Venues & institutions

Treasure Isle

Treasure Isle at 17 Bond Street was Duke Reid's studio and label — the rocksteady powerhouse behind the Paragons, Alton Ellis, and instrumental sides that collectors still associate with the genre's golden two-year peak.

Why it matters: Treasure Isle's bond-street sound epitomises vocal-group rocksteady. Reid's sound-system background shaped how studio polish met streetwise competition in 1960s Kingston.

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