Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Woman a Come - The Skatalites
2. Starry Night - Tommy McCook
3. Corner Stone - Don Drummond
4. Penny Reel - Eric "Monty" Morris
5. Strolling In - Tommy McCook, The Skatalites
6. Save a Bread - Justin Hinds
7. Twilight Zone - Baba Brooks
8. Housewife's Choice
9. Street Corner - Don Drummond
10. Rukumbine - Shenley Duffus
11. Rude Boy - Duke Reid's Group
12. Eastern Standard Time - Don Drummond, The Skatalites
13. Flying Home - Tommy McCook
14. Willow Tree - Alton Ellis
15. Soul Style - Duke Reid's Group
16. Kansas City - Joya Landis
17. John James - The Maytals
18. Cry Tough - Alton Ellis

Disc 2:

1. It's Raining - The Three Tops
2. Those Guys - The Sensations
3. Perfidia - Phyllis Dillon
4. Rock Steady - Alton Ellis
5. Love Up Kiss Up - The Termites
6. Don't Touch Me Tomato - Phyllis Dillon
7. Baby I Love You - Alton Ellis
8. Rocky Steady - Phyllis Dillon
9. Conditions Bad a Yard - The Ethiopians
10. Remember That Sunday - Alton Ellis
11. Dedicated to You - The Jamaicans
12. You Don't Care - The Techniques
13. Chatty Chatty People - Alton Ellis
14. How I Wish It Would Rain - The Techniques
15. I Can't Stand It - Alton Ellis
16. Travelling Man - The Techniques
17. Do It Right - The Three Tops
18. You Don't Need Me - The Melodians

Disc 3:

1. Tide Is High - The Paragons
2. Hey Girl - The Melodians
3. Mercy Mercy - The Paragons
4. Queen Majesty - The Techniques
5. Don't Stay Away - Phyllis Dillon
6. My Best Girl - The Paragons
7. I Fell in Love - The Conquerors
8. Drink Wine - The Techniques
9. Only a Smile - The Paragons
10. True True True - Kenny Parker, Ken Parker
11. Maybe Someday - The Paragons
12. Love Is a Treasure - Freddie McKay
13. On the Beach - The Paragons
14. My Girl - The Techniques
15. Heartaches - Vic Taylor
16. Wear You to the Ball - The Paragons
17. Rock Away (You Don't Need Me)
18. Midnight Hour - U-Roy

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #415240 in Music
• Released on: 2001-09-11
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set

Album Description
UK release compiled from the vaults of Duke Reid's legendary 'Treasure Isle' label, responsible for some of the most sublime music ever to emerge from Jamaica. The 54 tracks range from the ground-breaking jazz sounds of Don Drummond & the Skatalites to rock steady classics from the likes Alton Ellis & the label's outstanding harmony groups, exemplified by The Paragons & The Techniques. Three sleeves housed in a deluxe box. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews

Gems From Treasure Isle
Three discs. 58,47,49 min. each approximately. Sound is remastered. With all the box sets put out by Trojan,its nice to see something by one of the all-time great producers,Duke Reid. From the beginning of his Treasure Isle label to his massive Trojan sound system,these 54 tracks tell a convincing story of the roots of ska and rocksteady. Many of these titles will be familiar to anyone who has listened to reggae music for a while. Like a lot of reggae music,American soul and r&b had a real influence on Jamaican music. The producers and musicians would listen to American music and put their stamp on it. This music was recorded in the mid to late sixties,a prime time for both ska and the slower rocksteady. A look at the titles included will tell you all you need to know. Both familiar and relatively unknown songs sit side by side. This is the kind of set that doesn't hit you in the face on first listen. Rather it sneaks up on you. As I said,this isn't as well known as other sets and thats to bad,because there is plenty of good music in this collection. Music that "Duke" Reid produced with an iron hand-actually with a pistol in his belt. For people who like a smoother soul-r&b sound to their reggae.