VARIOUS 8211 Do The Rock Steady 1966-1968 (Repress) 8211 LP 8211 Green Vinyl

LP – Limited Edition Green Vinyl Repress. the greatest man that came to Jamaica and changed the whole beat from ska to rock steady was Lyn Taitt. He was from Trinidad but Byron Lee did bring him come to Jamaica as an organist but he started playing guitar and the rest is history! We should call him rock steady its Lyn Taitt as he was the man! He played lead guitar and ska at the same time Bunny Lee As the frantic, frenetic pace of ska finally let up in 1966 the cool, cool sound of rock steady came to the fore. This languid, soulful music was the complete musicalantithesis of its more famous antecedent and the gentle guitar of Lyn Taitt would forever define the sound of rock steady. Trinidadian Nerlyn Lyn Taitt had been given a contract by Byron Lee to travel to Jamaica to play at the Independence celebrations in 1962 but fell in love with Jamaicaand decided to stay joining The Sheiks and then The Cavaliers before forming Lyn Taitt & The Comets. Lyn also recorded as a guest guitarist with The Skatalites before Lyn Taitt & The Jets came together in 1966. The rock steady beat was slower, more measured and the emphasis was placed on the bass. It no longer gave equal emphasis to every beat but, instead, played arepeated pattern that syncopated the rhythm. The rhythmic focus shifted to the core of the music to the bass and the drums where it has remained ever since. For that tempo the tempo is very slow with the bass and guitar line playing the same thing. You used to use two guitars. Hux Brown and myself or another guitarist andmyself. And it was very slow but with a definite bass line going straight through the song Lyn Taitt Lyn Taitt & The Jets were soon in such great demand that they would often play up to five sessions a day for as many different producers but they were not the only rocksteady band. When the Skatalites had broken up in 1965 Jackie Mittoo formed Studio Ones house band The Soul Brothers (who soon became The Soul Vendors) andTommy McCook decided to work with Duke Reid at Treasure Isle studio with The Supersonics. Bobby Aitkens Carib Beats eschewed subtlety for drive but togetherthese musicians were responsible for establishing the rules of rock steady music. Their gentle approach allowed vocalists such as Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe and DesmondDekker and harmony groups including The Techniques, The Melodians, The Uniques and The Paragons and many, many more to demonstrate their prowess. Rock steady only lasted for a brief period, from 1966 to 1968, but its significance to the subsequent development of Jamaican music is incalculable and it would go on toshape each successive musical movement over the next four decades. Deejays, dub, digital and dance hall all stepped to the tune and pace of rhythms whose origins were grounded in the rock steady beat and it is impossible to ever overstate its importance… or its beauty. * Depiction of this product is a digital rendering and for illustrative purposes only. Actual LP colour/shade or detailing may vary. Tracklist: Side A1. People Rock Steady – The Uniques2. Musical Train – Roy Shirley & Glen Adams3. Hold Down Miss Winey – Glen Adams4. Forever – Cynthia Richards5. Right On Time – The Sensations6. Till I Die – Delroy Winston7. The Beatitude – The Uniques Side B1. Don\’t Believe Him – Winston Samuels2. Touch Them (Never Let Them Go) – Roy Shirley3. Revelation – Alva \’Reggie\’ Lewis4. Love and Devotion – Slim Smith5. The Russians Are Coming – Val Bennett6. Run Come Dance – Glen Adams7. Long Time Me No See You Girl – The Sensations