The immediate successor to ska, the soulful, melodic sound of rock steady first developed during the long hot Jamaican summer of 1966 and reigned supreme thereafter for two glorious years before finally being superseded by the more energetic style of reggae. Despite its relatively brief period as the island's national sound, the rhythms of many of its biggest hits have continued to influence and inspire music-makers to the present day, resulting in renewed interest in the sub-genre among record buyers in recent years. This superb 2xLP vinyl collection features 24 of the most popular recordings of the rock steady era, including the UK hits, '007', 'Train to Skaville' and 'It Miek' and The Maytals' anthemic dance-filler, '54 46 That's My Number'.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.007 (Shanty Town)

Desmond Dekker & The Aces

2.I Am the Upsetter

Lee 'Scratch' Perry

3.Somebody's Baby

Pat Kelly

4.Once Upon a Time

Delroy Wilson

5.Wrong Embryo

The Rulers

6.Right On Time

The Sensations

7.I'm in a Rocking Mood

Austin Faithful

8.54-46 That's My Number

The Maytals

9.Memories By the Score

The Paragons

10.Copasetic

The Rulers

11.Conquering Ruler

Derrick Morgan

12.Seeing Is Knowing (With Lyn Taitt & the Jets)

Stranger & Gladdy

13.Baby Baby (Aka 5-10-15 Hours)

Val Bennett

14.People Get Ready Do Rock Steady

The Uniques

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.The Russians Are Coming (Aka Take 5)

Val Bennett

2.A It Mek

Desmond Dekker & The Aces

3.Hold Them

Roy Shirley

4.Winey Winey

The Kingstonians

5.Lip and Tongue

The Viceroys

6.Girl You Ruff

Overtakers

7.Do It to Me Baby

Lloyd & The Groovers

8.Return of Django (Feat. Val Bennett)

The Upsetters

9.Train to Skaville

The Ethiopians

10.Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt)

Desmond Dekker & The Aces

11.My Conversation

The Uniques

12.Over Again

Stranger & Gladdy

13.Ride Your Donkey

The Tennors

14.Judge Dread in Court

Derrick Morgan

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