| Release Date | 20/01/2023 |
| Format | 2LP Yellow Vinyl |
| Label | Trojan Records |
| Catalogue Number | 4050538851694 |
Led by the dynamic Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, the Maytals are rightly regarded as one of the greatest singing trios in the history of Jamaican music. During an incredible recording career that spanned six decades, the group scored hit after hit on the island’s music charts, with their inimitable, unique blend of fervent gospel and downhome country seemingly impervious to changes in styles and fashion.
The best of their work, however, is widely regarded to be their rock steady and early reggae recordings for Leslie Kong’s revered Beverley’s Records during the late Sixties and early Seventies; a period that spawned groundbreaking work such as ’54 46’, ‘Monkey Man’ and ‘Do the Reggay’, to name but a few.
The Essential Artist Collection brings together the very best of their output from this period, including the above tracks, along with numerous other classics, such as ‘Sweet And Dandy’, ‘Pressure Drop’ and ‘Night And Day’.
Available as a 28 track double vinyl LP and a comprehensive 2CD compilation, both collections superbly demonstrate just why the unforgettable music of the Maytals will continued to be loved and revered for many years to come.
Tracklist:
54-46 Was My Number
Night and Day
One Eye Enos
Bim Today – Bam Tomorrow
She’s My Scorcher
Peeping Tom (2nd Version)
Struggle
Monkey Man
Never You Change
Don’t Trouble Trouble
School Days
Johnny Cool Man
Reborn
Pressure Drop
Sweet and Dandy
Walk with Love
Water Melon
African Doctor (aka Doctor Lester)
It Must Be True Love
Scare Him
We Shall Overcome
Do the Reggay
It’s You (Reggae Version)
Just Tell Me
Alidina
Monkey Girl
Oh Yea
Pressure Drop