Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Between the summers of 1966 and '68, the sound of rock steady dominated Jamaica's musical landscape, and throughout this time few producers proved more successful or influential than the island's premiere female music maker, Sonia Pottinger. In recognition of her achievements, Trojan Records gathered a number of her best-known tracks in the style on Put On Your Best Dress, a popular long player released by the company on it's Attack subsidiary in 1990. Now, almost 30 years later, the LP has been expanded to include the very best of Ms. Pottinger's output from the early rock steady period, thus creating a superb stand-alone collection of high quality Jamaican sounds. Including a multitude of Jamaican hits plus over a dozen tracks new to CD, this superb compilation has been stunningly repackaged with brand new stylish artwork, ensuring it now looks as good as it sounds.
S**5
For fans of 60's Jamaican harmony groups
If one is a fan of ska/rocksteady Jamaican vocal groups such as Toots and the Maytals, The Ethiopians, Pioneers, etc., you'll likely fall in love with this collection as I did. I have a pretty extensive knowledge of reggae, and a lot of this stuff was new to me; even better, a lot of these little-know gems are totally classic - great songs and performances. A lot of it is on the "earthier" side of 60's Jamaican music, even combining some Nyahbinghi drumming with a more commercial sound on some tracks, with some glorious rough edges left in. It's a lot of music (54 tracks) and the quality is amazingly high for so much music that manages to avoid obvious choices. Doctor Bird did a really superb job with this one!
P**N
Essential rare rocksteady and ska
As a fan of Jamaican ska and rocksteady for several decades now, I thought I had heard just about everything the island produced. Then Doctor Bird released this new, 2-disc compilation of tunes produced by Sonia Pottinger and I learned there were many additional artists and tracks waiting to be discovered. All of this material is first-rate and worth adding to your collection if you're into late 60's Jamaican music just as it was evolving into reggae.
S**S
Great album
Great album
J**O
Classic Ska
Good collection of great music, some rarely heard.
O**R
superbe album
quel album ! pleins de super bons titres
E**4
1966-67年ロックステディのレア音源を贅沢に収録
ジャマイカ・ロックステディ黄金期の1966-67年レア音源を多数収録。2枚組50曲以上も原盤ですと高額で入手困難な音源たっぷり収録の贅沢っぷりです。分厚いホーンセクションで演奏される60年代中期ロックステディを楽しめます。通好みなHazel & the Jolly Boysなどアーティスト目白押し。ジャマイカスカ＆ロックステディ好きは抑えておくべき一枚です。
C**R
Fantastic
Plenty of ‘new’ oldies to appreciate if you’re a long term lover.Fine selections, some real wonders in here.Many thanks to Doctor Bird & co for another great glimpse into yesteryear.
C**N
nice memories
love the the cd and prompt delivery thank you
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