| | Toots & The Maytals Pressure Drop: The Definitive Collection CD Toots & The Maytals Discography of CDs
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With their heavy soul influence, Toots & the Maytals--consisting of vocalists Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, Nathaniel "Jerry" Mathias, and Henry "Raleigh" Gordon--were reggae pioneers. They melded American R&B harmonies to shuffling Jamaican rhythms in the 1960s and expanded the genre's parameters with unusual cover tunes in the '70s. PRESSURE DROP: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION, is a two-disc set that presents 49 Maytals tracks primarily recorded between '64 and '75, including successful early singles such as the percussive "Bam Bam" and incarceration tale "54-46 That's My Number" (based on Toots's real-life jail time for alleged drug possession).
By 1968, the group settled into a string of hits, most notably the energetic "Pressure Drop" (later covered by the Clash) and "Monkey Man" (subsequently performed by the Specials). In the '70s, Toots & the Maytals garnered attention for their funky take on the rock & roll classic "Louie Louie" and an inventive, gospel-tinged rendition of John Denver's "(Take Me Home) Country Roads." Though there are many Maytals collections on the market, PRESSURE DROP is one of the finest overviews of the trio's first decade.
Toots & the Maytals: Toots Hibbert, Henry Gordon, Nathaniel Mathias (vocals).
Liner Note Author: Rick Glanvill.
Uncut (p.113) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Forty-nine '60s/'70s tunes from when Toots Hibbert pioneered ska, rock steady and reggae..." Pressure Drop: The Definitive Collection Music | List Price | $19.95 (You save $2.76) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, World CDs, Reggae/Ska/Calypso, Roots Reggae, Rock Steady, Reggae | | Label | Trojan | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  81750  | | CD Universe Part number | 6880538 | | Catalog number | 80530 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Jul 26, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Byron Lee; Leslie Kong; Delroy Williams; Ken Khouri; Warrick Lyn; Ronnie Nasralla; Ken Khouri; Byron Lee; Leslie Kong; Laurence Cane-Honeysett (Compilation) | | Additional Info | Bonus Track |
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Submitted by helenmcgreavy (Merseyside UK) 
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 best jamaican music!!!
I love regaee, alot, bob marley is a genious, but his lyrics are more religious, toots and the maytals have more daily life lyrics, more ska also... If you like classical jamaican music, this is the collection from one of the best jamaican band ever (with Skatalites)
Submitted by hernancastaneda (Vancouver BC)
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A Hidden Gem
I heard the song "Pressure Drop" on radio, and thought it sounded like Peter Tosh. My research turned up Toots & the Maytals, and what a find! I LOVE the songs "Doctor Lester", "Bim Today (Bam Tomorrow)", "Daddy","Pomps and Pride" and "Funky Kingston". One of the pioneers of reggae, the group is credited with creating the term "reggae" from their song "Do The Reggay". The first CD of this two-disc set contains ska versions, while the second has reggae versions. Get it, you won't regret it....
Submitted by Gerry (Boston, MA, USA)
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