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Rock Steady - Ska & Rock Steady Classics From Treasure Isle V. 1

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Format: Vinyl
Rel. Date: 08/30/2024
UPC: 3700477837723

Ska & Rock Steady Classics From Treasure Isle V. 1
Artist: Rock Steady
Format: Vinyl
New: Available $29.98
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Formats and Editions

DISC: 1

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 1
10. Baba Brooks ; Eric 'Monty' Morris: Strongman Sampson 1
11. The Skatalites: Occupation 1
12. Marguerita ; Don Drummond: 1
13. Woman A Come 1
14. Duke Reid's Group: Pink Lane Shuffle 1
15. The Silvertones: Midnight Hour 1
16. The Valentines: Blam Blam Fever 1
17. The Coolies: On the Bank 1
18. Stranger Cole ; The Skatalites: Rough and Tough 1
19. The Melodians: Come On, Little Girl 2
20. The Techniques: Oh Babe

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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 it's irresistible beat claimed by a range of practitioners.
        
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