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Studio One Rocksteady 2: The Soul Of Young Jamaica - Rocksteady, Soul And Early Reggae At Studio One
Soul Jazz Records' new journey into the mighty vaults of Clement Dodd's Studio One steps once more into the fertile musical environment of Jamaican music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, from the sweet harmony vocals of seminal 1960s Rocksteady right up to the nascent birth of Reggae and Roots music at the start of the 1970s. Sleevenotes to this album are by Steve Barrow, author of 'Rough Guide to Reggae' as well as Soul Jazz Records' own 'Reggae Soundsystem Cover Art' books. While Ska at the start of the 1960s had taken American Rhythm and Blues as its main influence, Rocksteady focused on the emergence of American Soul music - with Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, John Holt and The Paragons, Carlton and The Shoes showing a particular fascination with the close harmonies of Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions and other US Soul acts. Here The Heptones even feature with a cover of Bob Dylan's I Shall Be Released. The influence of Soul music on Jamaican Rocksteady and Reggae is almost palpable, so much so that one wonders how much more successful singers like Delroy Wilson, Alton Ellis, Slim Smith and John Holt would have been had they been born in Chicago, Detroit or Memphis. Artists such as Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson and Owen Gray defined the era - a slowed down beat as Jamaican political and social heat slowly increased when the 1960s progressed into the start of the 1970s - and the music evolved further from Rocksteady into Roots Reggae.
Tracklist
1. Sitting in the Park by Hortense Ellis
2. Rub Up Push Up by The Termites
3. Never Let Go by Carlton & the Shoes
4. I'm Still In Love With You by Alton Ellis
5. Give Me a Little Sign by Owen Gray
6. Big Mistake by The Bassies
7. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do by Alton & Hortense Ellis
8. Born To Love by Slim Smith
9. Bad Treatment by Cannon & The Soul Vendors
10. Strange Things by John Holt
11. Giddy Up by The Actions
12. It Makes Me Feel by Larry Marshall
13. Change Your Style by The Paragons
14. Trying Times by Jerry Jones
15. I Shall Be Released by The Heptones
16. The Soul Beat by The Gaylads
17. Run Run by Delroy Wilson
18. Puppy Love by The Soul Two
19. Riding For a Fall by Delroy Wilson
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