Explosive Rock SteadyExpanded Edition

• – DISC 1: I’M MOVING ON – Keith Blake
• – MISS TOURIST – Errol Dunkley & The Pioneers
• – JUST LIKE A RIVER – Stranger & Gladdy
• – UNCLE SAM’S COUNTRY – Dennis Walks
• – LONG SHOT – The Pioneers
• – TRAIN TO SOULSVILLE – Cool Sticky
• – LOVE LOVE EVERYDAY – Errol Dunkley & The Pioneers
• – HOLD THEM AKA FEEL GOOD – Roy Shirley
• – COME BROTHERS – Hugh Malcolm
• – GIVE ME A LITTLE LOVING – The Pioneers

• 1. DISC 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
• 13. Bonus Tracks: SLEEPY LUDY – Lyn Taitt & The Jets
• 14. THAT’S THE WAY YOU LIKE IT – The Overtakers
• 15. SEEING IS KNOWING – Stranger & Gladdy
• 16. YOU’RE GONNA NEED ME – Errol Dunkley
• 17. FEEL SO FINE – Tommy McCook & His Band
• 18. BE GOOD – Roy Shirley
• 19. MUSICALLY – Keith Blake
• 20. JUST CAN’T WIN – The Versatiles
• 21. FAT GIRL IN RED – The Mellotones
• 22. SOMEDAY SOMEWAY – The Leaders *
• 23. MUSIC IS THE KEY – Roy Shirley
• 24. GIRL YOU RUFF – The Overtakers
• 25. I’M GOING HOME – Errol Dunkley
• 26. TIT FOR TAT – Neville Hinds
• 27. I AM THE UPSETTER – Lee ‘King’ Perry
• 28. THE SCORCHER – Errol Dunkley
• 29. GREAT GREAT IN ’68 – Lord Salmons *
• 30. DISC TWO: PLEASE STOP YOUR LYING – Errol Dunkley
• 31. THE BIG TAKEOVER – The Overtakers
• 32. HOPE SOMEDAY – The Leaders *
• 33. TRUST THE BOOK – The Versatiles
• 34. DANCE THE AUNA – Roy Shirley
• 35. HAVING A PARTY – Dennis Walks
• 36. NOW I’M ALL ALONE – Victor Morris & Girlie *
• 37. SEEK AND YOU’LL FIND – Errol Dunkley
• 38. THANKYOU BABY – Lee ‘King’ Perry
• 39. DAY BY DAY – The Groovers
• 40. SOMETIMES I SIT DOWN AND CRY – The Leaders *
• 41. I WANT TO GO HOME – Derrick Morgan
• 42. I’M NOT YOUR MAN – Errol Dunkley
• 43. MEET ME AT EIGHT – The Creations *
• 44. THE WORLD NEEDS LOVE – Roy Shirley
• 45. SOULFUL MOOD – Vin Gordon
• 46. WOO OH OH – Keith Blake
• 47. DO RIGHT TONIGHT – Errol Dunkley
• 48. I SPY – Lyn Tait & The Jets
• 49. KIMBLE – Lee ‘King’ Perry
• 50. FALL AND RISE – Victor Morris *
• 51. CINDERELLA – Eric ‘Monty’ Morris
• 52. SEARCHING – The Creations *
• 53. THE TIME HAS COME – The Versatiles
• 54. MY FRIENDS – The Dynamics
• 55. DEE’S SPECIAL – Lyn Taitt & The Jets
• 56. THE RETURN OF EZEKIEL – The Jupitors
• 57. HOLD THEM (ALT. TAKE) – Roy Shirley
• 58. UPSETTER VERSION – Lyn Taitt & The Jets

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 in time would 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, their number including numerous Jamaican hits, alongside many long-lost rarities, including 7 tracks new to CD.

Featured artists on this double disc set include some of the most talented Jamaican performers to make their mark during the tail end of the Sixties, with the superior quality of the recordings demonstrating the high standards of work for which Gibbs would soon become renowned.

* Previously unavailable on CD