Some of the first great sounds to come from the legendary Studio One Records – an assortment of early rocksteady singles, including a fair bit of rare gems we've never heard before! These rocksteady tracks are the precursor to later reggae work from Jamaica – and show a strong influence from American soul and R&B, especially on the vocals – mixed with more of the slow-loping grooves that would later explode to global prominence in the 70s. The production style is great – very spare and laidback – almost at the same level as American soul indie labels of the time, which makes for an especially great focus on the vocals, especially on the collection's good number of harmony tracks. Titles include "Soulful Music" by The Invadors, "Sugar & Spice" by The Viceroys, "Happy Organ" by Soul Vendors, "I Make A Woman" by The Kingstonians, "Mama Didn't Know" by The Termites, "You're Gonna Lose" by The Octaves, "Reel Up" by Bumps Orkley, and "Reel Up" by The Wigglers. LP, Vinyl record album

Trombonist Vin Gordon gets some great Joe Gibbs backing here – with all the likely suspects in the studio, wrapping together a groove that has Vin's horn sliding right in! There's a bit less of the weird qualities of the Gordon material recorded at Black Ark – a more unified vibe that certainly has the trombonist working at the helm of the proceedings, but also very strongly part of the group as well – all for an instrumental roots outing that's mighty nice! Vin handled the arrangements with Errol Thompson – who also co-produced, and engineered with a mighty nice sound – on titles that include "Way Over Yonder", "Confucius", "Green Callie", "Fiddler Rock/Reel Rock", and "Easy Living". LP, Vinyl record album