Kingston Sounds LP 57 by The Uniques Follow, Roy Shirley Follow, Glen Adams Follow, Lester Sterling Follow, Errol Dunkley Follow, George Dekker Follow, Don T Lee Follow, Webber Sisters Follow, Alva Lewis Follow

Label: Kingston Sounds Follow this label
Title: Taking Over Orange Street 1966 - 1968
Reference: Kingston Sounds LP 57
Format: 12''LP
Country: UK
Categories: Dub / ragga,
Style: Rocksteady
Weight: 0.30
Release date: 02/04/2022
Catalog entry: 02/04/2022
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Rocksteady took Over Orange Street, Jamaica around 1966, the same time that an extreme heatwave hit the Jamaican island. Some say the previous jerky Ska Rhythms proved too strenuous of an activity to partake in, during the all night Sound System sessions .So it proved a winning formula to slow the beat down to a more leisurely pace. Whatever the reasons were this two year period that ran until 1968, would see some of the power escape from the big three producers, Clement ‘Coxone’ Dodd, Prince Buster and Duke Reid, who up until this period had ruled the airwaves .It was time to make room for a new wave of up and coming producers that also had something to offer the people. Such names as Joel Gibson ( Joe Gibbs ), Sonia Pottinger, Derrick Harriott and most prolific of them all Mr Bunny Lee. These new names would unleash some fine music in what would be a short lived chapter in the ever changing and moving beat that is reggae’s history. We have compiled some of the biggest hits from the Rocksteady period, alongside some lesser known cuts we believe deserve to be re-evaluated. Rocksteady was an inspirational and somewhat over looked sound that provided us with some outstanding music. So sit back and enjoy some Rocksteady straight from the dances of Jamaica.