Tough pan-Caribbean wig-out, complete with twanging guitar and characteristically hot organ; plus The Jamaicans’ lovely version of the Sam Cooke.

Tremendous, previously-unreleased takes of ska instrumentals by the Soul Brothers.
Rolando Al luxuriating in jazz; a Tommy McCook cha cha cha.

Excellent, sombre version of The Temptations’ civil rights smash.
Same tune both sides.

Laid-back rocksteady soul from Noel, out of the Chosen Few — coupled with a fun Ike Bennett organ workout.

Ah, yes… takes you back to 1968… and sultry Kingston nights loungin’ downtown with Madame Wasp (that’s her on the cover), to a chilled cocktail of rocksteady, calypso, pop, jazz, mood and bossa.

Very nice, evocative mixture of ska, meringue, swing and co, from 1960, suited and booted by Dub Store.

Bumping rocksteady — with a gospel, Toots flavour to the A; a little more booting rhythm and blues to the flip.

1966 rocksteady, elegantly heartfelt as Nat King Cole.

Limber, improvisational twelve-minute version, never before released, complete with an instrumental cut.

Nine minutes of Tuff Gong jazzy dread, set to the b-line Bunny copped for Amagideon.

Fine roots from 1986, with a dose of Burning Spear in the singing. Produced by the Blackheart Man, favoured by Shaka.

Celebrated dubplate version of DEB’s Promised Land; and Earl 16 on Trial And Crosses.

Stalag… and The Carpenters’ Top Of The World.

Rock Fort Rock and China Town excursions.

Rock ‘n rolling Reid. With a Little John.

Good grief, it’s actually The Chi-Lites, on a John John update of Sleng Teng.

With a Nitty Gritty dubplate do-over of Trial And Crosses.