2018 Record Store Day release - The successor of ska and precursor to reggae, rock steady originated in Jamaica in the summer of 1966 and for the next two years dominated the island’s musical landscape.
During this brief, yet intensely creative period, many of the foundation stones for the modern Jamaican music industry were laid by some of the greatest talents ever to emerge on the Caribbean music scene.
GET READY… DO ROCK STEADY brings together reproductions of 10 of the most collectable rock steady 7" singles of all time.
Originally released in the UK by Trojan and Doctor Bird Records between 1967 and 1968, the discs comprise some of the finest ever recording in the genre, performed by many of its greatest exponents.
Pressed on high-quality vinyl and presented in stylishly designed sleeves, the box also contains a card insert featuring in a fascinating essay on the development of the rock steady sound.
A | –Dermott Lynch | I've Got Your Number |
B | –Dermott Lynch | Hot Shot |
C | –Austin Faithful | I'm In A Rocking Mood |
D | –Roland Alphonso & The Beverley's All Stars* | Stream Of Life |
E | –Phyllis Dillon | Perfidia |
F | –Phyllis Dillon | It's Rocking Time |
G | –The Overtakers | That's The Way You LIke It |
H | –The Overtakers | The Big Take Over |
I | –Joe White | Pretty Girl |
J | –Dermott Lynch | You Went Away |
K | –The Ethiopians | Engine 54 |
L | –The Ethiopians | Give Me Your Love |
M | –The Creations (4) | Holding Out Side |
N | –The Creations (4) | Get On Up |
O | –The Termites | Love Up Kiss Up |
P | –Tommy McCook & The Supersonics | Second Fiddle |
Q | –The Techniques | I Wish It Would Rain |
R | –The Techniques | There Comes A Time |
S | –The Virtues (4) | High Tide |
T | –Rupie Edwards & The Virtues (4) | Falling In Love (With You) |