20 February 2009

!!!ROCK STEADY Revue!!! Playlist, 20 Feb 09

Rock Steady: "officially" spanning 1966-1969. the spawn of ska and soul and the scorching summer of '66... and better studio equipment.

STAX and Motown come to Jamdown Town.

Dancehall picks its bones to enhance their tone.


"Sounds And Pressure" - Hopeton Lewis - Roots Of Reggae: Rock Steady [Rhino]
"Pretty Looks Isn't All" - Heptones - Respect To Studio One
[Heartbeat]
Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, proprietor
"Ba Ba Boom" - the Jamaicans - Ba Ba Boom [Trojan]
Duke Reid
"Rock Steady" - Phyllis Dillon - Duke Reid Treasure Chest [Heartbeat]
Duke Reid
"Love Me Forever" - Carlton & the Shoes - Respect To Studio One [Heartbeat]

"Easy Snappin'" - Theo Beckford - Tougher Than Tough [Mango]
"Easy Snappin'" - Theo Beckford - Trojan Explosion [MOJO]
"Kingston Town" - Lord Creator - Trojan Originals [Trojan]
"I'm In A Dancing Mood" - Delroy Wilson - Tougher Than Tough [Mango]
"Rock Steady" - Alton & the Flames - Respect... [Heartbeat]
"Girl You Rough" - Overtakers - Explosive Rock Steady [Heartbeat]
Joe Gibbs
"Some Kind Of Memphis" - Jackie Mitoo - Tribute To Jackie Mitoo [Heartbeat]
"Ghetto Organ" - Jackie Mitoo - Tribute To Jackie Mitoo [Heartbeat]

"Don't Be A Rude Boy" - the Rulers - Rudies All Around [Trojan]
"007" - Desmond Dekker - Tougher Than Tough [Mango]
"I Am The Upsetter" - Lee Perry - Explosive Rock Steady [Heartbeat]
"Upsetter Version" - Lee Perry - Explosive Rock Steady [Heartbeat]

"Long Time Now" - Ethiopians - Engine 54 [Jamaican Gold]
"John Jones" - Rudy Mills - Tighten Up! [Trojan]
"Do I Worry" - Derrick Harriott - Riding The Musical Chariot [HB]
"Tomorrow" - Ken Boothe - A Man And His Hits [Heartbeat]

"You Have Caught Me" - Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon [Trojan]
"Perfidia" - Phyllis Dillon - Duke Reid Treasure Chest [Heartbeat]
"What Kind Of World" - the Cables - Respect To Studio One [Heartbeat]

"My Best Girl" - Paragons - Ba Ba Boom [Trojan]
"Long Story" - Rudy Mills - Riding The Musical Chariot [Heartbeat]
Derrick Harriott

"Queen Majesty" - The Techniques - Tougher Than Tough [Mango]
"Gypsy Woman" - the Uniques - Best of... '67-'69 [Trojan]
"Guns Of Navarone" - Skatalites - Guns Of Navarone/Ride Your Donkey [Trojan]
"Peeping Tom" - Toots & the Maytals - King Kong Collection [Mango]
"ABC Rocksteady" - Gaylands - Musical Feast [Heartbeat]

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