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The mighty sound of Rocksteady hit Jamaica around 1966, shone like a star and blasted out from the Dancehalls for two years before Reggae Music took a different path and evolved into another of its chapters. But in this two year period up to around 1968 it ruled and produced some of Jamaica's finest sounds. During this period the jerky Ska rhythms of old, slowed down to a more sedate pace. Some say due to the extreme heat that hit the Island in that year, making the frenzied dance routines all that much harder during the all night Sound System sessions. Whatever the reasons this period would see some of the power wrestled from the big three Producers, Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, Prince Buster and Duke Reid who up until now had ruled the waves. Making room for the up coming new wave of Producers that also had something to say. Such names as Joel Gibson (a.k.a. Joe Gibbs), Sonia Pottinger, Derrick Harriott and the most prolific of them all Mr Bunny Lee, would unleash some fine music in this

Kingston Sounds LP 23

Ann Reid, Caribbeans, Cynthia Richards, Glen Adams, Lester Sterling, Roy Shirley, Roy Wilson, Sensations, Uniques, Winston samuels

Name: Rocksteady Hits The Town
Label: Kingston Sounds
Format: LP
Country: UK
Category: DUB / Ragga
Style: Dub roots
Weight: 0.30 kg


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Uniques - People Rocksteady

Roy Shirley - Dance Arena

Sensations - Long Time Me No See You Girl

Roy Shirley - Touch Them

Winston Samuels - Don't Believe Him

Lester Sterling - Super Special

Glen Adams - S6H6I (I'm Shocking)

Uniques - Girl Of My Dreams

Cynthia Richards - Johnny Darling

Roy Wilson - Dread Saras

Roy Shirley - Thank You

Caribbeans - Butterflies

Glen Adams - Grab A Girl

Ann Reid - Remember When