This Is Trojan Rock Steady (The Sweet Soulful Sounds Of Jamaica) 2CD Trojan Records
This Is Trojan Rock Steady (The Sweet Soulful Sounds Of Jamaica) 2CD Trojan Records

This Is Trojan Rock Steady (The Sweet Soulful Sounds Of Jamaica) 2CD Trojan Records

Product code: TJDCD568
Even though the rock-steady era only lasted a couple years (right before reggae arrived in full force), that short window produced a wealth of classic, influential sides. This is a heckuva price for 50 prized cuts from that golden age of Jamaican music: "54-46 That's My Number" Maytals, "Return of Django" Upsetters, "007 (Shanty Town)," "It Miek" Desmond Dekker & the Aces, "Rock Steady" Alton Ellis & the Flames, "Stop That Train" Keith & Tex, "The Tide Is High" Paragons, "Let's Do Rock Steady," "Rudy, a Message to You" Dandy, "Train to Skaville" Ethiopians, Trojan.
Tracklisting:
Disc 1.
1 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker
2 Return of Django - The Upsetters
3 Rock Steady - Alton Ellis & The Flames
4 54-46 That's My Number - The Maytals
5 Walk the Streets (You Might as Well Forget Him) - Derrick Harriott
6 The Russians Are Coming (Take Five) - Val Bennett
7 I Will Get Along Without You - The Melodians
8 Hold Them - Roy Shirley
9 Engine 54 - The Ethiopians
10 Only a Smile - The Paragons
11 Intensified '68 - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
12 It's Hard to Confess - The Gaylads
13 Things You Say You Love - The Jamaicans
14 Stop That Train - Keith Rowe & Texas Dixon
15 Once Upon a Time - Delroy Wilson
16 Don't Stay Away - Phyllis Dillon
17 Long Story - Rudy Mills
18 Do It Right (with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics) - The Three Tops
19 Long Shot Bus Me Bet - The Pioneers
20 The Whip - The Ethiopians
21 Queen Majesty - The Techniques
22 Let Me Go Girl - The Uniques
23 On the Beach - The Paragons
24 Fu Man Chu - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
25 Rudy, a Message to You - Dandy
Disc: 2
1 The Tide Is High - The Paragons, Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
2 It Mek - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
3 Train to Skaville - The Ethiopians
4 You Have Caught Me - The Melodians
5 Bim Today (Bam Tomorrow) - The Maytals
6 Down By the Train Line - Stranger Cole & Patsy Todd
7 My Willow Tree - Alton Ellis
8 Over the Rainbow's End - The Gaylads
9 I Am the Upsetter - Lee "Scratch" Perry
10 You Don't Care (a.k.a. You'll Want Me Back) - The Techniques
11 Mother's Young Gal - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
12 The Loser - Derrick Harriott
13 Happy Go Lucky Girl - The Paragons
14 Ride Your Donkey - The Tennors
15 My Conversation - The Uniques
16 Girl I've Got a Date - Alton Ellis & The Flames
17 Lady with the Starlight - Ken Boothe
18 Winey Winey - The Kingstonians
19 Perfidia - Phyllis Dillon
20 Just Like a River - Stranger Cole & Gladdy Anderson
21 Penny For Your Song - The Federals
22 You Don't Need Me - The Melodians
23 Unity - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
24 Ba Ba Boom - The Jamaicans
25 Let's Do Rock Steady - Dandy
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Label: Trojan Records
Year: 2018
Format: 2xCD
Brand Trojan Records
Condition New
Product Code TJDCD568
Weight 0.09kg