Various - Merritone Rock Steady 2: This Music Got Soul 1966-1967 flac album

He turned to gospel music and died in 2014 in Brooklyn. The set opens with the 1966 tune (his debut song?) This Music Got Soul, a rhythmic piano driven song, followed by Let Me Come Home, a rocksteady riddim with a jazzy intro by Leslie Butler, nice one! More rocksteady niceness with Rock A Shacka, a genuine rocksteady classic. On the soul tune Don’t Cry his voice interacts really cool with the jazzy alto sax.

Hopeton Lewis - "This Music Got Soul" (2:55). 2. Hopeton Lewis - "Let Me Come On Home" (3:05).

Merritone Rock Steady 2: This Music Got Soul 1966-1967 by Various Artists, released 28 October 2016 1. Hopeton Lewis - This Music Got Soul 2. Hopeton Lewis - Let Me Come On Home 3. The Zodiacs - Walk On By 4. The Termites - We Gonna Make It 5. The Dynamites - Fountain Bliss 6. Hopeton Lewis - Rock A Shacka 7. Hopeton Lewis - Don't Cry 8. The Royals - House Upon The HIll 9. The Tartans - Real Gone Sweet 10. The Tartans - Roling Rolling 11. Hopeton Lewis - I Don't Want Trouble 12. Lester Sterling - Lester Sterling Special 1.

Includes unlimited streaming of Merritone Rock Steady 2: This Music Got Soul 1966-1967 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. American rhythm & 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. Various Artists - Hopeton Lewis - This Music Got Soul. Various Artists - Hopeton Lewis - Let Me Come On Home. Please support the artist and purchase the single/album directly from Bandcamp. com and adhere to our Terms of Service.

Hopeton Lewis - This Music Got Soul 02:53. Hopeton Lewis - Let Me Come on Home 03:04. The Zodiacs - Walk on By 02:27. Termites - We Gonna Make It 02:28. The Dynamites - Fountain Bliss 03:01. Hopeton Lewis - Rock a Shacka 02:30. Roland Alphonso - Sounds of Silence 03:06. Lynn Taitt, The Jets - Batman 03:05.

Worth it for the Hopeton Lewis tracks alone - loses it way slightly towards the end, i'm not sure we need one version of 'Batman' nevermind two but overall a fantastic compilation! Again top notch pressing job from the Dub Store - sound quality is second to none!

Hopeton Lewis - This Music Got Soul. Hopeton Lewis - Let Me Come On Home. 3. The Zodiacs - Walk On By. 02:30. What is Album Only? Some artists and labels prefer certain tracks to be purchased as part of an entire release.

In 1966, Merritone label was founded as a subsidiary of Federal Records. Many songs were recorded under Merritone label. The album called Merritone Rock Steady 1 Shanty Town Curfew 1966-1967 delivers 20 tracks and closes with a tune filled with several ‘false starts’. First thing that draws attention is the impeccable sound quality. With their rocksteady rudeboy song What Can I Do they warn the rudeboys to think about their way of life. Another fine rudeboy song – over a mid-tempo ska riddim – is Born To Rule by the Black Brothers who recorded the tune in 1966.