Compiled by reggae authority Mike Atherton, 'Youths Boogie' features 50 examples of prime early ska by artists including Owen Gray, Hortense Ellis, Laurel Aitken, Wilfred “Jackie” Edwards, Derrick Morgan, Keith & Enid and Roy & Millie. Disc one is devoted to major players on the Jamaican production scene, Duke Reid and Chris Blackwell, while disc two investigates the work of other producers vying to make their name.