original Jamaican rock steady 1980 UK album: Various Artists CATCH THIS BEAT The Rock Steady Years 66/68 (Island Records)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
CATCH THIS BEAT
THE ROCK STEADY YEARS 1966-1968
original Island Records 1980 UK pressing

The ORIGINAL  UK vinyl is in near mint condition with no skips, no warp, no scratch, no surface noise. No handwriting anywhere. In its ORIGINAL excellent condition sleeve with no seam splits, no disc imprints. Mono. Compiled by Stephen Barrow and Rob Bell. All tracks recorded in Kingston Jamaica 1966 - 1968. Vocals by Alton Ellis, The Ethiopians, Derrick Harriott, Justin Hines, Keith & Tex, The Melodians, Roy Shirley, Slim Smith, Peter Tosh and The Bases.

other text on jacket:
CATCH THIS BEAT
THE ROCK STEADY YEARS 66/68
side 1
1. Train to Glory -The Ethiopians 1968
2. Got my bugaloo -Jackie Mittoo 1966
3. Shake It -Alton Ellis and the Flames 1967
4. The New Boss -Slim Smith 1967
5. Save a Bread -Justin Hines and the Dominoes 1967
6. I'm a Winner -Roy Shirley 1967
7. Swing Easy -Soul Vendors 1967
8. Train is coming -Ken Boothe 1967

side 2
1. Set them free -The Defenders 1967
2. Rasta Put It On -Peter Touch and the Wailers 1966
3. Napolean Solo -Lynn Taitt and the Jets 1968
4. River Jordan -The Bases 1967
5. Do I Worry -Derrick Harriott 1968
6. I Caught You -The Melodians 1967
7. Tonight -Keith & Tex 1967
8. Last Train to Expo '67 -The Melodians with Tommy McCook 1967<

Instrumentalists include:
Guitar: Harry Haughton, LynnTaitt, Hux Brown, Boris Gardiner
Bass: Jackie Johnson, Bryan Atkinson, Desmond Miles
Drums: Joe Isaacs, Esmond Jarrett, Drumbago
Organ: Jackie Mittoo, Ike Bennett, Winston Wright
Piano: Gladstone Anderson, Theophilius Beckford
Trumpet: Bobby Ellis, Sam Francis
Tenor Sax: Tommy McCook, Dennis Campbell
Alto Sax: Karl Bryan
Trombone: Hansel Smith

Catalog #: IRSP 7
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