The skinhead style started around 1968 and by the following year 1969, had become the style and fashion of the British teenagers. The uniform of the skinheads consisted of boots, braces, button down shirts and jeans and the upbeat reggae sounds seemed to match the style perfectly. The tempo of the music in Jamaica had previously slowed down from the more up tempo beat of Ska to the calmer pace of beat called Rock Steady. Some say this was to match the extreme heat wave that was hitting the island between 1966 and 1968. But that period had now passed and the evolution of the Reggae beat had again found a new pulse to hang its songs by. A more up tempo beat that all Jamaicans, British youths and various pockets of people around the world could groove to.

We have selected a cross section of tunes from those heady times, so sit back and enjoy some of the tunes the youths were listening to when the Skinhead Shuffle was all the rage. Hope you enjoy the set….

Hope you enjoy the set….

Tracklist:
A1 What A Cute Man - Max Romeo
A2 Do Your Thing - Roland Alphonso & Don Lee
A3 Boss Cocky - The Hotrod All Stars
A4 The Whip - Winston Williams
A5 Earthquake - Winston Scotland
A6 Joe Lewis - Bunny Lee All Stars
A7 Walk Through This World - Doreen Schaffer
B8 Call On Me - U Roy
B9 Welcome To Reggae City - Val Bennet
B10 Devil’s Playground - Bunny Lee All Stars
B11 Run For Cover - Lee Perry
B12 In The Mood For Horns - Roland Alphonso
B13 Chain Gang - Winston Francis
B14 The Vow - Slim Smith & Doreen Schaffer