VARIOUS – First Class Rock Steady – 2LP – Vinyl

2LP – Black Vinyl (24 Tracks).

2016 is the 50th Anniversary of Rocksteady; the down tempo cousin to Ska that ruled Jamaican dancefloors from 1966-1968, when the national beat shifted to reggay (now spelled reggae). Although short lived, the riddims and vibe of Rocksteady have influenced pop and dance music in every decade that has followed.

To celebrate, VP Records has sifted through collectors lists of the most sought after titles and collected them on this compilation. It features The Jupiters, The Gaylads, The Melodians, Carlton Manning, Errol Dunkley, Alton Ellis, The Sensations and more.

Tracklist:

A1. Roy Shirley With Lynn Taitt & His Band Hold Them
A2. The Heptones With The Supersonics I Am Lonely
A3. The Tartans Dance All Night
A4. Alton Ellis & The Flames Rock Steady
A5. The Jamaicans With Tommy McCook & The Supersonics Ba Ba Boom
A6. Patsy & The Count Ossie Band Pata Pata Rock Steady

B1. The Techniques You Don’t Care
B2. Pat Kelly & The Uniques With Bobby Aitken & The Carib Beats Little Boy Blue
B3. Dobby Dobson With Tommy McCook & The Supersonics I’m A Loving Pauper
B4. Alva Lewis With Lynn Taitt & His Band Return Home
B5. Stranger Cole & Gladdy Just Like A River
B6. Lynn Taitt & The Jets Feat. Cool Sticky El Casino Royale

C1. The Uniques The Beatitude
C2. Alva Lewis Revelation
C3. Ken Parker With Bobby Aitken & The Carib Beats A Change Is Gonna Come
C4. The Overtakers The Big Takeover
C5. Lee Perry I Am The Upsetter
C6. Keith Blake With Lynn Taitt Band Musically

D1. The Clarendonians With The Aubrey Adams All-Stars Lonely Heartaches
D2. Lynn Taitt & The Jets Napoleon Solo
D3. Desmond Dekker & The Aces Intensified
D4. Johnny Nash Hold Me Tight
D5. Stranger Cole & Gladdy With Lynn Taitt & The Jets Seeing Is Knowing
D6. Stranger Cole Darling Jeboza Macoo (Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup)