{"product_id":"rock-steady-with-dandy","title":"Rock Steady With Dandy","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistoric album previously unavailable on any format for 56 years. Most tracks unavailable since the rock steady era. Includes original versions of '\u003cem\u003eRudy, A Message To You\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eLet’s Do Rock Steady\u003c\/em\u003e'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1967, the Jamaican music industry in the UK was flourishing, its success primarily due to the efforts of a number of talented British-based singers, songwriters, and producers, chief among them being the young multi-talented music maker Robert Thompson AKA Dandy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving first achieved notable success in 1964, partnering Tito Simon on a series of ska singles as Sugar \u0026amp; Dandy, Thompson subsequently made his mark as a solo performer, cutting singles for Emil Shalit’s Melodisc Records before commencing a hugely productive relationship with Rita \u0026amp; Benny King’s R\u0026amp;B Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf his earliest work for the Kings were two of the most enduring rock steady tracks of the era, '\u003cem\u003eRudy, A Message To You\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eLet’s Do Rock Steady\u003c\/em\u003e' – later covered by Two-Tone hitmakers, The Specials and The Bodysnatchers, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThompson’s popularity on the UK Jamaican music scene resulted in the release of his popular debut album '\u003cem\u003eRock Steady With Dandy\u003c\/em\u003e', which saw issue on the R\u0026amp;B subsidiary, Giant in 1967. Now, well over half a decade later, the collection is finally made available again, with its dozen tracks bolstered by a further 33 recordings, with this 2CD set representing the very best of Dandy’s rock steady output for R\u0026amp;B, recorded prior to his move to Trojan Records in the summer of 68.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doctor Bird","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50530387853643,"sku":"2052830","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Orange","offer_id":53550418952523,"sku":"R4238-9978","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/DANDY-ROCK_STEADY_WITH_DANDY-pack1_48cea40e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728077969","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/rock-steady-with-dandy","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}