Listen Up! - Rocksteady

Welcome to the ROCKSTEADY SOUND from Jamaica. Towards the end of 1965 some say due to the extreme heatwave that was hitting the Island, the people that followed the Sound System Dances demanded a slower beat so they could still move and groove to the all night musical affairs. So the jerky SKA swing was slowed down to a steady beat that also allowed the songs cut at this time to shine through. So sit back and enjoy the tunes that rocked the Island between 1966-1968 the ROCK- STEADY Sound that hit the town!!! * To celebrate Jamaica's 50 Years of Independance 1962-2012. We have put together a set of releases that cover the musical styles that reggae mutated into through it's history, SKA, ROCKSTEADY, ROOTSREGGAE, DUB, DJSTYLE & DANCEHALL.... So Listen Up! and enjoy!

Tracklist

A1 PEOPLE ROCKSTEADY UNIQUES
A2 MUSICAL TRAIN ROY SHIRLEY & GLEN ADAMS
A3 MY CONVERSATION UNIQUES
A4 LONG TIME ME NO SEE YOU GIRL SENSATIONS
A5 DADDYâ?TS HOME PAT KELLY
A6 I'LL GET YOU DAWN PENN
A7 THE BEATITUDE UNIQUES

B1 LOVE & DEVOTION SLIM SMITH
B2 TILL I DIE DELROY WILSON
B3 DANCE ARENA ROY SHIRLEY
B4 RUN COME DANCE GLEN ADAMS
B5 IT'S BEEN SO LONG WINSTON SAMUELS
B6 REMEMBER WHEN ANN REID
B7 TOUCH THEM (NEVER LET THEM GO) ROY SHIRLEY