Title
Artist
Label
Format
Date
   Various artists album review
Get On Up ! (Joe Gibbs Rocksteady 1967-1968)
Various
Trojan
CD
25 - 01 - 1998


Tracking list

  1. Errol Dunkley - You're gonna need me
  2. Tommy McCook & His Band - Feel so fine
  3. Keith Blake - Musically
  4. The Dynamics - My friends
  5. Errol Dunkley - I'm going home
  6. Keith Blake - Woo Oh Oh
  7. The Overtakers - The big take over
  8. Lyn Taitt & The Jets - Dee's special
  9. Neville Hinds - Tit for that
  10. The Pioneers - Give it to me
  11. Neville Hinds - Soul glide
  12. The Mellotones - Fat girl in red
  13. The Pioneers - Dip and fall back
  14. Roy Shirley - The world needs love
  15. Dennis Walks - Having a party
  16. The Groovers - Day by day
  17. The Creations - Get on up !
  18. The Pioneers & Lyn Taitt & The Jets - This is soul
  19. Jackie Robinson - Over and over
  20. Lyn Taitt & The Jets - I spy
  21. Jackie Robinson - Let the little girl dance
  22. Eric "Monty" Morris - Cinderella
  23. The Pioneers - Tickle me for days
  24. Lyn Taitt & The Jets - Sleepy lady
  25. Hugh Malcolm - Mortgage
  26. The Versatiles - Let me through (please mr. Gateman)
Rating : from 5 (excellent) to 1 (poor)

Vocals : 4 Backing : 4/5 Production : 4 Sound quality : 3/4 Sleeve : 3


Joe Gibbs (born Joel Gibson in Montego Bay 1945) undoubtedly belongs to the cream of the crop when it comes to talking about successful producers in the history of Jamaican music. He produced international hits for Nicky Thomas, Dennis Brown and of course Althea & Donna, but besides that the man's influence on the sound of Jamaican music - especially in the '60s and '70s - has been profound. The material gathered on this fine album provides a good glimpse into his early production work and some of the tracks represent the best of Joe Gibb's output from the rocksteady era. Musical accompaniment for the Joe Gibbs' recordings throughout this period was provided primarly by the excellent session group, Lyn Taitt & The Jets, of whom a number of nice instrumentals are included as well. This compilation CD contains nearly 70 minutes rocksteady niceness from the vaults and is certainly an essential release for collectors of (almost) forgotten oldies but goodies !

Teacher & Mr. T.