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Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (August 27, 2002)
  • Original Release Date: August 20, 2002
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Sanctuary Records
  • ASIN: B00006FI7H
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #246,034 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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listen  1. Cry ToughAlton Ellis 2:17$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Don't Stay AwayPhyllis Dillon 2:33$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Down By the Train LineStranger 2:46$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. On the BeachThe Paragons 2:35$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Girl I've Got a DateAlton Ellis 2:30$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Wear You to the BallThe Paragons 2:38$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Hold Them (aka Get in the Groove)Roy Shirley 2:49$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Save a BreadJustin Hinds 2:44$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Take It EasyHopeton Lewis 2:54$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. RocksteadyAlton Ellis 2:40$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. The Tide Is HighThe Paragons 2:43$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. You Don't Care (aka You'll Want Me Back)The Techniques 2:35$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Do It RightThe Three Tops 2:30$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. Ba Ba BoomThe Jamaicans 3:20$0.99 Buy Track
listen15. UnityDesmond Dekker 2:14$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. Queen Majesty (aka Minstrel and Queen)The Techniques 3:32$0.99 Buy Track
listen17. Please Stop Your LyingErrol Dunkley 2:49$0.99 Buy Track
listen18. Only a SmileThe Paragons 2:57$0.99 Buy Track
listen19. Winey WineyThe Kingstonians 2:54$0.99 Buy Track
listen20. You Have Caught MeThe Melodians 3:14$0.99 Buy Track
listen21. The Things You Say You LoveThe Jamaicans 2:48$0.99 Buy Track
listen22. TonightKeith 2:39$0.99 Buy Track
listen23. I Will Get Along Without YouThe Melodians 3:02$0.99 Buy Track
listen24. Train to SkavilleThe Ethiopians 2:52$0.99 Buy Track
listen25. Walk the Streets (aka You Might as Well Forget Him)Derrick Harriott 3:23$0.99 Buy Track
listen26. Gypsy WomanThe Uniques 3:11$0.99 Buy Track
listen27. What Will Your Mama SayClancy Eccles 3:21$0.99 Buy Track


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listen  1. The LoserDerrick Harriott 3:38$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. My ConversationThe Uniques 3:28$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Stop That TrainKeith 3:16$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Just Like a RiverStranger 2:38$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Long StoryRudy Mills 3:13$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. It's Hard to ConfessThe Gaylads 2:28$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. (I Am) The UpsetterLee "Scratch" Perry 3:07$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Engine 54The Ethiopians 2:38$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Napoleon SoloLyn Taitt 2:29$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. 54-46 That's My NumberThe Maytals 3:22$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Long Shot (Buss Me Bet)The Pioneers 2:45$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Lady with the StarlightKen Boothe 2:45$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Intensified '68 (aka Music Like Dirt)Desmond Dekker 2:45$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. Silent River (Runs Deep)The Gaylets 2:42$0.99 Buy Track
listen15. Little Nut TreeThe Melodians 2:24$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. It MekDesmond Dekker 2:34$0.99 Buy Track
listen17. Travelling ManThe Techniques 2:34$0.99 Buy Track
listen18. Illya KuryakinIke 3:22$0.99 Buy Track
listen19. Over the Rainbow's EndThe Gaylads 2:51$0.99 Buy Track
listen20. Ride Your DonkeyTennors 2:04$0.99 Buy Track
listen21. Memories By the ScoreThe Paragons 2:38$0.99 Buy Track
listen22. It Comes and GoesThe Melodians 2:38$0.99 Buy Track
listen23. My Willow TreeAlton Ellis 2:44$0.99 Buy Track
listen24. People Funny BoyLee "Scratch" Perry 2:36$0.99 Buy Track
listen25. Watch This SoundThe Uniques 2:33$0.99 Buy Track
listen26. Return of DjangoThe Upsetters 2:31$0.99 Buy Track
listen27. IsraelitesDesmond Dekker 2:35$0.99 Buy Track


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Product Description
Subtitled - The Story Of Rocksteady 1966-1968. 'Lets Do Rocksteady' highlights some of the biggest hits from the years 1966-68. 54 original Jamaican hits from Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Lee Perry, Alton Ellis, Phyllis Dillon, The Paragons, The Three Tops, The Gaylets, Ike & The Crystalites and many more. Includes comprehensive essay on the history of the genre. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars diehard rocksteady and reggae fan, December 22, 2008
By A. Dibidad "JAHBELL" (Titusville Fl. U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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My purchase of Lets do Rocksteady the Story of Rocksteady 1966-68 is all i expected it to be and some,in a word MARVELOUS.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rocksteady All-Stars!, January 9, 2007
This volume is essential to any collection of Jamaican music.
From the illustrative liner notes to the gorgeous harmonies & arrangements. I have heard no better example of the Rocksteady period of indiginous Jamaican pop music.
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