MERRITONE ROCK STEADY 2: THIS MUSIC GOT SOUL 1966-1967 by V/A
| SKU | 93054 |
| Artist | V/A |
| Title | MERRITONE ROCK STEADY 2: THIS MUSIC GOT SOUL 1966-1967 |
| Label | DUBSTORE RECORDS |
| Catalog # | DSRLP 012 |
| Tag | |
| Release | W 43 - 2016 |
| Format | Vinyl - JPN2LP |
| € 52,50 | incl. VAT, excl. shipping |
Tracks
- Hopeton Lewis - This Music Got Soul
- Hopeton Lewis - Let Me Come On Home
- The Zodiacs - Walk On By
- Termites - We Gonna Make It
- The Dynamites - Fountain Bliss
- Hopeton Lewis - Rock A Shacka
- Hopeton Lewis - Don't Cry
- The Royals - House Upon The Hill
- The Tartans - Real Gone Sweet
- The Tartans - Rolling Rolling
- Hopeton Lewis - I Don't Want Trouble
- Lester Sterling - Lester Sterling Special
- The Dynamites - If You Did Love Me
- The Tartans - Don't Take That Train
- Lynn Taitt & The Jets - Batman
- Hopeton Lewis - Oh Tell Me Darling
- The Tartans - I'm Ready
- Henry Buckley - Take Me Back
- Roland Alphonso - Sounds Of Silence
- Lynn Taitt & The Jets - Batman
- The Federal All Stars - Merritone False Starts
Description
The birth of rock steady portrayed in a consummate collection from the vaults of Federal Records. Most of them drawn directly from Ken Khouri's master tapes this miscellany of cool rock steady includes marvellous music from the originator of the genre, the one and only Lynn Taitt, alongside an array of Jamaica's greatest singers and vocal harmony groupAmerican rhythm & blues fervour, boosted by a multitude of sound systems playing 78rpm records on increasingly larger sets, gripped Jamaica from the late forties onwards but, towards the end of the decade, the American audience began to move towards a somewhat softer sound. The driving rhythm & blues discs became increasingly hard to find and the more progressive Jamaican sound system operators, realising that they now needed to make their own music, turned to Kingston's jazz and big band musicians to record one off custom cut　discs. These were not initially intended for commercial release but designed solely for sound system play on acetate or 'dub plates' as they would later be termed. These 'specials' soon began to eclipse the popularity of American rhythm & blues and the demand for their locally produced music proved so great that the sound system operators began to release their music commercially on vinyl and became record producers. Clement　Coxsone' Dodd, Duke Reid 'The Trojan' and Prince Buster, who operated his Voice Of The People Sound System, were among the first to establish themselves in this new role and the nascent Jamaican recording industry now went into overdrive.
These two essential albums showcase a stunning selection of well known hits, and not so well known rarities, from the vast Federal catalogue. All tracks have been transferred direct from the master tapes and assembled with the invaluable assistance of Ken Khouri's son, Paul Khouri, who generously gave Dub Store unlimited access to the Federal tape vaults. The extensive liner notes feature extracts from extensive interviews with Paul Khouri whose knowledgeable recollections of working on Marcus Garvey Drive, not only as a producer but as an engineer and musician, are illuminating and educational. Both sets present an insight into the birth and growth of Federal Records and the Jamaican recording industry and are essential to an understanding of the real roots of reggae music.
