The Maytals - Do the Reggae

[brunaeivanmendes]

iradoooo esse lp tocando um bom e velho reggae...demoro catch a fire já !!! fui

[amsterdamfayaallstar]

y = true. See Bunny Lee.

[MrSrdaro]

I think this is one of the 25 best song after Marley's dead...thanks for this...i love the whole world...

[msullivan85]

true ROOTS! thankyou for posting, much respect

[PalpFaction]

Why drink and drive when you can smoke and fly? Fly to the zion ya rastafary, ya ganja smoker.

Jah bless, One love.

[nanphymen]

o velho e muito bom som de um LP. =D

[BitOveRate]

sort of ironic that they are named Maytal (metal) but they play reggae

[raaztaaz]

Reggae first apeared in print in this song, but it was also being used in Kingston, Jamaica as the name of a slower dance and style of rock steady.

Some Reggae artists didn't like the name 'rock steady' so they started saying 'reggae reggae' and soon everyone was saying it.

[maxxpowers64]

Excellent song. Also, I would kill for those decks.

[DjTsj]

dammm is they gold plated technics?

[Steamstock]

@Reggae45s It's true that reggae's the style of music, but the term was first used on this song as a discription of a dance, hence Do The Reggay.

[Reggae45s]

@Steamstock Theres got to be video somewhere of people doing that dance back in the day...

[forcefront69]

First heard this tune on the Original 3 Album 'Trojan Story', when i was about 16, 54 now, still sounds awesome, probably one of the best Rock Steady / Reggae tunes ever. PS, dont lend records, i lent the above album and never git it back.

[dhampian]

some say the term reggae came from the word "streggae," a derogatory word for a sexually promiscuous woman; much like "rock and roll" derived from slang describing sex.

[FenceThis]

@dhampian -maybe not somuch sexually promiscuous than rather "an untidy, slovenly,careless or sloppy dressed woman"

[andrewh789]

This is the best of Beverley's Records 1969 -70 on cds Coming Soon in June 2010 By the Late great Leslie Kong for creating and established them @135a Orange Street in kingston Jamaica. all the Best cds ever heard in music history.

[tom111989]

one of the first uses of the term reggae (or reggay as they spelt it here) ever recorded

[KallumPembro]

Sweet

[Guillesther]

word, sound and power back to the roots!

[antwanswan1]

toots and the maytals best skinhead reggae band ever

[soulhoney56]

Thank you for praising my comments dhfranck x

[antwanswan1]

proper skinhead music oi

[chestylarue2]

Fucking perfection. First heard this in a b/w film called 'Rhythm Thief' - check it out if you can, some old woman calls for some 'fresh tunes' and then it cuts to this track - yesssssssssss!!!!

[BBiain]

i miss this kinda music, im only 20 but i love the old style reggae Ska

[parisino15]

love the voice...love the vibe...love love love

[parisino15]

my favorite song........really.....

lets do the reggay reggay reggay reggay.....fu*k yeah!!

[JimmyTee73]

I'm well partial to a bit of Trojan. Tuff tune this. Nice horns too. Nice upload, cheers! :D

[deathrebel1]

toots is the most amazing singer ever. it's like he just knew how to scream right. nobody taught him.

[soulhoney56]

Earliest sound I know of is Rock and Shake by Prince Buster - 1957. Albeit; not reggae as far too early but probably classed as Ska or maybe Bluebeat, so many categories ! but def not Regga. Fat Man came out way before the reggae era - it was 1961 actually and I think it is classed as Bluebeat (according to my Trojan vinyl set - so have it in black and white) - just trying to help x

[dhfranck]

A very intelligent and informed post. By 1968 when this song came out the genre was well on its way. I see the most prominent origins of reggae in the Jamaican boogie woogie beats of the late 50s. Thanks for you post

[Kdees]

Thanks :)

[elbuenjavonoso]

Some say that "Fat Man" of Derrick Morgan was the first reggae song, though.

[keith6400]

I believe the spelling of Reggay (with the y) was how Frederick "Toots" Hibbert spelt it on his song. It was the first time "It was written Down" alegedly.

[Reggae45s]

Not on this version. If my camera was able to focus, I tried to show here that the spelling was "Reggae" on the record..

[ghinkaku89]

Yooooo...Ma.....!!!

[juliemls31]

cool,cool,cool!!!

[soulhoney56]

The first reggae track to have the word 'reggay' in it, I believe - I have an old Trojan 3 LP set - 'The Trojan Story' and it states that it was practically the first (track released 1968) - fantastic sound !!

[Alfalgir]

Is "Do the Reggay"!

[Kdees]

It's said and believed that this is where the name "reggae" came from , I think the reggae is a dance.

[emunre]

damn this was the first song of reggae thanks toots!!!

[publiclight]

thanks for this moment of pleasure!

[DrunkenSaxophonist]

hi all rudeboys!!!

[RJN88420]

reggay was a dance popular with ska music in jamaica.. i guess thats where the word came from

[vonpork]

VIVA TOOTS!

[karofinne]

thanks man, brilliant song.

[clanccy]

Brill....I love your player too..

[BushIsTheDevil]

Nothing like the snap crackle and pop of an old 45rpm and the arm bobbing up and down cus the things are always a tad warped. You just don't get this visual dimension to the recording with a cd player or ipod. The sound may be flawless but we lst something. Thanks for bringing it back

[Reggae45s]

Thats what made me become a DJ was watching 45's go 'round, and the arm bob up and down, left and right.

[ZIONHIGHER]

4 real, i don't blame you.

[mgsee]

Great sound. What deck and arm is that.

[druboogie]

SL-1200GLD

[ZIONHIGHER]

THANKS,This is one of the best Technics turntables man.

[traylong]

love toots. This is apparently the song that first introduced the term reggae (or reggay in this case). IRIE mon

[skeebert]

@traylong im glad you love toots, cause i been shittin me drawers all night mon hahaha

[mrrk]

Wow, snazzy tone arm.

[Reggae45s]

I think this type of music only deserves the snazziest of players.