Original Rude Boy Classics

During the scorching Jamaican summer of 1966, widespread dissatisfaction over the failure of the islands government to address social problems ultimately resulted in a sea of violence in and around Kingston.

As the perpetrators of the unrest, regarded by the authorities as rude boys or hooligans, battled with the authorities for control of the streets, their activities became the subject of numerous recordings by a variety of local acts, with popularity of the discs on the island lasting well beyond the period of mass civil unrest.

Featured here are a dozen of the best-known rude boy tracks, recorded from late 66 to early 67, this essential collection in Trojans genre-themed series is pressed on high quality vinyl housed in a handsomely designed sleeve that conveys an authentic yet contemporary feel.