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For starters I'd recommend anything by the Queen Of Rock Steady, Phyllis Dillon. Any of her recordings for Duke Reid's Treasure Isle work wonders for me. Pure magic!

Great start - Phyllis Dillon - especially Don't Stay Away and Perfidia on Treasure Isle, tough to think of a better female rock steady singer.

I'll throw in two male vocal groups into the mix The Techniques - so many wonderful tracks on treasure Isle by these guys - and The Melodians

To pick one track by each of these is tough, but I think I would go with Travelling Man by The Techniques (I also love the Wackies version on Junior Delahaye's 'Reggae' album) and You Don't Need Me by The Melodians.

Alton Ellis probably stands out as the most obvious name to put forward for a solo male vocalist (although he has done many fine duets).

MightyZ

If you are reading this then you would love 'The Duke Reid Golden Hour' - one of my shows on www.live365.com/stations/leggorocker

Maybe but the best rocksteady in the world is to find on Treasure Isle but by Paragons, Alton Ellis and the Techniques. They are by far the best in rocksteady.

Reading Jackson's tip, it rememberd me of a collection by Trojan label,
called The Birth of Trojan - Duke Reid Rocksteady (1967), cd 2002.
About 6 of the 22 fine tracks is joined by Phyllis Dillon.
The album sounds a crossover in soul and rocksteady
(it's not on the list yet, moderators at RootsArchive )
What also turned out to be a school in rocksteady-essentials,
is Scratch Radio at http://www.azevedo.ca/scratch/now_today.dll
Greetings (tu)

Showcase Time;
Loving Pauper Dobby Dobson
De Pauper A Dub Supersonics
True True True Ken Parker
Dub So True Supersonics
Ali Baba John Holt
Arabian Dub Supersonics
Queen Majesty The Techniques
Balistic Queen Supersonics
Baba Boom Time The Jamaicans
Twilight Zone Supersonics
Willow Tree Alton Ellis
Willow Tree Dub Supersonics
Cry Tough Alton Ellis
Toughest Supersonics
I'm In the Mood The Techniques
Moody Dub Supersonics
It's You I Love The Techniques
You I'll Dub Supersonics
I Wish It Would Rain The Techniques
Reigning Dub Supersonics
Love Is Not a Gamble The Techniques
Gemini Rock Supersonics

Treasure Isle Showtime
Version Galore - U Roy. On trojan coz then you also get the original version

Ditto with the recent "Gussie Presenting I-Roy" - http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2470

Irie 6anbatte,
What a selection AND with dubs. Very tasty!

Two LP's from Coxsone everyone should hold -
The Heptones On Top - The Heptones (Studio 1)
Love Me Forever - Carlton & The Shoes (Studio 1) - the one without the overdubs.

Just one song : "Little things" by Hemsley Morris

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

Number one in my very personal chart since i first listened to it about 4 or 5 years ago (among all ska, rocksteady and roots i know).

A part from this and no particular order :
* By Phyllis Dillon on a duet with Hopeton Lewis, i'm thinking about "On the right track".
* "When will be the end" by Leonard Dillon, recorded very lately (79 or 80) at Studio One on but absolutely essential.
* "Riding high" by The Paragons
* "Why birds follow spring" and "Cry tough" by Alton Ellis
* "Reach out" by Derrick Harriott
* "Can't you see" & "When i fall in love" by Ken Boothe
* "The best things in life", "Tripe Girl", "I am lonely" & "I've got a feeling" by Heptones

Hey Jackson

Good call on those two. Excellent stuff. I'd also add in The Cables - "What Kind Of World"!