The Dancing Man's Guide to Music: The Rocksteady 25

Hand-picked TUNES from the Jamaican phenomenon called "Rocksteady". The music mellowed out of ska in 1966 and ruled Jamaican dances for the next few years, before the reggae beat took over in 1968. This is for those that like a hard-dropping groove beneath soulful vocals. 01 - Sound Dimension - Rockfort Rock.mp3 02 - Lloyd Robinson - Rudies Give Up.mp3 03 - Alton Ellis & The Flames - If I Could Rule the World.mp3 04 - Dandy Livingstone - Rudy a Message to You.mp3 05 - Hopeton Lewis - This Music Got Soul.mp3 06 - Dawn Penn - No, No, No.mp3 07 - The Creations - Get On Up.mp3 08 - The Wailers - Hypocrites.mp3 09 - The Gaylads - Joy in the Morning.mp3 10 - Mr Foundation - See Them a Come.mp3 11 - The Paragons - The Tide Is High.mp3 12 - Barrington Spence - Contemplating Mind.mp3 13 - Derrick Morgan - I Am the Ruler.mp3 14 - The Rulers - Let My People Go.mp3 15 - Bob Andy - I've Got to Go Back Home.mp3 16 - Keith & Tex - Stop That Train.mp3 17 - Prince Buster - Shaking Up Orange Street.mp3 18 - The Jamaicans - The Things You Say You Love.mp3 19 - Ken Boothe - Thinking.mp3 20 - The Sensations - Lonely Lover.mp3 21 - The Techniques - Traveling Man.mp3 22 - Phyllis Dillon - Perfidia.mp3 23 - Slim Smith - Hip Hug.mp3 24 - The Wrigglers - The Cooler.mp3 25 - Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Fu Man Chu.mp3 25 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS Alton Ellis - Sings Rock and Soul Bob Andy - Song Book Bob Marley & The Wailers - Wail 'n Soul'm Singles Selecta Delroy Wilson - Original Eighteen Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Action! Hopeton Lewis - Take It Easy Ken Boothe - A Man and His Hits Sound Dimension - Mojo Rocksteady Beat The Gaylads - Soul Beat The Heptones - The Heptones (aka Fattie, Fattie) The Melodians - Swing & Dine The Paragons - Golden Hits The Techniques - Run Come Celebrate The Uniques - The Best of the Uniques 1967-1969 Various - Caltone Special Various - Catch This Beat: The Rock Steady Years 66/68 Various - Derrick Harriott Rock Steady Party Various - Duke Reid's Treasure Chest Various - Get On Up: Joe Gibbs Rocksteady 1967-1968 Various - Jamaican Memories Various - Put On Your Best Dress: Sonia Pottinger's Rock Steady 1967-1968 Various - Red Bumb Ball: Rare and Unreleased Rocksteady 1966-1968 Various - Rock A Shacka Vol. 11: Do The Push Push, Rocksteady With Studio One Various - Socking Good Time: Rare and Unreleased Gems from the Trojan Vaults Various - The Bunny Lee Rocksteady Years See http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Tordenbuks/the_rocksteady_25 for detailed info, also check out http://www.dancecrasher.co.uk/blog/?page_id=22 and http://www.bloodandfire.co.uk/db/viewforum.php?f=1 PREVIOUS ISSUES IN THE DANCING MAN SERIES The 90s Hip Hop 25 The Roots Reggae 25 The Deep Soul 25

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thezed (2009-01-26)

many of the tracks skip + are of poor quality.

thezed (2009-01-26)

hmm.. actually, maybe it was just a glitch. they seem to play just fine now.