- Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 1970
- The Best of the Maytals · 1969
- Funky Kingston · 1973
- Radiodread (Special Edition) · 2006
- Essential Artist Collection · 2023
- Tomorrow - Single · 2021
- Rare & Unreleased Ska Recordings from Federal Records Vaults: 1964-1965 · 2019
- Rare & Unreleased Ska Recordings from Federal Records Vaults: 1964-1965 · 2019
- Byron Lee & The Dragonaires Play Jamaica Ska · 2019
- Ska and Rocksteady Collection, Vol. 11 · 2018
- Kentone Ska from Federal Records: Skalvouvia 1963-1965 · 2018
- The Aggrovators Present: Reggae Tales · 2017
- The Aggrovators Present: Reggae Tales · 2017
Albums
- 1970
Singles & EPs
Compilations
About The Maytals
The Maytals helped sculpt both the sound of reggae and the sound of their home island of Jamaica, building a legacy and body of work nearly unparallelled in its influence. Formed by Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, Henry “Raleigh” Gordon and Nathaniel “Jerry” Mathias in Kingston in the early ‘60s, the Maytals’ spirited debut single, “Hallelujah”, arrived as an early harbinger of ska. For the next two decades, the group’s blend of ska, pop, gospel, reggae and rocksteady kept them at the vanguard of Jamaican music. Frontman Hibbert’s soulful vocals drove the success of singles like 1968’s “Do the Reggay”, which gave the genre its name, and “54-46 Was My Number” as well as 1969’s “Monkey Man” and 1970’s “Pressure Drop”, which influenced The Specials, The Clash and many others. The group’s fondness for experimentation and embrace of different styles like rock, R&B and country led them to craft some of reggae’s most revered albums, including 1973’s Funky Kingston and 1974’s In The Dark. They called it quits after 1981’s Knockout! and Hibbert went solo, eventually reforming the group in the early ‘90s and performing until his death in 2020 at the age of 77.
- ORIGIN
- Kingston, Jamaica
- FORMED
- 1963
- GENRE
- Reggae