Merritone Rock Steady 1 Shanty Town Curfew 1966-1967

• Roland Alphonso – Sai Pan
• The Renegades – You've Lost The Love
• The Ethiopians – You Got To Be Clean
• Henry Buckley – Beware Of All Those Rude Boys
• The Tartans – What You Gonna Do Now
• Roland Alphonso – Stranger For Durango

• 1. Roland Alphonso – Sai Pan
• 2. The Renegades – You've Lost The Love
• 3. The Ethiopians – You Got To Be Clean
• 4. Henry Buckley – Beware Of All Those Rude Boys
• 5. The Tartans – What You Gonna Do Now
• 6. Roland Alphonso – Stranger For Durango
• 7. The Renegades – Knocking On My Door
• 8. Soul Brothers – Shanty Town Curfew
• 9. Oswald Sewell – Where Can He Go
• 10. Henry Buckley – If I Am Right
• 11. Roland Alphonso – How Soon
• 12. Pulus – Sow To Reap
• 13. The Renegades – Big And Fine
• 14. Black Brothers – Born To Rule
• 15. Laxton Ford – Finders Keepers
• 16. Hopeton Lewis – Run Down
• 17. Oswald Sewell – Oh My Love
• 18. Hopeton Lewis – Pick Yourself Up
• 19. The Tartans – Dance All Night
• 20. The Tartans – What Can I Do
• 21. The Federal All Stars – Merritone False Starts 1

Ken Khouri's Federal Records gave Jamaica its musical identity
The Federal Record Manufacturing facility was the first pressing plant in Jamaica... their studio gave birth to mento, ska, rock steady and reggae of the highest calibre. This album features an astonishing selection of well known classics and rarities which majority of them transferred straight from their master tape. Featuring Hopeton Lewis, Roland Alphonso, The Ethiopians, The Tartans, and many more.