{"product_id":"soul-jazz-records-presents-studio-one-rocksteady-2","title":"Soul Jazz Records Presents- Studio One Rocksteady 2 { VINYL LP }","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoul Jazz Records' new journey into the mighty vaults of Clement Dodd's Studio One steps once more into the fertile musical environment of Jamaican music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, from the sweet harmony vocals of seminal 1960s Rocksteady right up to the nascent birth of Reggae and Roots music at the start of the 1970s. - While Ska at the start of the 1960s had taken American rhythm and blues as it's main influence, Rocksteady focused on the emergence of American Soul music - with Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, John Holt \u0026amp; The Paragons, Carlton \u0026amp; The Shoes showing a particular fascination with the close harmonies of Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions and other US soul acts. Here The Heptones even feature with a cover of Bob Dylan's 'I Shall Be Released'. - The influence of Soul music on Jamaican rock steady and reggae is almost palpable, so much so that one wonders how much more successful singers like Delroy Wilson, Alton Ellis, Slim Smith and John Holt would have been had they been born in Chicago, Detroit or Memphis. Artists such as Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson and Owen Gray defined the era - a slowed down beat as Jamaican political and social heat slowly increased as the 1960s progressed into the start of the 1970s - and the music evolved further from rock steady into roots reggae.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHortense Ellis - Sitting in the Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Termites - Rub Up Push Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Carlton and the Shoes - Never Let Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Alton Ellis - I'm Still in Love with You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Owen Gray - Give Me a Little Sign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Bassies - Big Mistake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hortense and Alton Ellis - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Slim Smith - Born to Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cannon and the Soul Vendors - Bad Treatment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e John Holt - Strange Things\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Actions - Giddy Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Larry Marshall - It Makes Me Feel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Paragons - Change Your Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jerry Jones - Trying Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Heptones - I Shall Be Released\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Gaylads - the Soul Beat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Delroy Wilson - Run Run\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Soul Two - Puppy Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Delroy Wilson - Riding for a Fall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43400855814234,"sku":"5026328003672","price":13.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/6107\/2986\/files\/3521024.jpg?v=1779347919","url":"https:\/\/qbrxip-ki.myshopify.com\/products\/soul-jazz-records-presents-studio-one-rocksteady-2","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}