01.Jan.2010 Kingstonians – Sufferer B/W Kiss A Finger
Kingstonians – Sufferer Kingstonians – Kiss A Finger
31.Dec.2009 Derrick Harriott – Tang Tang Festival B/W The Crystalites – James Ray
Tang Tang Festival is not only one of my favorite Derrick Harriott songs, but one of my favorite songs of all time. Seriously heavy rhythm and wicked horn-breaks. Derrick Harriott – Tang Tang Festival The Crystalites – James Ray
30.Dec.2009 Derrick Harriott – Born to Love You B/W Ike Bennett & The Crystalites – Alfred Hitchcock
Derrick Harriott – Born to Love You Ike Bennett & The Crystalites – Alfred Hitchcock
28.Dec.2009 Lloyd & Glen – That Girl B/W You Got Me Going
Lloyd & Glen – That Girl Lloyd & Glen – You Got Me Going
27.Dec.2009 Derrick Harriott – Walk the Streets B/W Bobby Ellis – Step Softly
Second sound clip corresponding to the Derrick Harriott feature. Heartfelt rocksteady vocal backed by a heavy ’67 instrumental. Derrick Harriott – Walk the Streets Bobby Ellis – Step Softly
26.Dec.2009 Derrick Harriott – I Care B/W Have Faith in Me
Derrick Harriott’s first solo release… Derrick Harriott – I Care Derrick Harriott – Have Faith in Me
08.Sep.2009 Hopeton Lewis – Sounds And Pressure (Merritone 1967)
Sounds And Pressure Great piano licks lead off this classic rocksteady tune, which was a big seller for the Merritone/Federal stable. The flip side is entitled “Oh Tell Me Darling.” Also released on the British Blue Beat label (BB 372, 1967, credited to Buster’s All Stars).
04.Sep.2009 Hopeton Lewis – I Don’t Want Trouble (Merritone Blank 1967)
I Don’t Want Trouble “I Don’t Want Trouble” is the second Hopeton Lewis rocksteady track we’re featuring this week. This is the flipside of “Rock-A-Shacka,” released on Merritone in Jamaica and Island in the UK (WI 3068, 1967). Both sides are boom tunes, with Hopeton Lewis’ powerful voice resonating through the recordings. “I Don’t Want [...]
Hopeton Lewis – Run Down (Merritone Blank 1967)
Run Down Next up are some tunes by Hopeton Lewis, starting with “Run Down,” a ska-steady type number. The song is a bit repetitive, but totally catchy and danceable. This issue pictured above is a Merritone pre, but the recording was also released on Island in the UK (WI 3057, 1967). Both the UK and [...]
02.Sep.2009 “Bobby” Winston Francis – Venus (Wirl 1968)
Venus “Bobby” Winston Francis has the crooner sound down pat in his rendition of Venus. But don’t be put off by the fact that this tune is a cover of a pop ballad…it’s a rocksteady thriller through and through. The flip side of the Jamaican press (WIRL WL 188, 1968) is a fairly straight forward [...]
