Rocksteady: Taking Over Orange Street 1966-1968
Various Artists
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Release Date: 17/12/2021
Rocksteady took over Orange Street ,Kingston, Jamaica around 1966,the same time that an extreme heat wave hit the Jamaican Island.Some say the previous jerky Ska Rhythms proved too strenuous of an activity to partake in during the all night Sound Systems.So it proved a winning formula to slow the beat down to a more leisurely pace.Whatever the reasons were this two year period that ran until 1968 would see some of the power escape from the big three producers,Clement Coxonne Dodd,Prince Buster and Duke Reid.who up to that period ruled the airwaves. It was time to make room for a new wave of up and coming producers that also had something to offer the people.So sit back and enjoy some Rocksteady straight from the dances of Jamaica.Hope you enjoy the set.
1: Love and Devotion - Roy Shirley
2: If You Don't Know - Roy Shirley
3: Taking Over Orange Street - Glen Adams
4: It Might As Well Be Spring - Lester Sterling
5: Girl of My Dreams - The Uniques
6: Good Ambition - Roy Shirley
7: Soul Voyage - Lester Sterling
8: Hold Down Miss Winey - Glen Adams
9: I'm Going Home - Errol Dunkley
10: Foey Man - George Dekker
11: Hooray - The Uniques
12: It's Reggae Time - Don Lee
13: My World - The Webber Sisters
14: Revelation - Alva Lewis