You Don’t Need Me Riddim – Treasure Isle

Produced by Duke Reid for Treasure Isle in 1970, You Don’t Need Me is a tight two-track set anchored by The Melodians’ original cut and U Roy’s Rock Away version. The Melodians had already taken the song into Treasure Isle’s catalog in the late 1960s, and this version pairs that vocal foundation with one of U Roy’s early deejay responses, giving the riddim a clear roots-to-toasting connection. With Tommy McCook and the Supersonics also tied to the original recording, the release sits squarely in the classic Treasure Isle sound and shows how Reid’s studio bridged harmony groups and the emerging deejay style.