{"product_id":"v-a-merritone-rock-steady-2-this-music-got-soul-1966-1967","title":"V\/A - Merritone Rock Steady 2: This Music Got Soul 1966-1967","description":"\u003c!-- plug-seven-hike-2026-10-29:start --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2LP Vinyl - DSR LP 012 - Compilation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmerican rhythm \u0026amp; blues fervour, boosted by a multitude of sound systems playing 78rpm records on increasingly larger sets, gripped Jamaica from the late forties onwards but, towards the end of the decade, the American audience began to move towards a somewhat softer sound. The driving rhythm \u0026amp; blues discs became increasingly hard to find and the more progressive Jamaican sound system operators, realising that they now needed to make their own music, turned to Kingston’s jazz and big band musicians to record one off custom cut discs. These were not initially intended for commercial release but designed solely for sound system play on acetate or ‘dub plates’ as they would later be termed. These ‘specials’ soon began to eclipse the popularity of American rhythm \u0026amp; blues and the demand for their locally produced music proved so great that the sound system operators began to release their music commercially on vinyl and became record producers. Clement ‘Coxsone’ Dodd, Duke Reid ‘The Trojan’ and Prince Buster, who operated his Voice Of The People Sound System, were among the first to establish themselves in this new role and the nascent Jamaican recording industry now went into overdrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- plug-seven-hike-2026-10-29:end --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMedia: Mint (M)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSleeve: Mint (M)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack List: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA1.  Hopeton Lewis - This Music Got Soul \u003cbr\u003eA2.  Hopeton Lewis - Let Me Come On Home \u003cbr\u003eA3.  The Zodiacs (5) - Walk On By \u003cbr\u003eA4.  The Termites - We Gonna Make It \u003cbr\u003eA5.  The Dynamites - Fountain Bliss \u003cbr\u003eB1.  Hopeton Lewis - Rock A Shacka \u003cbr\u003eB2.  Hopeton Lewis - Don't Cry \u003cbr\u003eB3.  The Royals - House Upon The Hill \u003cbr\u003eB4.  The Tartans - Real Gone Sweet \u003cbr\u003eB5.  The Tartans - Rolling Rolling \u003cbr\u003eC1.  Hopeton Lewis - I Don't Want Trouble \u003cbr\u003eC2.  Lester Sterling - Lester Sterling Special \u003cbr\u003eC3.  The Dynamites - If You Did Love Me (Take 1) \u003cbr\u003eC4.  The Tartans - Don't Take That Train \u003cbr\u003eC5.  Lynn Taitt \u0026amp; The Jets - Batman (Early Take)  \u003cbr\u003eD1.  Hopeton Lewis - Oh Tell Me Darling (Take 1) \u003cbr\u003eD2.  The Tartans - I'm Ready \u003cbr\u003eD3.  Henry Buckley - Take Me Back \u003cbr\u003eD4.  Roland Alphonso - Sounds Of Silence \u003cbr\u003eD5.  Lynn Taitt \u0026amp; The Jets - Batman (Early Take - Rehearsal) \u003cbr\u003eD6.  The Federal All Stars - Merritone False Starts 2 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/sell\/item\/3706723111\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px;\"\u003eData provided by Discogs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dub Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46420643053705,"sku":"9360200","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/8834\/8041\/files\/9360200-051936056170d85900c3e6170d85900c4016347853696170d85900c45.jpg?v=1777969851","url":"https:\/\/www.plugseven.com\/products\/v-a-merritone-rock-steady-2-this-music-got-soul-1966-1967","provider":"Plug Seven","version":"1.0","type":"link"}