Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Rock Steady - Alton Ellis
2. Beautiful & Dangerous - Desmond Dekker
3. On the Beach - The Paragons
4. Little Nut Tree - The Melodians
5. Teardrops Falling - The Versatiles
6. Loser - Derrick Harriott
7. Shocking Love - The Federals
8. Just Tell Me - The Maytals
9. Here I Stand - Justin Hinds & Dominoes
10. Come on Now - The Ethiopians
11. Somebody's Baby - Pat Kelly
12. Illya Kuryakin - Ike Bennett
13. You You - Natives in Black
14. It's Hard to Confess - The Gaylads
15. Do I Worry? - Derrick Harriott
16. Conquering Ruler - Derrick Morgan
17. My Conversation - The Uniques

Disc 2:

1. Island in the Sun - The Paragons
2. To Sir with Love - Lyn Taitt
3. You're Gonna Need Me - Errol Dunkley
4. Don't Touch Me Tomato - Phyllis Dillon
5. Dreader Than Dread - Honey Boy Martin
6. Mother's Young Gal - Desmond Dekker & the Aces
7. Swing and Dine - The Melodians
8. Walk the Streets - Derrick Harriott
9. Riding High on a Windy Day - The Paragons
10. ABC Rocksteady - The Gaylads
11. All My Tears - Alton Ellis
12. Super Special - Lester Sterling
13. Young Wings Can Fly - Johnny & the Attractions
14. Trust the Book - The Versatiles
15. Can't You See - Ken Boothe
16. Borne to Love You - Derrick Harriott
17. Wear You to the Ball - The Paragons

Disc 3:

1. Rudies All Around - Joe White
2. People Rocksteady - The Uniques
3. Once upon a Time - Delroy Wilson
4. Ba Ba Boom - The Jamaicans
5. Live It Up - Natives in Black
6. Upsetter - Lee "Scratch" Perry
7. Solomon - Derrick Harriott
8. Engine 54 - The Ethiopians
9. I Want to Go Home - Derrick Morgan
10. I'll Get Along Without You - The Melodians
11. Save a Bread - Justin Hinds & Dominoes
12. Silent River (Runs Deep) - The Gaylads
13. Time Has Come - The Versatiles
14. Bongo Gal - Desmond Dekker & the Aces
15. Shadow of Your Smile - Tommy McCook
16. Over the Rainbow's End - The Gaylads

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #290797 in Music
• Released on: 1999-05-11
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Box set, Import

Album Description
50 great reggae tracks from the vaults of Trojan Records. Includes cuts by Desmond Dekker, Lee Perry, The Ethiopians, The Maytals, Phyllis Brown & The Rulers. Each CD comes in aseparate slipcase sleeve & together they come packaged in a full color brilliant box. 1998 release.

Customer Reviews

if not disgruntled, far from gruntled.
brilliant songs, great sequencing, can't beat the price. BUT BEWARE. when i ordered this new "remaster", i received the original 1998 release instead. the sound is flat and muddy, the mixes uneven. these priceless tracks cry out for remastering.

Budget set - great music, cheapo presentation
You really can't argue too much with the price on this set, especially if you pick it up used. Buyers should be aware that in this case, "box set" just means a box is involved. There is no extensively-researched and lovingly written booklet, or even the inclusion of discographical details. You just get the dics in cardboard sleeves with artist, song title, and publishing info--nothing more. And the 50 songs on the Rocksteady set would fit onto two discs no problem, but are for reasons of "box set-ness" spread out over three discs. Not much of a reason to hang onto the thing, once the tracks are loaded on one's iPod.

Now, none of this has anything to do with the quality of the grooves, which is high. Enjoy

Not bad, but not great.
I'm a fan of Rocksteady but this collection did not live up to expectations. I am a proud and pleased owner of some other very fine Trojan Box Sets, namely "Club Reggae" and "Tighten Up" both of which I would recommend over the "Rocksteady" set. Don't get me wrong, there are some great artists on the roster, but the song selections seem plodding and tired. (some people like their Reggae along those lines.) Besides, the "Rocksteady" set is one of the few Trojan Box packages that you can actually listen to snippets of here on Amazon so you're more able to decide for yourself. This is certainly not a bad collection, but if you're planning on acquiring more of the Trojan Box Sets leave "Rocksteady" for later.