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 down-home 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’.

Disc 1
1. 54-46 Was My Number
2. Night and Day
3. One Eye Enos
4. Bim Today - Bam Tomorrow
5. She's My Scorcher
6. Peeping Tom
7. Struggle
8. Bla, Bla, Bla
9. Hold On
10. Feel so Good
11. Gold and Silver
12. Pee Pee Cluck Cluck
13. Gonna Need Somebody
14. Give Peace a Chance
15. Got to Feel
16. Do the Boogaloo
17. Funky Funky
18. Loving Spirit
19. Monkey Man
20. Never You Change
21. Don't Trouble Trouble
22. School Days
23. Johnny Cool Man
24. Reborn
25. Pressure Drop

Disc 2
1. Sweet and Dandy
2. Walk with Love
3. Water Melon
4. African Doctor (Doctor Lester)
5. It Must Be True Love
6. Scare Him
7. We Shall Overcome
8. Sun Moon and Star
9. I Feel Alright
10. Revival Reggae
11. Know Me Good
12. I Alone (Toots Solo)
13. Koo Koo
14. Desmond Dekker Came First
15. A Time to Love
16. Israel
17. 9 O'Clock
18. Monkey Man (Alternate Version)
19. Do the Reggay
20. It's You
21. Just Tell Me
22. Alidina
23. Monkey Girl
24. Oh Yea
25. 54-46 That's My Number