Explosive Rock Steady

First released by Trojan Records in 1968, Explosive Rock Steady was the first long-player to showcase the work of a budding record producer who would later become one of the most popular and influential figures on the Jamaican music scene: Joel Augustus Gibson a.k.a. Joe Gibbs.

Unavailable on CD since 1997, the much sought-after album is here augmented by an incredible 46 bonus tracks from the rock steady era, including numerous Jamaican hits and long-lost rarities, with 7 tracks new to CD.

Featured artists on this double disc set include some of the most talented Jamaican performers from the late Sixties, with the superior quality of the recordings demonstrating the high standards of work for which Gibbs would soon become renowned.

Track Listing:

DISC ONE: VARIOUS ‘EXPLOSIVE ROCK STEADY’

1. "I’M MOVING ON" – Keith Blake
2. "MISS TOURIST" – Errol Dunkley & The Pioneers
3. "JUST LIKE A RIVER" – Stranger & Gladdy
4. "UNCLE SAM’S COUNTRY" – Dennis Walks
5. "LONG SHOT" – The Pioneers
6. "TRAIN TO SOULSVILLE" – Cool Sticky
7. "LOVE LOVE EVERYDAY" – Errol Dunkley & The Pioneers
8. "HOLD THEM AKA FEEL GOOD" – Roy Shirley
9. "COME BROTHERS" – Hugh Malcolm
10. "GIVE ME A LITTLE LOVING" – The Pioneers
11. "PUSH IT IN" – The Versatiles
12. "LOVE BROTHER, LOVE SISTER" – Errol Dunkley

BONUS TRACKS

1. "SLEEPY LUDY" – Lyn Taitt & The Jets
2. "THAT’S THE WAY YOU LIKE IT" – The Overtakers
3. "SEEING IS KNOWING" – Stranger & Gladdy
4. ...

DISC TWO:

1. "PLEASE STOP YOUR LYING" – Errol Dunkley
2. "THE BIG TAKEOVER" – The Overtakers
3. ...

* Previously unavailable on CD