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Rocksteady is easily THE most essential genre in the Reggae anthology. Some of my favourite Rocksteady tunes were resident on the Studio 1 record label, a label alchemic in producing sonic gold.
Through Rocksteady, I derived a love for American R&B and the vocal harmony groups of the 1950's/1960's, who the Jamaican artists emulated in their own special way.
I didn't get to experience Rhythm & Blues first hand and in fact remained quite ignorant to its' origins until my late teens when my musical repertoire finally began to expand.
I only ever knew Reggae's interpretation of R&B, but was fortunate that it opened up a portal of appreciation, eventually introducing me to guitar based music and thus leading me towards Garage Punk and projects like The Black Stripe in later years.
Reggae's greatest asset, has always been to take popular soul tunes of the moment and makes them 10 times sweeter. A winning formula that was demonstrated throughout the Rocksteady years.

I do not own the copyright to any of the songs featured, nor am i profiteering from them in anyway. This mix is for entertainment purposes only.

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PHOTOGRAPH: Delroy Wilson

1) Give Love - Barry Brown
2) Love Me Forever - Carlton and the shoes
3) I'm Just A Guy - Alton Ellis
4) Love and Devotion - Slim Smith
5) I'm In The Mood For Love - The Techniques
6) Love is all i had - Phyllis Dillon
7) You've Made Me So Very Happy - Alton Ellis
8) ‘My Conversation’ - The Uniques
9) You Don't Care (Aka You'll Want Me Back) - The Techniques
10) ‘Barbwire’ - Nora Dean
11) Pretty looks isn't all - The Heptones
12) Truly - Marcia Griffiths
13) Rocksteady - Alton Ellis & the Flames
14) Baby Love - The Sensations
15) The Loser - Derrick Harriott
16) Danger in your eyes - Judah Eskender Tafari
17) No man is an island - Dennis Brown
18) Ting A Ling - Tamlins
19) Tonight - Keith & Tex
20) Consider Me - Jennifer Lara
21) I Don't Know Why - Delroy Wilson
22) It’s You I Love - The Techniques
23) I Am Your Puppet - Jimmy London
24) Rougher Yet - Slim Smith
25) Bangerang - LESTER STERLING & STRANGER COLE
26) Undying Love - Ernest Wilson
27) Oh Mr DC - Sugar Minott
28) Forgive Them - Johnny Osbourne
29) Bobby Babylon - Freddy Mcgregor
30) 54-46 (That's My Number) - Toots & The Maytals
31) Ride Your Donkey - The Tennors