Title: This Is Trojan Rock Steady Artist: Various Artists Label: Trojan Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 4050538376708 Genre: Reggae Release Date: 2018-05-18 Number of Discs: 2
Even though the rock-steady era only lasted a couple years (right before reggae arrived in full force), that short window produced a wealth of classic, influential sides. This is a heckuva price for 50 prized cuts from that golden age of Jamaican music: "54-46 That's My Number" Maytals, "Return of Django" Upsetters, "007 (Shanty Town)," "It Miek" Desmond Dekker & the Aces, "Rock Steady" Alton Ellis & the Flames, "Stop That Train" Keith & Tex, "The Tide Is High" Paragons, "Let's Do Rock Steady," "Rudy, a Message to You" Dandy, "Train to Skaville" Ethiopians, Trojan.
Tracks: 1.1 007 (Shanty Town) - By Desmond Dekker 1.2 Return of Django - By the Upsetters 1.3 Rock Steady - By Alton Ellis ; the Flames 1.4 54-46 That's My Number - By the Maytals 1.5 Walk the Streets (You Might As Well Forget Him) - By Derrick Harriott 1.6 The Russians Are Coming (Take Five) - By Val Bennett 1.7 I Will Get Along Without You - By the Melodians 1.8 Hold Them - By Roy Shirley 1.9 Engine 54 - By the Ethiopians 1.10 Only a Smile - By the Paragons 1.11 Intensified '68 - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces 1.12 It's Hard to Confess - By the Gaylads 1.13 Things You Say You Love - By the Jamaicans 1.14 Stop That Train - By Keith Rowe ; Texas Dixon 1.15 Once Upon a Time - By Delroy Wilson 1.16 Don't Stay Away - By Phyllis Dillon 1.17 Long Story - By Rudy Mills 1.18 Do It Right (With Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics) - By the Three Tops 1.19 Long Shot Bus Me Bet - By the Pioneers 1.20 The Whip - By the Ethiopians 1.21 Queen Majesty - By the Techniques 1.22 Let Me Go Girl - By the Uniques 1.23 On the Beach - By the Paragons 1.24 Fu Man Chu - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces 1.25 Rudy, a Message to You - By Dandy 2.1 The Tide Is High - By the Paragons, Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics 2.2 It Mek - By Desmond Dekker 2.3 Train to Skaville - By the Ethiopians 2.4 You Have Caught Me - By the Melodians 2.5 Bim Today (Bam Tomorrow) - By the Maytals 2.6 Down By the Train Line - By Stranger Cole ; Patsy Todd 2.7 My Willow Tree - By Alton Ellis 2.8 Over the Rainbow's End - By the Gaylads 2.9 I Am the Upsetter - By Lee "Scratch" Perry 2.10 You Don't Care (A.K.A. You'll Want Me Back) - By the Techniques 2.11 Mother's Young Gal - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces 2.12 The Loser - By Derrick Harriott 2.13 Happy Go Lucky Girl - By the Paragons 2.14 Ride Your Donkey - By the Tennors 2.15 My Conversation - By the Uniques 2.16 Girl I've Got a Date - By Alton Ellis ; the Flames 2.17 Lady with the Starlight - By Ken Boothe 2.18 Winey Winey - By the Kingstonians 2.19 Perfidia - By Phyllis Dillon 2.20 Just Like a River - By Stranger Cole ; Gladdy Anderson 2.21 Penny for Your Song - By the Federals 2.22 You Don't Need Me - By the Melodians 2.23 Unity - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces 2.24 Ba Ba Boom - By the Jamaicans 2.25 Let's Do Rock Steady - By Dandy
