Name: Rock Steady With Dandy
Brand: Dandy

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DB2DPD131

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-11-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013929283145

Total Cap

CDx2

Artist

Dandy

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

Label GB

Doctor Bird

Restored classics, rare finds, and sought-after releases. Whether you're a vinyl enthusiast or a tape collector, we have something for everyone.

Reissues

Doctor Bird is a music label that was founded in the UK by Graeme Goodall, an Australian sound engineer and original shareholder of Island Records. The label was revived by Trojan Records in 1970 for three releases before being relaunched in 2017 as a division of Cherry Red Records. Doctor Bird specializes in vintage Jamaican sounds licensed from the catalogue of Trojan Records.
Graeme Goodall played a significant role in the Jamaican music scene, engineering sessions at various studios and producing countless recordings during the ska era. He also formed other labels such as Pyramid Records and Attack to promote reggae music. Despite relocating to Atlanta, Georgia in the 1970s, Goodall continued his involvement with music until his passing in 2014.
Today, Doctor Bird continues to bring Jamaican rocksteady and other vintage sounds to music enthusiasts worldwide through their curated selection of releases. With its rich history and dedication to preserving iconic Jamaican music, Doctor Bird remains a respected authority on this genre.

Newest Listed Items

Historic album previously unavailable on any format for 56 years. Most tracks unavailable since the rock steady era.&nbsp;Includes original versions of ‘Rudy, A Message To You. and .Let’s Do Rock Steady’.

By 1967, the Jamaican music industry in the UK was flourishing, its success primarily due to the efforts of a number of talented British-based singers, songwriters and producers, chief among them being the young multi-talented music maker Robert Thompson AKA Dandy.

Having first achieved notable success in 1964, partnering Tito Simon on a series of ska singles as Sugar &amp; Dandy, Thompson subsequently made his mark as a solo performer, cutting singles for Emil Shalit’s Melodisc Records before commencing a hugely productive relationship with Rita &amp; Benny King’s R&amp;B Records.

Of his earliest work for the Kings were two of the most enduring rock steady tracks of the era, ‘Rudy, A Message To You’ and ‘Let’s Do Rock Steady’ – later covered by Two- Tone hitmakers, The Specials and The Bodysnatchers, respectively.

Thompson’s popularity on the UK Jamaican music scene resulted in the release of his popular debut album ‘Rock Steady With Dandy’, which saw issue on the R&amp;B subsidiary, Giant in 1967.

Now, well over half a decade later, the collection is finally made available again, with its dozen tracks bolstered by a further 33 recordings, with this 2CD set representing the very best of Dandy’s rock steady output for R&amp;B, recorded prior to his move to Trojan Records in the summer of 68.

Rock Steady With Dandy

Music GB

Discover Rock Steady With Dandy by Dandy. Historic album previously unavailable for 56 years. Includes original versions of ‘Rudy, A Message To You' and 'Let’s Do Rock Steady'. Label: Doctor Bird.