (7") 1968
DT-409 Mr Most Reggae Train / Pushwood (7") 1969
DT-410 Dandy* / Dreamers (2) Reggae In Your Jeggae / Reggae Shuffle (7") 1969
DT-411 Audrey With Dandy* / Dandy* You Don't Care / Tryer (7") 1969
DT-414 Audrey* / Brother Dan All Stars Love Me Tonight / Shoot Them Amigo (7") 1969
DT-419 Tony Tripe* / Rudies* Red, Red Wine / Blues (7") 1969
DT-420 Rudies, The / Sonny Binns & Rudies, The The Untouchables / Lazy Boy (7") 1969
DT-421 Israelites, The / Audrey* Games People Play / One Fine Day (7") 1969
DT-422 Gene Rondo / Herbie Gray & Rudies* Lover's Question / Blue Moon (7") 1969
DT-424 Sonny Binns & Rudies, The Wheels / Night Train (7") 1969
DT-426 Downtown All Stars / Rudies* Everybody Feel Good / Down Town Jump (7") 1969
DT-437 Dandy* Come On Home / Love Is All You Need (7") 1969
DT-438 Audrey* / Desmond Riley You'll Lose A Good Thing / If I Had Wings (7") 1969
DT-439 Tony Tribe / Herbie Gray I'm Gonna Give You All The Love I've Got / Why Wait (7") 1969
DT-440 Dessie & John Boss Sound / Everything Is Alright (7") 1969
DT-441 Prince Of Darkness (5) / George Lee Burial Of Longshot (Pt I) / Burial Of Longshot (Pt II) (7") 1969
DT-447 Musical Doctors* Music Doctor Chapter I / Music Doctor Chapter II (7") 1969
DT-449 Audrey* Pop Your Corn / Pledging My Love (7") 1969
DT-450 Desmond Riley / Music Doctors Skinheads A Message To You / Going Strong (7") 1969
DT-456 Dandy* Raining In My Heart / First Note (7") 1970
DT-458 Dandy* Build Your Love On A Solid Foundation / Baby Let's Talk It Over (7") 1970
DT-462 Dandy And Audrey* / Audrey* Morning Side Of The Mountain / Show Me Baby (7") 1970
DT-464 Megatons, The (2) Take It Easy / Funk The Beat (7") 1970
DT-481 Boy Friday Making Conversation / El Raunchy (7") 1971
DT-482 Dave Barker (2) Only The Strong Survive / Survival (7") 1971
DT-483 Dandy & Jackie / Conthos, The Could It Be True / B-Side (7") 1971
DT-485 Down To Earth Under The Boardwalk / Barrel (7") 1971
DT-487 Cimmarons, The* Holy Christmas / Silent Night White Christmas (7") 1971
DT-489 Studio Sound, The Give Me Some More / Some More Version (7") 1972
DT-490 Gene Rondo / Studio Sound, The Wanna Be Like Daddy / A Little More (7") 1972
DT.491 Family Man* / Studio Sound* Herb Tree / Holy Poly (7") 1972
DT.494 Niney* / Niney All Stars Get Out Of My Life / Get Out (Version) (7") 1972
DT.495 Niney* Hi Diddle (7") 1972
DT.498 Hubert Lee / Impact All Stars, The* Something On Your Mind (7") 1973
DT.500 Aggrovators, The Dreadlocks Man / Rasta Want Peace (7") 1973
DT 502 Starlites, The / G.G. All Stars* You're A Wanted Man / Back To Dubwise (7") 1973
DT.504 Sir Harry (2) Apollo 17 / Uptown Rock (7") 1973
DT.505 Brenton King Why Do People Have To Cry (7") 1973
DT-507 Glen Brown / Berry Simpson 2 Wedden Skank / Daughter A Whole Lotta Sugar Down Deh! (7", Single) 1973
DT.509 Neville Grant / Prince Django Sick And Tired / Hot Tip (7") 1973
DT 511 Twins, The (11) / Tyrone Taylor Rastafari Ruler / Yesterday (7") 1973
DT-513 Upsetters, The Bucky Skank / Yucky Skank (7") 1973
DT.515 Heptones, The Meaning Of Life (7") 1973
DT.516 Millions (3) Love Of Jah Children (7") 1973
DT.517 Gladdy And Stranger* With Shorty Perry* / G. G. All Stars* Dedicated To Illiteracy / Illiteracy Dub (7") 1973
DT.518 Roman Stewart / Simplicity People, The Try Me / Rhythm Style (7") 1973
DT-519 I. Roy* Clappers Tail / Live And Learn (7") 1973
TBL-116 Various Red Red Wine Volume Two (LP, Comp) 1970
TBL-118 Dandy & Audrey Morning Side Of The Mountain (LP) 1970
TRLS-17 Dandy & Audrey I Need You (LP) 1969
TTL-11 Various Red Red Wine (LP, Mono) 1969
TTL-12 Rico* & Rudies, The Blow Your Horn (LP) 1969
TTL-26 Dandy* Your Musical Doctor (LP, Album) 1969