Rock Steady Cool ** Vinyl

Another fine collection of Rocksteady hits. The Cool subtitle could not be more relevant to an album, as around 1966, an extreme heatwave hit the Jamaican island. This would not stop the all night dances from going ahead but the jerky Ska Rhythms proved too strenuous of an activity to partake in, so a new slower beat to suit this extreme weather had to be found and the ever resourceful music entrepreneurs came up with the slower paced beat and Rocksteady was born. Tracklisting 1 Train To Vietnam - The Rudies 2 Hey Boy - Hey Girl - Derrick and Patsy 3 Bye Bye Love - Alton Ellis 4 Young Love - The Imperials 5 On The Town - Bunny and Bunny 6 Searching - Junior Smith 7 Mini Really Fit Dem - The Soul Flames 8 La La Means I Love You - Alton Ellis 9 Blue Socks Rico 10 Cover Me - Fitz & The Coozers 11 Rhythm & Soul - Bobby Kalphat 12 Engine 59 - The Rudies 13 Music Be The Food Of Love - Derrick Morgan 14 Ready Steady Cool - Fredrick Bell 15 Warming Up The Scene - Roy Shirley* 16 Grab A Girl - Glen Adams* *CD Bonus Tracks