Various Artists / Soul Jazz Records
Various Artists / Soul Jazz Records Presents - Rocksteady Got Soul (Soul Jazz Records)
Format: 2 x Vinyl LP
Cat No: SJRLP464
Soul Jazz Records’ new Studio One release ‘Rocksteady Got Soul’ is a collection of uplifting and superb rocksteady and soulful reggae from the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Studio One is the number one label in the history of reggae and the album features - as ever with Studio One - an impeccable and unbeatable line-up of reggae superstars, all soaring at the height of their creative powers. Alton Ellis, John Holt, The Heptones, Jackie Mittoo, The Ethiopians, Lee Perry and more.
The album is a mix of classic tunes and rhythms alongside rarities that were released in a dazzlingly complex web of Studio One labels and issues, deftly navigated with new sleeve notes from author and Studio One authority Rob Chapman, plus exclusive photography.
This Soul Jazz/Studio One album is released as a deluxe gatefold double-vinyl LP with house inners and digital download code.
TRACKLISTING:
1. Alton Ellis - It’s True
2. The Heptones - You Turned Away
3. The Gladiators - Mr Sweet
4. The Jail Breakers - Work It Up
5. Lee Perry & The Gaylads - Run Rudie Run
6. The Heptones - Young Generation
7. Jackie Mittoo - Good Feeling
8. C. Marshall - I Need Your Loving
9. Alton Ellis - I’ll Be Waiting
10. The Clarendonians - The Tables Gonna Turn
11. Ken Parker - When You’re Gone
12. Sound Dimension - Traveling Home
13. Errol Dunkley - Get Up Now
14. John Holt - My Heart Is Gone
15. Freedom Singers and Larry Marshall - Monkey Man
16. The Ethiopians - Let The Light Shine
17. Im and David - Money Maker
18. The Viceroys - Lose and Gain
