VA- Rocksteady: Ska & Rock Steady Classics From Treasure Isle Vol. 1
VA- Rocksteady: Ska & Rock Steady Classics From Treasure Isle Vol. 1

VA- Rocksteady: Ska & Rock Steady Classics From Treasure Isle Vol. 1

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Released 8/30/2024

Forming the bridge between ska and reggae, Rock Steady is arguably the most influential of Jamaican music's many sub-genres. Although it lasted only a couple of years, Rock Steady yielded several of the island's most immortal rhythm tracks. It is also probably the most contested of reggae formats, the innovations behind its irresistible beat claimed by a range of practitioners.

Track listing:

  1. Duke Reid & His Group: Duke's Cookies
  2. The Skatalites: Yard Broom
  3. Stranger Cole & Patsy Todd: Hey, Hey, Baby
  4. Roland Alphonso: Blackberry Brandy
  5. Justin Hinds & the Dominoes: Carry, Go, Bring, Come
  6. Tommy McCook: Starry Night
  7. Alton Ellis: Cry Tough
  8. The Paragons: The Tide Is High
  9. Don Drummond: Thoroughfare
  10. Baba Brooks & Eric 'Monty' Morris: Strongman Sampson
  11. The Skatalites: Occupation
  12. Marguerita & Don Drummond:
  13. Woman a Come
  14. Duke Reid's Group: Pink Lane Shuffle
  15. The Silvertones: Midnight Hour
  16. The Valentines: Blam Blam Fever
  17. The Coolies: On the Bank
  18. Stranger Cole & the Skatalites: Rough and Tough
  19. The Melodians: Come on, Little Girl
  20. The Techniques: Oh Babe