Midnight Hour Release Details
- Riddim year: 1968
- Total tracks: 4
- Unique artists on riddim: 4
- Production credits: Duke Reid, Treasure Isle
- Key artists on this riddim: U Roy
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Midnight Hour produced by Duke Reid for Treasure Isle in 1968
1968 rocksteady from Treasure Isle finds Duke Reid steering the Midnight Hour riddim, with The Silvertones’ Midnight Hour leading the way and U Roy’s Midnight Hour and Words Of Wisdom pushing the rhythm into the late-60s deejay era. Winston Wright and The Supersonics’ Black Power adds a sharp instrumental touch, and the set sits neatly in the period when Treasure Isle was shaping the sound of Jamaican rocksteady. Built around a Wilson Pickett cover and voiced through Reid’s signature studio style, it captures that warm, forward-moving Treasure Isle groove in a short, focused package.
Midnight Hour Tracklist:
- The Silvertones – Midnight Hour (1968)
- U Roy – Midnight Hour (1968)
- U Roy – Words Of Wisdom (1969)
- Winston Wright & The Supersonics – Black Power (1968)
