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.

Tracklist:

007 (Shanty Town) - By Desmond Dekker
Return of Django - By the Upsetters
Rock Steady - By Alton Ellis ; the Flames
54-46 That's My Number - By the Maytals
Walk the Streets (You Might As Well Forget Him) - By Derrick Harriott
The Russians Are Coming (Take Five) - By Val Bennett
I Will Get Along Without You - By the Melodians
Hold Them - By Roy Shirley
Engine 54 - By the Ethiopians 1
Only a Smile - By the Paragons 1
Intensified '68 - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces 1
It's Hard to Confess - By the Gaylads 1
Things You Say You Love - By the Jamaicans 1
Stop That Train - By Keith Rowe ; Texas Dixon 1
Once Upon a Time - By Delroy Wilson 1
Don't Stay Away - By Phyllis Dillon 1
Long Story - By Rudy Mills 1
Do It Right (With Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics) - By the Three Tops 1
Long Shot Bus Me Bet - By the Pioneers 2
The Whip - By the Ethiopians 2
Queen Majesty - By the Techniques 2
Let Me Go Girl - By the Uniques 2
On the Beach - By the Paragons 2
Fu Man Chu - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces 2
Rudy, a Message to You - By Dandy 2
The Tide Is High - By the Paragons, Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics 2
It Mek - By Desmond Dekker 2
Train to Skaville - By the Ethiopians 2
You Have Caught Me - By the Melodians 3
Bim Today (Bam Tomorrow) - By the Maytals 3
Down By the Train Line - By Stranger Cole ; Patsy Todd 3
My Willow Tree - By Alton Ellis 3
Over the Rainbow's End - By the Gaylads 3
I Am the Upsetter - By Lee "Scratch" Perry 3
You Don't Care (A.K.A. You'll Want Me Back) - By the Techniques 3
Mother's Young Gal - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces 3
The Loser - By Derrick Harriott 3
Happy Go Lucky Girl - By the Paragons 3
Ride Your Donkey - By the Tennors 4
My Conversation - By the Uniques 4
Girl I've Got a Date - By Alton Ellis ; the Flames 4
Lady with the Starlight - By Ken Boothe 4
Winey Winey - By the Kingstonians 4
Perfidia - By Phyllis Dillon 4
Just Like a River - By Stranger Cole ; Gladdy Anderson 4
Penny for Your Song - By the Federals 4
You Don't Need Me - By the Melodians 4
Unity - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces 4
Ba Ba Boom - By the Jamaicans 5
Let's Do Rock Steady - By Dandy

UPC: 4050538376708
Label: Trojan Records
Release Date: 5.18.18
Format: CD

This Is Trojan Rock Steady / Various - This Is Trojan Rock Steady (CD)