More Info 2CD Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the creation of Rocksteady, 17 North Parade presents First Class Rocksteady; a comprehensive 40-track collection of the pivotal selections from that genre that preceded reggae in Jamaica. The sound was a mid-step between ska, which was the leading island sound, and reggae; a sound that slows the tempo but keeps the guitar accent on the upbeat. The collection captures the early work from some of the genre's defining artists including Lee “Scratch” Perry, The Techniques (featuring Slim Smith), Desmond Dekker, Johnny Nash and many others. Tracklist Disc: 11 Take It Easy - Hopeton Lewis2 Hold Them - Roy Shirley3 I Am Lonely - Heptones4 Dance All Night - The Tartans5 Rock Steady - Alton Ellis6 Ba Ba Boom - The Jamaicans7 Pata Pata Rocksteady - Patsy & The Count Ossie Band8 Last Train To Expo 67 - The Melodians9 I'm A Loving Pauper - Dobby Dobson10 Please Stop Your Lying - Errol Dunkley11 Return Home - Alva Lewis12 Just Like A River - Stranger Cole & Gladdy13 El Casino Royale - Lynn Tait & The Jets14 Dreader Than Dread - Honey Boy Martin15 The Return Of Ezekial - The Jupiters16 Live And Love - Carlton Manning17 Last Train To Ecstasy - The Melodians18 You're Gona Need Me - Errol Dunkley19 Born To Love You - The Sensations20 Sounds And Pressure - Hopeton LewisDisc: 21 You Don't Care - The Techniques2 Little Boy Blue - Pat Kelly3 Left With A Broken Heart - The Paragons4 ABC Rocksteady - The Gaylads5 The Beatitude - The Uniques6 Revelation - Alva Lewis7 A Change is Gonna Come - Ken Parker8 The Russians Are Coming - Val Bennett9 The Great Musical Battle - Derrick Morgan10 The Big Take Over - The Overtakers11 I Am The Upsetter - Lee Perry12 Musically - Keith Blake13 Lonely Heartaches - The Claendonians14 Napoleon Solo - Lynn Tait & The Jets15 Intensified - Desmond Dekker16 Got To Get Away - The Paragons17 Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash18 Long Time Me No See You Girl - The Sensations19 Seeing Is Knowing - Stranger Cole & Gladdy20 Darling Jeboza Macoo - Stranger Cole
