SKA
Big Fight - Prince Buster Top Ska tune. Buster issued two records with this title, this is the better one.
Country Town - Baba Brooks and his Band Duke Reid Ska stormer, issued with a different title on Blue Beat in the UK.
Doreen Girl - Pioneers The horns make this Ska but it's definitely on the way to Rocksteady. Caltone from '66.
On Broadway - The Skatalites Wicked Ska on Busters Wildbells.
Outer space - Tommy McCook & The Supersonics One of the first Caltone productions.
Perhaps - Roland Alphonso And His Band A fine shuffle style cut from Coxsone.
Rico Special - Rico 1961 shuffle tune.
Riverton City - Tommy McCook & The Supersonics A Ska classic from the Caltone camp.
Rudie Get Wise - Soul Boys Ska turns into Rocksteady at Studio 1.
Ska Jam - Tommy McCook A Storming early Caltone production from 1966.
Yes - Vic Taylor A forgotten Ska tune from 65 with some nice guitar on the intro.

ROCKSTEADY
A Dey Pon Dem - Hopeton Lewis Wicked Rocksteady cut from the same session that gave us Sounds and Pressure. Issued on Merritone in Ja.
Ain't That Bad - Heptones A long way from their best tune but a killer all the same.
Always Together - Stephen Cheng Rocksteady. Subtitled A Chinese Love Song and sung in Chinese!
A Rainbow - Emotions Max Romeo's first tune.
Awake The Town - The Tartans The Tartans recorded just six tunes for Ken Lack, they were all first class Rocksteady.
Baby Baby - Clarendonians Wicked Rocksteady by the toughest duo in the business.
Bye Bye Bye - Clarendonians Free from Studio One!
Careless Hands - Emotions Caltone Rocksteady business.
Coming On Strong - The Tartans Not their best but another killer from the Tartans all the same.
Cool It With Reggae - Joe Nolan UK organ cut on the rhythm of Near To You (see below).
Crying Over You - The Heptones A Rocksteady original, later cut for Lee Perry at the Black Ark.
Dial 609 - Chuck Jacques & The Supersonics Ska turns into Rocksteady at Caltone.
Dirty Dozen - Don Drummond Jr Trombone business by Vin Gordon for Phil Pratt.
Do It To Me Baby - Lloyd Jackson & The Groovers A stormer for Caltone.
Don't Want To Let You Go - Romeo & The Emotions Tough Rocksteady from Max Romeo and co.
Do Me Good - The Uniques One of the very first Uniques tunes, a ballad, but the combination of Slim Smith and Roy Shirley make it unmisable.
Dreader Than Dread - Honey Boy Martin Wicked Rocksteady.
Erotic Touch Of Hot Skin - Dennis Alcapone One of Alcapone's harder to find DJ pieces voiced for Keith Hudson over a Karl Bryan/Olympic Rocksteady backing track.
Get On The Ball - Roy Shirley One of Ken Lack's biggest hits on his Caltone label.
Give Up - Pioneers & The Ramblers The Ramblers played the harmonica?
Go And Cry - The Emotions(?) another killer Karl Bryan/Olympic production
Going Along - Diplomats Caltone Rocksteady.
Good Nannie - Pioneers Cut at the same time as Doreen Girl, in the Ska section, but this one is Rocksteady all the way.
Good Things - Soul Tops Great Treasure Isle Rocksteady, actually by the Three Tops.
Gunmen Coming To Town - The Heptones Their first tune, for Caltone.
Gypsy - Emotions Caltone business.
Hold Your Love - The Cool Cats Actually by Ewan McDermott
I Am Sorry - Clarendonians A sadly overlooked Rocksteady classic.
I Can't Do No More - Romeo & The Emotions More from Max Romeo for Caltone.
If We Should Ever Meet - Stranger Cole Tough late Rocksteady from 1968.
I Used To Be A Fool - Milton Booth Apparently a Phil Pratt production, issued in the UK and Jamaica on Caltone.
Johnny Cool Part 1 - Prince Buster & All Stars Prince Buster & Lee Perry meet.
Just You And I - Tony & Doreen Tony Gregory and Doreen Schaeffer team up to do a ballad for Caltone.
Listen To The Music - Lloyd & The Groovers Great Rocksteady from the Calton camp.
Lonely Heartaches - Clarendonians Another killer Rocksteady from the Clarendonians, hard as nails.
Love Is Strange - Helmsley Morris A classic Phil Pratt production.
Meet Me At The Corner - Diplomats Rocksteady harmonies.
Memories Of You - Wilbert Francis & the Vibrators - A ballad for Caltone with scary lyrics!
Money Girl - Larry Marshall Late sounding Rocksteady from Caltone.
Near To You - Yvonne Harrison A stone cold killer, easily Yvonne Harrison's best tune for Caltone.
Never Come Running Back - Pioneers & The Ramblers Great harmonies but a weak backing.
Night Curfew - Carl Bryan a killer instrumental later used for Dennis Alcapone's Shades Of Hudson
No One To Give Me Love - Larry Marshall Heartfelt Rocksteady...miserable as they come though.
No Use To Cry - Emotions Lost love - a Rocksteady pre-occupation.
Now That You Are Gone - Chuck Jaques & The Supersonics Tough early Rocksteady.
Return Home - Alva Lewis Alva Lewis only cut two tunes for Caltone, this and Suicide. Both are hard as nails.
Reach Out - Phil Pratt A self production and not from Bunny Lee as sometimes claimed.
Roses Are Red My Love - Claudette Thomas Possibly the only recording by Ms Thomas? Certainly not the greatest tune on Caltone that's for sure.
Rude Boy Confession - Emotions Rocksteady for Caltone.
Safe Travel - Phil Pratt A storming self production from the man Ken Lack named Phil Pratt as he couldn't pronounce Phillip Choukoe.
School Girls - Heptones Rocksteady For Caltone.
Shake It Up - Versatiles/Emotions A killer cut for Carl Bryan/Olympic, we're not sure for certain who the band is though.
Show Me The Way - The Termites The original cut of the rhythm later used by Keith Hudson for (You Must Be) Popular
Sir Pratt Special - Tommy McCook & Vin Gordon Special dedication to top producer Phill Pratt.
Solid As A Rock - The Tartans Tough Rocksteady, a bad bad tune.
Soulful Music - Emotions One of the toughest tunes the Emotions cut for Caltone.
Sound And Soul - Johnny Moore Killer Rocksteady by ex-Alpha School Boy and Skatalites member Johnny "Dizzy" Moore.
Suicide (Hang My Head And Cry) - Alva Lewis Another Rocksteady classic from the Caltone camp.
Take My Hand - Yvonne Harrison The second of three Rocksteady tunes Yvonne Harrison cut for Caltone.
Teardrops To A Smile - Pioneers Another of the six tunes the Pioneers cut for Caltone before moving on to Joe Gibbs.
The Brush - Lynn Taitt Virtuoso guitar by the Trinidadian master.
The Chase - Yvonne Harrison Not her best, the vocal is a bit shrill on this one.
The One I Love -Ken Boothe Sticky Rocksteady cut by Phil Pratt and released on Caltone.
Time Is Getting Harder - Peter Austin More Caltone/Phill Pratt business, a wicked tune too.
Wait For Me - The Vibrators More quality stuff from Caltone.
Where In This World - Carlton Alphonso Cool Rocksteady - The first issue on Pama Records in the UK
You Are The One - King Rocky (Anthony Ellis) A ballad for Caltone.
You Left The Water Running - Ken Boothe Another Phil Pratt production issued on Caltone.
Your Love - Peter Austin Taking a break from the Clarendonians Peter Austin recorded two solo tracks for Caltone/Phil Pratt, this is the second (see also Time Is Getting Harder)...

EARLY REGGAE
Bangarang - Lester Stirling & Stranger Cole A Reggae classic from 1968.
Belittle me - Carlton Alphonso Uptempo early Reggae business. Check the instrumental cut - Silbert Dragon by The Dynamites
Big Big Boss - Johnny Moore Big tune in Rocksteady revival sessions these days. Early Reggae but the horns give it a real Ska feel. A Lloyd Matador Daley thing.
Barefoot Brigade - Winston Wright & The Crystalites Wicked Spaghetti Western organ cut...
Black Onion - Sound Dimension The organ cut of Things That Come Up To Bump
Double Wheel - Upsetters The organ cut of Spinning Wheel by Mel And Dave
Everybody Needs Love - Slim Smith Bunny Lee cut numerous versions of this rhythm.
Hold You Jack - Derrick Morgan The original cut on the rhythm that is forever immortalised as "Wet Dream".
Hijacked - Jo Gibbs All Stars All the way to Cuba.
Last Flight To Reggae City - Stranger Cole & Tommy McCook Basically a Rocksteady rhythm re-cut in a more up to date (for 1968!) style.
Look Into Yourself - Dennis Alcapone A sadly neglected tune from Alcapone on See And Blind.
Love Is The Greatest Science - Kingstonians Killer Reggae cut and probably one of the last Caltone productions.
Love Version - Winston Williams Old school DJ Winston Williams trys his luck on the Everybody Needs Love rhythm.
Moonlight Groover - Winston Wright The Great Winston Wright re-does Moonlight Groover (Joya Landis) in fine style.
On Broadway - Slim Smith One of several cuts of On Broadway cut by Bunny Lee
Run To The Rock - Righteous Flames A Lee Perry production from 1971.
Shades Of Hudson - Dennis Alcapone A big hit for Dennis.
She's But A Little Girl - Max Romeo A Bunny Lee production.
Sweet P - Jah Fender DJ cut to Shaking Up Orange Street
Swinging Kings - Ken Boothe "The swinging king smokes Embassy Kings..." Apparently.
Top Secret - Winston Wright 1970 organ cut to I'll Be Waiting by Alton Ellis, a Winston Riley production.
Unity Is Strength - Lester Stirling A very early Reggae cut from the former Skatalite.
Watch Dem Go - Junior Smith A UK production
Wet Dream - Max Romeo A tune that needs no introduction.
Wet Version - Dave Barker The mighty Dave Barker drops a DJ cut of Wet Dream.
Wet Vision - U Roy The originator has a go too.
Who yeah - King Stitt Early Reggae business from Clancy Eccles.
Why Wipe The Smile From Your Face - Kingstonians The second Kingstonians Reggae cut for Caltone.

ROOTS
A Standing Ovation - Jackie Mittoo The late great Jackie Mittoo does his thing for Bunny Lee.
African Bread - Little Clive Little Clive namechecks Johnny Dizzy Moore on the killer rhythm used for Johnny Clarkes - Golden Snake (see below)
Born For A Purpose - Doctor Alimantado Pure class from Alimantado, don't forget the next cut: Still Alive too.
Don't Start It Up - Keith Hudson Great rhythm, shame about the vocal.
Down Presser - The Wailers Tosh re-does Sinnerman
Gates Of Zion - Mighty Diamonds Wicked Greensleeves 12" from 1980. Originally on green vinyl too.
Golden Snake - Johnny Clarke killer Keith Hobson production over the Rocksteady rhythm, Go And Cry.
Hot Stick Version - Phillip Samuel The DJ piece of Hudsons Old Fire Stick (see below)
Ital Girl - Dennis Alcapone A later cut of the late 60's classic Everybody Needs Love rhythm.
Jah Give Us Life - Wailing Souls Storming Channel One production issued on a Hit Bound 12" in Jamaica and on the first Greensleeves 12" in the UK
Old Broom - Keith Hudson Hudsons vocals are not regarded as highly as his productions but this one isn't too bad.
Old Fire Stick - Keith Hudson voiced over another old Rocksteady rhythm.
Popular - Keith Hudson Hudsons secod take on this rhythm, see also Start It Up.
Quick And Slick - Winston Scotland Prince Tony picked up Everybody Needs Love by Slim Smith and gave it a DJ make over for 1972.
Roof Over My Head - Sugar Minott Sugar sings the Diamonds for Studio One over the classic Mean Girl rhythm.
Run For Cover - The Wailers 1970 Perry production on Tuff Gong 7" in Ja and Escort in the UK.
Smoke Without Fire - Keith Hudson the third cut over the Go And Cry Rocksteady Rhythm, this time produced by Hudson.
Sunshine Showdown - The Upsetters Lee Perry wickedness. Give Me Power version 2.

EARLY DANCEHALL
Dance Hall Style - Little John Junjo production, Scientist mix...
Entertainment - Triston Palma, Jah Thomas & Toyan Huge tune for Triston...an essential Greensleeves Discomix.
Fally Rankin - Johnny Osbourne Big tune for Johnny. Greensleeves gave us an album of the same name.
Follow Fashion - Sammy Dread & Saddle Dread Ken Boothe originally redone by Linval Thompson who produced this.
Johnny Make You Bad So - Lone Ranger Old School Dance Hall business.
Midnight Raver - Junior Delgado Dancehall concerns on an early 80's disco.
See Baba Joe - Wailing Souls Junjo Lawes production from 1980 with the Roots Radics.

More Killer Tunes...
Not featured elsewhere on the Dance Crasher site but essential all the same -

Tribute To Moa Anbessa Jah Thomas & Barrington Levy on a Nigger Kojak 12" paying respect to one of the best early 80's UK Sound Systems.

Top Shotta Missy Elliot on King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown - killer remix that came out on a blank 12".

Jah Thomas DJ's over Africa by Anthony Johnson, a Linval Thompson production. On a Strong Like Sampson 12" and named Stereo Graph Style.

Special mix of Walk With Jah by Charlie Chaplin from an old Dub Plate.

A Capleton Special for David Rodigan on the 007 (Shanty Town) Rhythm. Stunning.

The Rocksteady tune Little Things by Helmsley Morris is rare enough...but have you heard the horns cut?

A wicked instrumental from around 1970, Horns Of Paradise. Credited to Trammy on the Jamaican (Wind) and UK (Techniques) issues, the soloist is apparently Vin Gordon.