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From 1966 to 1968 for most of them. Some call those 2 years "golden age of Jamaican music" and i agree with them although ska and roots era gave us plenty of serious tunes.

Incredible.
I do have a massively soft spot for those 2 years!

"The Loser" is also essential

A excellent compilation that i only have on mp3 and not really well encoded (i'm looking for info about this one, found nothing on the net) is "Exclusive Rock Steady vol.1" with a rocksteady version of Burial by Tosh and other pure rocksteady stuffs.

How about;

Slaving (Every Day) - Lloyd Parks
Black Man Time - I Roy
Slaving Version - Lloyd Parks
Honesty - Big Youth
No More Slavery - Glen Brown

15 mins 42 secs!

That has everything in it!

Who La La - Glen Brown (not excellent but i like this one 'cause i'm french and the lyrics sounds quite funny to me)

Actually, the "exclusive rock steady" comp' i was talking about in the previous post does not exist, it seems to be a home made comp' and there's 8 volumes, i get them and i come back for more sweet rocksteady.

@6anbatte
Excellent but i think it's not rocksteady, it's reggae and deejays cutting over reggae tunes

Hi ton1

I think they are that point where Rocksteady is turning into Reggae.

wow
those song are from 1972/73.6anbatte.

When rock steady turn ina reggae ina 68
Early reggae tunes are Nanny goat Larry Marshall,
No more heartach Beltones,Nigt doctor Lee Perry,
Freedom street Ken Booth etc etc.

Lion

Always happy to stand corrected. I must admit it sounded earlier to me, but you are right.

***Rock Steady*** or **Rocksteady**

*The term was used by some Rootsmen too! All the following available at one time on LP format*

http://www.roots-archives.com/search/?q ... &mode=song

(People Get Ready) Let's Do Rocksteady [Dandy & The Superboys]

A-B-C Rock Steady [The Gaylads]

Do The Rock Steady [The Termites]

Get Ready Rock Steady [The Soul Agents]

Get Ready Rock Steady [Justin Hinds]

Get Ready, Rock Steady (New Style) [Alton Ellis]

Hornpipe Rocksteady [Leslie Butler With Lynn Taitt & The Jets]

Rock Steady [Phyllis Dillon]

Let's Do Rock Steady [The Divine Light]

Mojo Rock Steady [Prince Francis]

Mojo Rock Steady [The Sound Dimension]

People Rock Steady [The Uniques]

Reggae Rock Steady [Hugh Griffiths]

Rock Steady [Alton Ellis - Soul Groover]

Rock Steady [Phyllis Dillon]

Rock Steady [The Marvels]

Rock Steady [Byron Lee]

Rock Steady [The Jets]

Rock Steady [Jah Bunny]

Rock Steady Cool [Frederick Bell]

Rock Steady Dub [The Aggrovators]

Rock Steady Rocker [The Ethnic Fight Band]

Rock Steady Train [Evan & Jerry]

Rock Steady Wedding [Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Vendors]

Rocking Steady [The Wailers]

Rocking Steady (Original) [The Wailers]

Rocksteady [The Fugitives]

Rocksteady Party [Leroy Sibbles]

Rocksteady Party [Glenn Miller]

Rocksteady Time [The Progressions]

Ska-Bluebeat-Rocksteady [Brimstone]

Sly And Robbie Rock Steady Dub [Sly & Robbie]

Steady Rock [Jackie Mittoo]

The Rock Steady [Noel Bunny Brown & The Wildcats]

This Is Rock Steady [Ken Boothe]

Tommy's Rocksteady [Tommy McCook]