This Is Trojan Rock Steady

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Even though the rock-steady era only lasted a couple years (right before reggae arrived in full force), that short window produced a wealth of classic, influential sides. This is a killer price for 50 prized cuts from that golden age of Jamaican music.

Tracklist

Disc: 1
1 007 (Shanty Town) – Desmond Dekker
2 Return of Django – The Upsetters
3 Rock Steady – Alton Ellis & The Flames
4 54-46 That’s My Number – The Maytals
5 Walk the Streets (You Might as Well Forget Him) – Derrick Harriott
6 The Russians Are Coming (Take Five) – Val Bennett
7 I Will Get Along Without You – The Melodians
8 Hold Them – Roy Shirley
9 Engine 54 – The Ethiopians
10 Only a Smile – The Paragons
11 Intensified ’68 – Desmond Dekker & The Aces
12 It’s Hard to Confess – The Gaylads
13 Things You Say You Love – The Jamaicans
14 Stop That Train – Keith Rowe & Texas Dixon
15 Once Upon a Time – Delroy Wilson
16 Don’t Stay Away – Phyllis Dillon
17 Long Story – Rudy Mills
18 Do It Right (with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics) – The Three Tops
19 Long Shot Bus Me Bet – The Pioneers
20 The Whip – The Ethiopians
21 Queen Majesty – The Techniques
22 Let Me Go Girl – The Uniques
23 On the Beach – The Paragons
24 Fu Man Chu – Desmond Dekker & The Aces
25 Rudy, a Message to You – Dandy
Disc: 2
1 The Tide Is High – The Paragons, Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
2 It Mek – Desmond Dekker & The Aces
3 Train to Skaville – The Ethiopians
4 You Have Caught Me – The Melodians
5 Bim Today (Bam Tomorrow) – The Maytals
6 Down By the Train Line – Stranger Cole & Patsy Todd
7 My Willow Tree – Alton Ellis
8 Over the Rainbow’s End – The Gaylads
9 I Am the Upsetter – Lee “Scratch” Perry
10 You Don’t Care (a.k.a. You’ll Want Me Back) – The Techniques
11 Mother’s Young Gal – Desmond Dekker & The Aces
12 The Loser – Derrick Harriott
13 Happy Go Lucky Girl – The Paragons
14 Ride Your Donkey – The Tennors
15 My Conversation – The Uniques
16 Girl I’ve Got a Date – Alton Ellis & The Flames
17 Lady with the Starlight – Ken Boothe
18 Winey Winey – The Kingstonians
19 Perfidia – Phyllis Dillon
20 Just Like a River – Stranger Cole & Gladdy Anderson
21 Penny For Your Song – The Federals
22 You Don’t Need Me – The Melodians
23 Unity – Desmond Dekker & The Aces
24 Ba Ba Boom – The Jamaicans
25 Let’s Do Rock Steady – Dandy