Various Artists - Greatest Jamaican Beat (Expanded Version) (1967)

On this essential reissue, some of its greatest output is explored on tenor sax by Tommy McCook - an original pioneer of the sound and one of Jamaica's most celebrated musicians - and produced by the legendary Duke Reid of the Trojan Sound System. This is music from a golden era, when rocksteady outshone the more upbeat ska, and focus was shifted to song based material, with elements of r&b and blues all reimagined through a decidedly Jamaican lens.

Tracklist:
1 01. The Jamaicans - Baba Boom (03:32)
1 02. Tommy McCook - Comet Rock Steady (Tommy's Rock Steady) (03:04)
1 03. The Techniques - Drink Wine (02:58)
1 04. Tommy McCook - Hot Rock (03:39)
1 05. Phyllis Dillon - (Please) Release Me (04:10)
1 06. Sam Jones - Hey Leroy (03:03)
1 07. The Techniques - Queen Majesty (03:35)
1 08. Tommy McCook - Soul Serenade (03:13)
1 09. John Holt - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (02:58)
1 10. Phyllis Dillon - Don't Touch Me Tomato (03:05)
1 11. The Melodians - You Don't Need Me (03:09)
1 12. Tommy McCook - Down On Bond Street (03:15)
1 13. The Three Tops - You Should've Known (02:46)
1 14. The Jamaicans - I've Got a Pain (03:08)
1 15. The Gladiators - Lie Low (02:56)
1 16. Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Fight Too Much (02:34)
1 17. The Melodians - I Know Just How She Feels (Far Away Love) (03:07)
1 18. The Treasure Isle Boys - What Kind of Fool (03:09)
1 19. Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Carry Go Bring Come (03:41)
1 20. Norman Grant - Matthew, Mark, Luke & John (03:21)
1 21. Gloria & Franklin - I Am Sorry (02:49)
1 22. Eric Morris - Tears in My Eyes (02:51)
1 23. Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Once a Man (with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics) (Alternate Version) (02:50)
1 24. The Melodians - You Have Caught Me (Alternate Version) (02:50)
1 25. The Three Tops - Do It Right (Alternate Version) (02:23)