Reggae

A1 Yard Broom A2 Carry-Go-Bring-Come A3 Twelve Minutes To Go A4 Magic A5 Strolling In A6 Dan-De-Lion B1 Apanga B2 Eastern Standard

Having dominated the rock steady era, Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid was searching for a way to build upon his standing as one of

A1 My Guiding Star A2 A True Love Always Shines Bright A3 I Don’t Want To Be Outside A4 Money Is The

Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos’ sophomore effort Rockstone is more thanjust a love letter to the roots of Jamaican music. It’s an actual loveletter. Tom McDowall aka Jr. Thomas explains, “I could write a musicallove letter to all things I loved: my wife, my family, my friends, my bandmates. I could write a song to tell me to Chin Up when times gottough. I could give gratitude to the Jamaican artists that paved theway for the beautiful music we now call reggae. I could write a songabout what it’s like to lose someone important to you. Or write a songto invigorate me spiritually. Music is healing and that’s the besttherapy there is for me.”Rockstone isn’t just another throwback record to an era gone by. It’s arecord that takes risks within the genre, but more importantly it’s agenuinely honest record.”I called the album Rockstone because true love cannot be defeated. Itlives forever. We write tributes on our tombstones because they live onbeyond our lives as a remembrance of something special andimportant to us.”

A1: Love And Devotion-Roy Shirley A2: If I Dont Know-Roy Shirley A3: Taking Over Orange Street-Glen Adams A4: It Might As Well