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Forming the bridge between ska and reggae, Rock Steady is arguably the most influential of Jamaican musics many sub-genres. Although it lasted only a couple of years, Rock Steady yielded several of the islands most immortal rhythm tracks. It is also probably the most contested of reggae formats, the innovations behind it's irresistible beat claimed by a range of practitioners. Album Tracks 1. Alton Ellis Rock Steady 2. Justin Hinds Save a Bread 3. Duke Reid & His Group Soul Style 4. Don Drummond & the Skatalites Street Corner 5. The Jamaicans Things You Say You Love 6. The Melodians You Have Caught Me 7. The Paragons Wear You to the Ball 8. The Soul Lads Funny 9. The Techniques Queen Majesty 10. Phyllis Dillon Perfidia 11. The Skatalites Alipang 12. Don Drummond and the Skatalites Eastern Standard Time 13. The Paragons On the Beach 14. Stranger & Patsy When I Call Your Name 15. The Techniques My Girl 16. Lynn Taitt Magnificent Ska 17. The Conquerors Lonely Street 18. Freddie McKay Love Is a Treasure 19. Winston Wright Tonight
