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"Usenet news" is a huge computer bulletin board system with
world-wide distribution covering thousands and thousands of topics.
Ska is discussed on a few of them.
`alt.music.ska'
This is the central spot for discussing ska on Usenet.
`alt.music.ska-core'
This is a band new group for discussing ska-core on Usenet,
without flame wars with fans of traditional ska.
`alt.music.madness'
Not a support group for insanity, this group focuses on the *nutty*
music and antics of the British group Madness and its spin-offs.
`rec.music.reggae'
The mellow grandchild of ska and some topics of Jamaican and
Rastafarian interest are discussed in the vibrant reggae newsgroup.
Albums
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Subject: 2.11: *Can anyone recommend some good ska albums for
someone who has absolutely no clue about ska?*
Here are a few choice titles, with an emphasis on compilations, so
that you can get a feeling for a lot of artists all at once. Thanks to
Evan M. Corcoran [EC], for some of this info. Evan also maintains a
more comprehensive list of ska albums that is aperiodially posted to
alt.music.ska, check it out.
There are some fine reviews to be found at the Lash Out
ska/rocksteady/reggae review page,
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~lashout/skar.hrml. Others can be found at
.
The *SKA'mpilations* page has more info, at
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~brianu/2/media/music/ska/skomps.html
Also, the `American Skathic' series, on "Jump Up!", offers an
excellent taste of Midwestern ska. If I can only find my copy, I'll
add it to the list above.
Celebration
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`Celebration: Twenty Five Years Of Trojan Records', *various
artists*, Trojan Records, `CDTRD 413', (1991).
Club Ska 67
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`Club Ska '67', Mango Records, (1980). The contents:
`Guns of Navarone'
The Skatalites
`Phoenix City'
Rolando and the Soul Brothers
`007 (Shanty Town)'
Desmond Dekker
`Broadway Jungle'
The Maytals (as the Flames)
`Contact'
Roy Richards with Baba Brooks
`Guns Fever'
Baba Brooks
`Rub Up, Push Up'
Justin Hines and the Dominoes
`Dancing Mood'
Delroy Wilson
`Stop Making Love'
Gaylads
`Pied Piper'
Rita Marley
`Lawless Street'
The Soul Brothers
`Skaing West'
Sir Lord Comic and his Cowboys
`Copasetic'
The Rulers
The History of Ska
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`The History of Ska, Blue Beat and Reggae', *various artists*,
Esoldun S.A.R.L./Blue Beat, `REG 101', (1992).
Intensified Original Ska
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`Intensified! Original Ska 1962-66', *various artists*, Mango
Records, `ZCM 9524'. The contents:
`El Pussy Cat,"'
Roland Alphonso.
`Solomon Gundie'
Eric Morris.
`Teenage Ska'
Baba Brooks.
`Carry Go Bring Come'
The Charms.
`Duck Soup'
Baba Brooks.
`Rukumbine'
Shenley Duffus.
`Stampede'
Don Drummond + Drumbago.
`Independent Anniversary Ska(1)
Beatles's `I Should Have Known Better'' The Skatalites.
`John + James'
The Maytals.
`Rocket Ship'
Tommy McCook.
`We Are Rolling'
Stranger Cole.
`James Bond'
Roland Alphonso.
`Housewife's Choice'
Derrick + Patsy.
`University Goes Ska'
Don Drummond.
`Penny Reel'
Eric Morris.
`The Higher The Monkey Climbs'
Justin Hines.
---------- Footnotes ----------
(1) `Independent Anniversary Ska' is really a cover of the
More Intensified
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`More Intensified', Mango Records, (1980). The contents:
`Six and Seven Books of Moses'
The Maytals (as the Vikings)
`Dr. Kildare'
The Skatalites
`Congo War'
Lord Brynner and The Sheiks
`Woman Come'
Marguerita
`Man in the Street'
Don Drummond
`What a Man Doeth'
Eric Morris
`Lucky Seven'
The Skatalites
`Miss Ska-culation(1)'
Roland Al and the Soul Brothers
`Dr. Ring-a-Ding'
Roland Al and the Soul Brothers
`Run Joe'
Stranger Cole
`Sucu-Sucu'
The Skatalites
`The Great Wuga Wuga'
Sir Lord Comic
`Dick Tracy'
The Skatalites
`Mount Zion'
Desmond Dekker and the Four Aces
`Marcus Junior'
The Soul Brothers
`Train to Skaville'
Ethiopians
---------- Footnotes ----------
(1) Really the surf tune `Pipeline'
Monkey Business
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`Monkey Business', Trojan Records (1980). A *skinhead reggae*
compilation that contains:
`Tighten Up'
Lee Perry/The Untouchables (may be upsetters)
`Fatty Fatty'
Clancy Eccles
`54-36'
(You oughta know this already)
`007 Shanty Town'
(likewise)
`Liquidator'
Harry J All Stars
`Fire Corner'
Clancy Eccles and King Stitt
`Double Barrel'
Dave and Ansel Collins
`Birth Control'
Lloydie and the Lowbites
`Herbsman'
King Stitt
`Elizabethan Serenade'
Boris Gardner
`Return of Django'
Upsetters
`Monkey Spanner'
Dave and Ansel Collins
`Young Gifted and Black'
Bob and Marcia
`Long Shot'
The pioneers
`Monkey Man'
The Maytals
`Dollar in the Teeth'
The Upsetters
`Barbwire'
Nora Dean
`Shocks of Mighty'
The Upsetters
`Them Laugh and Kiki'
The Soulmates
`Cherry Oh! Baby'
Eric Donaldson
One Original Step Beyond
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`One Original Step Beyond', *various artists*, Castle Communications
`CTVCD 115' (cd), `CTVMC 115' (cassette), `CTVLP 115' (lp). The
contents include:
`One Step Beyond'
`Judge Dread,'
`Madness'
`Al Capone'
Prince Buster.
`Oh Carolina'
The Folkes Brothers.
`Message to You Rudie'
Dandy.
`Red Red Wine'
Tone Tribe.
`Madness'
Prince Buster.
`One Love'
Bob Marly and Wailers.
`Skinhead Moonstomp'
Symarip.
`Guns of Navarone'
The Skatalites.
`OK Fred'
John Holts.
`Easy Snappin''
Theophilus Beckford.
The Real Jamaica - SKA
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`The Real Jamaica - SKA', *various artists*, Epic Records, `EK
52724'. The contents:
`Ska All Over the World'
Jimmy Cliff
`Little Miss Princess'
Lord Creator
`You Are the One'
Winston Samuel
`No One'
The Techniques
`Golden Love'
Lord Creator
`Angela'
Winston Samuel
`Man to Man'
Lord Creator
`Time After Time'
The Charmers
`Don't Stay Out Late'
Lord Creator
`Remember I Told You'
The Techniques
`Trust No Man'
Jimmy Cliff
`Misery'
The Charmers
Ska Bonanza - The Studio One Years
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`Ska Bonanza: The Studio One Years', *various artists*, Heartbeat
CD, `HB 86/87', (1992).
`Nimble Foot Ska'
The Skatalites
`Spred Satin'
The Skatalites
`Arte Bella'
Ken Boothe and Stranger Cole
`Streets Of Gold'
Roland Alphonso + The Soul Vendors
`A De Pon Dem'
Rita Marley + The Wailers
`Black Sunday'
The Skatalites
`Don't Want Your Loving'
Cornell Campbell
`Old Fowl Ska'
Roland Alphonso
`Enna Bella'
Eric "Monty" Morris
`Jezebel'
Owen Grey with Clue J + His Blues Blasters
`Always On A Sunday'
Frank Anderson + Tommy McCook
`Sugar Bag'
Lee Perry
`Settle Down'
Lester Sterling, Johnnie Moore, and Tommy McCook
`Turn Me On'
The Checkmates
`When The Well Runs Dry'
Bunny and Skitter
`Wheel And Turn'
Frank Anderson + Tommy McCook
`Oceans 11'
Cecil Lloyd + Roland Alphonso
`Over The River'
The Jiving Juniors
`My Heaven'
Alton Ellis + Eddie Parkins with Aubrey Adams + The Dewdroppers
`Set Back (Just Cool)'
Roland Alphonso + Carroll McLaughlin
`Du Du Wap'
Chuck Josephs + Dobby Dobson with Aubrey Adams
`Don Cosmic'
Don Drummond + His Group
`Man In The Street'
Don Drummond
`Simmer Down'
Bob Marley + The Wailers
`Shining Light'
Toots + The Maytals
`Push Wood'
Jackie Opel
`Wonder No More'
Andy + Joey
`Bongo Tango'
Roland Alphonso
`Sucu Sucu'
Roland Alphonso
`20.75'
Roland Alphonso
`Stop Making Love'
The Gaylads
`How Many Times (Do You Remember)'
Bob Marley + The Wailers
`Roll On Sweet Don (Heaven And Hell)'
Don Drummond +
`Sit Down Servant'
Jackie Opel
`Go Jimmy Go'
Bob Marley + The Wailers
`Stew Peas And Cornflakes'
Aubrey Adams + Rico Rodriguez
`Answer Me My Darling'
Derrick Harriot
`River Jordan'
Clancy Eccles with Hersang + The City Slickers
`Salt Lane Shuffle'
Clue J + His Blues Blasters
`Jeannie Girl'
The Charmers
`Lonely Moments'
Lascelles Perkins with Clue J + His Blues
The Story of Jamaican Music
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` The Story of Jamaican Music - Tougher Than Tough'. This is a 4-CD
numbered box set. The first CD is all ska, the second CD is
rocksteady, the third CD is reggae, and the fourth is dance hall.
Dance Craze - The Best of British Ska ... Live!
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This is the soundtrack of the excellent ska film `Dance Craze'.
(see ) `Dance Craze - The Best of British Ska ... Live!', *various
artists*,(1) Chrysalis Records, `F2 21783'. This is one must-have
Two-Tone era album.
`Concrete Jungle'
The Specials
`Mirror in the Bathroom'
The English Beat
`Lip Up Fatty'
Bad Manners
`Too Much Too Young'
The Special A.K.A.
`Three Minute Hero'
The Selecter
`Easy Life'
The Bodysnatchers
`Big Shot'
The English Beat
`Man at C&A'
The Specials
`Missing Words'
The Selecter
`Ranking Full Stop'
The English Beat
`Carry Go Bring Come'
The Selecter
`Inner London Violence'
Bad Manners
`Guns of Navarone'
The Special A.K.A.
`Too Much Pressure'
The Selecter
`Nite Club'
The Specials
`Skinhead Symphony (Longshot Kick the Bucket/Liquidator/Skinhead Moonstomp)'
The Special A.K.A.
---------- Footnotes ----------
(1) Legal matters forced the deletion of Madness's three tracks
that are in the movie `Dance Craze'. They are replaced by the contents
of the Speacial A.K.A. 1980 live EP plus the Selecter version of `Carry
Go Bring Come'.
This Are 2 Tone
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`This Are 2 Tone', *various artists*, Chrysalis Records.
Special thanks to Jon Gherardini for sending me the songlist!
`'
`Gangsters'
The Special AKA
`Madness'
Madness
`On My Radio'
The Selecter
`The Tears of a Clown'
The Beat
`Rudy, A Message To You'
The Specials
`Too Much Pressure'
The Selector
`Too Experienced'
The Body Snatchers
`Ranking Full Stop'
The Beat
`Too Much Too Young'
The Specials
`The Selector'
The Selector
`Stereotype'
The Specials
`Mantovani'
The Swinging Cats
`Do Nothing'
The Specials
`Jungle Music'
Rico & The Special AKA
`The Boiler'
Rhoda Dakar & The Special AKA
`Ghost Town'
The Specials
California Skaquake 2 The Aftershock
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`California Skaquake 2 The Aftershock', Moon Ska Records and Steady
Beat Recordings, MR078CD, (1996). The contents:
`Ex-Darling'
Venice Shoreline Chris
`Last Dance'
Seespot
`What's the Name of That Cookie?'
Chio and the Hornets
`I am Queen'
Ocean 11
`I Won't Go'
Los Hooligans
`So Suspicious'
Checkmate
`Agent 13'
Undercover S.K.A.
`My Turn'
Skiptooth
`Miracle Man'
Lone Raspberry
`Skandal Nite'
Crawdaddy
`Long, Long'
Mars Villa
`Kill The Profet'
Filibuster
`Tom Tom'
Melting Pot
`Skatch'
Pocket Lent
`Under 21'
Save Ferris
`So What'
The Hippos
`Bliss'
Mealticket
`Retribution'
Out of Order
`Organ Man'
G-Spot
`CD Repo Man'
Aquabats
`OH OK'
Janitors Against Apartheid
Land Of The Bigfoot Ska: Ska From Bigfoot Country
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`Land Of The Bigfoot Ska: Ska From Bigfoot Country' features various
artists from the North American Pacific Northwest, by Simmerdown
Productions, 1996.
`Diego'
Franceska (Portland, Oregon)
`Would You Be Mine?'
Franceska (Portland, Oregon)
`What Have We Done?'
The Feds (Vancouver, Washington)
`Evil Twin'
The Investigators (Tacoma, Washington)
`I Don't Wanna'
The Investigators (Tacoma, Washington)
`Beer Commercial World'
Funny Bone (Seattle, Washington)
`Cosa Nostra'
Cherry Poppin' Daddies (Eugene, Oregon)
`Rude Boy's Gun'
Code 26 (Renton, Washington)
`Perdido'
The Gobbletones (Seattle, Washington)
`Well You Needn't'
The Gobbletones (Seattle, Washington)
`Rumpshaker'
Easy Big Fella (Seattle, Washington)
`Barretta'
Easy Big Fella (Seattle, Washington)
`Peanuts & Corn'
The Soilers (Seattle, Washington)
`Casual Dave'
The Soilers (Seattle, Washington)
`Livin' A Lie'
Engine 54 (Olympia, Washington)
`Skinhead Train'
The Scandals (Eugene, Oregon)
`Berry Chokin' Robin'
The Scandals (Eugene, Oregon)
`Mr. Roustabout'
Something Ska (Vancouver, British Columbia)
`Lion Tamer'
Two Tonne Bowlers (Penticton, British Columbia)
`Fresh Cut'
The Readymen (Eugene, Oregon)
`Show Hall Bound'
The Readymen (Eugene, Oregon)
Let's Ska Again
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`Let's Ska Again', either Charly Records or New Cross Records,
(1989). The contents:
`Let's Dance Again (1)'
The Ska Boys
`Struggling Man (2)'
The Maroons
`The Scorcher (3)'
The Prophets (featuring Rico)
`Kung Fu Fighting'
The Cimarons
`It's Too Late'
Laurel Aitken
`Skaing South'
Des All Stars (featuring Rico)
`Hat Trick'
U-Roy
`Hoot to Skaville(4)'
The Ska Boys
`I'm a Natural Man'
The Ska Boys
`You Got To Move'
The Ska Boys
`I'll Take You There (5)'
The Deltones
`Reggae Woman (6)'
Pat Rohden
`Night Food'
Freddy Notes
`Do It (7)'
Dizzy Ranks
---------- Footnotes ----------
(1) A cover of `Let's Twist Again'.
(2) The Jimmy Cliff song.
(3) The bassline sounds similar to the Prince Buster song of the
same name, but the melody is different.
(4) The Ethiopians song with some new lyrics.
(5) The Staple Singers song that used the bassline from
`Liquidator'.
(6) the Stevie Wonder song, `Boogie On, Reggae Woman'.
(7) Yep, the disco hit from the seventies. -EC
Mash It Up
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`Mash It Up', Razorbeat Records, 1986. "These are Boston's Crucial
Rhythms!" -EC Contents include:
`Veil of Sadness'
Bim Skala Bim
`Picture This'
Mission Impossible
`In Your Heart'
Plate O' Shrimp
`Steal Away'
Shy Five
`Snappy Jump'
Mission Impossible
`I Took a Fall'
Bim Skala Bim
`Immorality Act'
Plate O' Shrimp
`Theives Market'
Class Action
`Tell Me'
Bim Skala Bim
`Rain'
The Happy Campers
`The Cave'
Bosstones
`Lost Artifact'
Shy Five
`Mercy of the D.J.'
Oddly Enough
Mash It Up 93
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`Mash It Up '93', DVS Media, (1993). "More Ska and Bluebeat -
Boston Style" -EC
`Time Will Tell'
Steady Earnest
`Ring of Fire'
Mr. Cranky
`Let's Get Better'
The Incredible Casuals
`Do Something'
Thumper
`Francis Albert'
Santa
`She's My'
The Hi-Hats
`Switch #64'
Dig This
`Man from Wareka'
Les Miserables Brass Band
`Time is not Money'
Beat Soup
`Tequila Moon'
Mr. Cranky
`Manamana'
Who Be Dat
`Anxious Hunger'
Seven League Boots
`Take it Easy'
Steady Earnest
`Step it Up'
The Incredible Casuals
`No Way Out'
The Hi-Hats
`B-Train to Allston'
The Allstonians
Of these bands, only Steady E, Mr. C, Thumper, the Hi-Hats, Beat
Soup and the Allstonians are "full-fledged" ska bands.
-EC
Mashin Up the Nation
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`Mashin' Up The Nation', Harvard Square Records, (1989). This was
the first volume of US ska compiled by Dan Vitale of Bim Skala Bim.
This vinyl release features two songs that weren't included on the
later CD.
`Diggin' a Hole'
Bim Skala Bim
`Phoenix City'
Les Miserables
`Drums and Chicken'
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
`Bread and Circuses'
Bop (Harvey)
`Bad Things'
Public Service
`Let Me Go'
Freedom of Expression
`Groucho (Dub)'
Roland Alphonso and Bim Skala Bim
`Rude Girls'
The N.Y. Citizens
`Mario's Hideout'
Gangster Fun
`Let's Go Bowling'
Let's Go Bowling
`No Respect'
Not Bob Marley
`Out of my Mind'
Plate O' Shrimp
`Direction of a Faceless Expression'
Oddly Enough
`Get Out'
The Now
`Mashin' Up the Nation, Volumes I and II', *various artists*, Square
Records, `SQR 74001-2', (1992). This includes all of Volume I except
the NY Citizens track and the Plate o' Shrimp track. The full contents
are:
`Diggin' a Hole'
Bim Skala Bim
`Phoenix City'
Les Miserables
`Drums and Chicken'
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
`Bread and Circuses'
Bop (Harvey)
`Bad Things'
Public Service
`Let Me Go'
Freedom of Expression
`Groucho (Dub)'
Roland Alphonso and Bim Skala Bim
`Mario's Hideout'
Gangster Fun
`Let's Go Bowling'
Let's Go Bowling
`No Respect'
Not Bob Marley
`Direction of a Faceless Expression'
Oddly Enough
`Get Out'
The Now
`Wallet'
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
`Dark Age'
The Urge
`Outrage'
Burma Jam
`Ska Lip Soul'
Galaxy of Prizes
`Chief Inspector'
Bim Skala Bim
`Find Myself a Sunny Spot'
Crazy 8's
`Oh No'
The Upbeats
`Rebecca'
Ska'd For Life
`Hormonial Inspiration'
Six Feet Under
`I'd Buy a Gun'
Gangster Fun
Max the Dog
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`Max the Dog Says "Do The Ska"', Dojo Records, UK.
`Hijack'
The Potato 5
`Hitman'
Trenchtown
`Jesse James'
Laurel Aitken
`Rebuild'
Shot Black and White
`Stand and Be Counted'
The International Beat
`Ska Hop'
The Latenotes
`Sheila'
The Burial
`She's Too Much'
The Loafers
`Limehouse Lady'
Arthur Kay and the Originals
`Every Day Another Day'
Mr. Review
`My Little Girly'
Mark Foggo's Skasters
`These Boots Were Made For Stomping'
Spy Eye
`Walking In The Sunshine'
Bad Manners
`Sister'
Skaboom
`Tous Les Matins'
Les Frelons
`Just The Other Day (F.B.D.)'
The Banditos
`Fire'
Maroon Town
`Blue Beat and Ska'
Natural Rhythm
`Belle of Snodland Town'
Judge Dread
`Darling'
The Riffs
`Hair Tonic'
Let's Go Bowling
`Double Barrel'
The Hotknives
`Temper Temper'
The Allsorts
Misfits of Ska
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`Misfits of Ska', Asian Man Records, (1996).
Performers include: Sublime, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Less Than Jake,
Skankin' Pickle, Reel Big Fish, The Suicide Machines, MU330.
(Playlist coming soon! Email it to skafaq@twillis.com if you don't
see it here!)
The Shack
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`The Shack', Bib Records, (1993). Compiled by Sean Flowerdew. The
contents:
`People'
Nutty Boys
`Dance Wid Me'
Hepcat
`Ghetto Charged'
See No Evil
`Rude Boy Dream'
Laurel Aitken
`Social Security'
The Toasters
`Wear You To The Ball'
Lynval Golding and Neville Staples (featuring Finny)
`Animated Violence'
The Bakesys
`Wandering Soul'
Bim Skala Bim
`I Don't Think So'
Loonie Tunes
`Nostalgia'
Maroon Town
`Why?'
Lynval Golding and Neville Staples
`Golden Arm'
Bim Skala Bim
`But Not You'
The Club
`Hypocrite'
Special Beat
`Dave and Mary'
The Hotknives
`Pound To The Dollar'
Maroon Town
`Magical Feeling'
International Beat
`Get Some Peace'
Ruder Than You
`Magic Carpet'
Nutty Boys
`Peace is Wonder'
Messer Banzani
`Rude Boy De Ponporbation (007)'
Neville Staples aka Judge Roughneck
This is definitely my favorite "modern" ska comp. Virtually every
song is great, and there's a great cross-section of ska, from the
more traditional Hepcat through the "freestyle" hip-hop influenced
ska of See No Evil, Maroon Town and Messer Banzani (It's
interesting that the hip-hop ska thing never caught on in America).
-EC
Ska Beats 1 - Freestyle Ska
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`Ska Beats 1 (Freestyle Ska)'. The contents:
`Mental Ska'
Longsy D
`Just Keep Rockin''
Double Trouble and the Rebel MC
`Force 10 from Navarone'
Roughneck
`Musical Scorcha'
Rockit All-Star
`Resolution '99'
Maroon Town
`Rock to Dis'
Jamaica Meantime
`We Play Ska'
Children of the Night with Ranking Roger
`This is Ska'
Longsy D with Buster Bloodvessel
`Skainking with the Toreadors'
Ministry of Ska
`The Rude Boy Shuffle'
The Rude Boys
`The Swingin' Thing'
Flowers Ltd. and BMG
This is all the so-called "Freestyle Ska", which is very hip-hop
influenced. Never caught on in the US (too black?)
-EC
The Third Wave, Volume II
-------------------------
`Ska The Third Wave, Volume II', Beloved Recordings, Shanachie, USA
(1996).
`Rodent Revolt'
Mock Turtle Soup
`Blind Justice'
Thumper
`Coffee'
AWOL
`Rudy, Do You Know?'
Downbeat Rulers
`Maude'
Blind Spot
`Walkin' Shagbootie'
Insatiable
`Super Nice Guys'
Undercover S.K.A.
`Misskaculation'
Ruder Than You
`Mission Aborted'
The Planet Smashers
`Inspector Gadget'
Ska King Crab
`Liquor Store'
Less Than Jake
`Same Old Story'
Downbeat Rulers
`Someone To Cling To'
Regatta Sixty-Nine
`GPC's'
Insatiable
`Rude Girl'
Undercover S.K.A.
`The Bumble Bee Tuna Song'
Mephiskapheles
Step On It
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`Step On It: The Best Of The Ska Parade Radio Show', A to Y
Productions, USA (1995).
`The Ska Parade Metal Theme'
One Eye Open
`Badminton On A Rope (The Ska Parade Theme Song)'
Let's Go Bowling
`item Game Show'
Suburban Rhythm
`Turning Japanese'
Sparker
`Martha'
Unsteady
`The Long'
C.F.B.
`Mork and Mindy Ska Parade Promo'
Conrad Janis
`Brass Man'
Meal Ticket
`The Best Of Love'
Ocean 11
`Hey Mr. T'
Eden
`Dirty Rats'
The Voodoo Glow Skulls
`Double Dutch Bus Ska Intro'
Frankie "The Frogman" Smith
`Double Dutch Bus Ska'
Albino Brown All-Star Ska Coalition
`Date Rape (live version)'
Sublime
`Skybolt X-66'
Ne'er-Do-Wells
`The Ska Parade Polka'
The Schmedleys
`Mr. Pitiful'
The Skeletones
`Solid As A Rock'
Ocean 11
`Mantando El Diablo'
The Tremors
`Shot In The Dark'
Jump With Joey
`Don't Buy The Swag Bag'
The Mudsharks
`Club Ska Parade Theme'
See Spot
`Heart And Soul'
See Spot
`Ice Cube, Korea Wants A Word With You'
Skankin' Pickle
`Longshot Kick De Bucket (an encore to Mr. Pitiful)'
The Skeletones
`The Ska Parade Promo'
The Jerky Boys
`Dub Medley'
Sublime
`Ska Parade Promo'
Roland Alphonso (of The Skatalites)
`Marie Elena'
Roland Alphonso (of The Skatalites)
`Ska Parade'
Doctor Madd Vibe
A portion of the proceeds this CD raises benefit college radio
station KUCI 88.9FM Irvine, CA (see ). (It also includes a 12 page
bonus booklet with an article entitled `The Quintessential, Definitive
Article on 3rd Wave Ska!')
United Colors of Ska
--------------------
`United Colors of Ska', Pork Pie Records marketed by Vielklang
Musikproduktion, Berlin. The contents:
`Mambo/Ska No. 8'
Bad Manners
`Hooligans'
Hepcat
`Five'
No Sports
`One Way Ticket'
Mr. Review
`Too Old'
Skarface
`I Want Justice'
Ruder Than You
`Talk'
The Busters
`Slow Boat To Trinidad'
Dr. Calypso
`Ska de Aca'
Desorden Publico
`Soulful Lover'
Small Axe
`I Don't Want To Live Alone'
The Frits
`He Wants Me Back'
Dance Hall Crashers
`New Leader'
Arthur Kay and the Originals
`Oh She Is A Big Girl Now'
Judge Dread
`Esta Noche'
Let's Go Bowling
`Des's Humble Pie'
The Porkers
`Non Stop Drinking'
King Apparatus
`New Shoes'
Mark Foggo's Skasters
`Rudy's Back'
The Scofflaws
`New York Fever'
The Toasters
Recommended by Rudegirl23, rudegirl23@aol.com.
We Don't Skare
--------------
`We Don't Skare', by "Le Silence de la Rue", France, (1994). No
record label info *per se* indicated on the album. Distributed by
Semaphore Productions (Holland). The contents:
`Jill Victoria'
Skeletones
`C. Johnson's Clothes'
Hoodlum Empire
`Singluar I'
Steady Earnest
`Nomeansno (1)
like they're singing "Hide and Seek". Oh well. -EC' Engine 54
`Smoking Barrel'
Six Feet Deep
`No Idea'
Skaface
`Paraguyan Sun'
Bim Skala Bim
`Hello Everybody'
Ngobo Ngobo
`Foreskin Heads'
Square Roots
`Ca Recommence'
Skarface
`Grandad'
Too Hot
`Looking Glass'
Meal Ticket
`Loving Couple'
Blechreiz
`Ska Guitar'
Invaders
`Prisonero Del Vietcong'
Los Pies Negros
`Le Pouvoir'
Skamp Boys
`Glass Pants'
Skunks
`Ballpark Skank'
Mustard Plug
---------- Footnotes ----------
(1) I think this is a typo: the chorus of the song sounds
Labels
======
Subject: 2.12: *What are addresses of some record labels producing
ska discs?*
The legendary ska labels of the past -- "Black Swan", "Blue Beat",
"Clandisc", "Coxsone", "Nubeat", "Pyramid", "Ska Beat", and "Studio
One" -- are gone now, although they are remembered in Louis Van Breda's
excellent website, http://www.dataweb.nl/~vanbreda/SkaIndex.HTML.
Today we look to the following active labels for the ska. The
following list is by no means exhaustive, merely based on the things
lying about my house, recent postings to alt.music.ska and emails I
have received. I have not made many efforts to verify these addresses.
The Ska FAQ is overjoyed to welcome "Island Records" back to the ska
fold, after an overlong absense!
(http://www.island.co.uk/staff/history/index.html, for Island Record
history, by Chris Blackwell.)
Also, check out http://edbo.com/boudicca/records.html, for more
record labels.
A to Y Productions
------------------
"A to Y Productions"
c/o Tazy Phyllipz
P.O. Box 5766
Irvine, CA 92716-5766 USA
Email: SKAPARADE@aol.com
WWW: http://www.frontside.com/AtoY/main.html
WWW: http://www.rudenet.com/skaparade/
Another Planet
--------------
"Another Planet"
740 Broadway
New York, NY 10003 USA
Artysan
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"Artysan"
Aldringenstraße 10
80639 Munchen, GERMANY
Asian Man Records
-----------------
"Asian Man Records"
P.O. Box 35585
Monte Sereno, CA 95030-5585
USA
Email: brucelee@pacbell.net
WWW: http://asianman.extremecom.com/
Barley Records
--------------
"Barley Records"
2550 Shattuck Ave Suite 86
Berkeley, CA, 94704
Phone1: 510-452-1158
Phone2: 510-835-3902
Fax: 510-251-2757
WWW: http://www.barleyrecords.com/index.htm
Beach Rec
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"Beach Rec"
1230 Market Street, Suite 135
San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
Beat Hotel Records
------------------
"Beat Hotel Records"
3022 W. 12 Mile Road
Berkley, MI 40872 USA
(313) 544-2485
skamish@aol.com.
Beloved Entertainment Group/Beloved Recordings
----------------------------------------------
BELOVED ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, LLC
201 Monroe Avenue, Suite 45D
Maitland, FL 32751-6646
Voice:(407) 539-2998
FAX: (407) 539-3930
beloved@belovedgroup.com.
http://www.belovedgroup.com/beloved.htm.
Black Pearl Records
-------------------
Black Pearl Records
c/o Jan Kroll
PF 1105
56155 Bendorf
GERMANY
Email: blackpea@mailhost.uni-koblenz.de
A traditional Ska, Reggae and Rocksteady label from Germany. Black
Pearl has released singles by *Intensified*, *Ska Trek*, *Ferrymen* and
*In Citers*. The next singles will be by *Ocean 11* and *The
Jumpstarts* and Black Pearl will also be putting together a ska
compilation called `Boss Sounds', due out in September 1997.
Bondage International
---------------------
"Bondage International"
17, Rue de Montreuil
75011 Paris FRANCE
*A French record label that carries* ska music, *alor!* (Hey, if you
got here looking for something else, relax and check out the origins of
"ska" music, See .)
BIB Records
-----------
"BIB Records"
c/o Bim Skala Bim
P.O. Box 441606
Somerville, MA 02144 USA
WWW: http://www.bibrecords.com
Bronco Bullfrog Records
-----------------------
Bronco Bullfrog Records
Apartado de Correos 1474
07800 Ibiza (Baleares)
SPAIN
Fax: +34 71 314199
Email: bullfrog@arrakis.es
WWW: http://www.arrakis.es/~bullfrog/record.htm
"We Are Always Looking for bands for future Oi!, Punk & Ska
compilations. "
-BBR
Burning Heart Records
---------------------
"Burning Heart Records"
Box 441
S-701 48 Örebro
SWEDEN
Phone: +46-19-18 30 00
Fax: +46-19-18 30 34
E-mail: bhr@heartcore.se.
WWW: http://www.cabal.se/burningheart/index.html.
Capità Swing
------------
"Capità Swing"
Post Box 28101
08080 Barcelona, SPAIN
Ska and punk from Spain.
Capitol/EMI Latin
-----------------
"Capitol/EMI Latin"
(Several of the South American/Spanish groups can be found in the
"Latin" or "World" music sections of larger record stores, released by
this label.)
Check Records
-------------
"Check Records"
P.O. Box 3042
London NW5 1EQ UK
Tel 071-281-5690
Continuum Special Projects
--------------------------
"Continuum Special Projects"
Attn. Ska: The Third Wave
380 Ludlow Avenue
Cranford, NJ 07016
(908) 709-0011
(800) 709-9991, for orders
continuum@sonicnet.com.
Sadly, Continuum has folded.
Cousin Eddy Records
-------------------
"Cousin Eddy Records"
c/o Chad Huffman
1021 Willow Creek
Burleson, TX 76028
USA
(817) 418-1414
Email: chuffman@mail.startext.net
Crash Records and Productions
-----------------------------
"Crash Records and Productions"
PO Box 10091
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 USA
(Home of The Skandals)
Dill Records
------------
"Dill Records"
PO Box 35585
Monte Sereno, CA 95030-5585 USA
Dojo Limited (UK)
-----------------
"Dojo Limited (UK)"
PO Box 281
Canterbury
Kent, CT1 2BB UK
(Modern European ska compilations; recent releases of Desmond Dekker;
bluebeat compilations; remastering Prince Buster; Judge Dread; more)
DVS Media
---------
"DVS Media"
321 South Huntington Ave. #1
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Elevator Music
--------------
"Elevator Music"
New Haven, CT USA
(203) 772-4310
Far Out
-------
"Far Out"
P.O. Box 14361
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302 USA
Fevered Pitch Records
---------------------
"Fevered Pitch Records"
WWW: http://members.tripod.com/~fevered/index.html
Fight 12 Records
----------------
"Fight 12 Records"
131 W Pleasant
North Oaks MN 55127
612-484-1147
Email: fight12@bitstream.net
Forty-Two Records
-----------------
"Forty-Two Records"
PO Box 983
Levittown, PA 19058
USA
Email: fortytwo@juno.com
Email: logik@netcom.com
WWW: http://www.mk.net/~logik/
Fueld By Ramen
--------------
"Fueled by Ramen"
PO Box 12563
Gainesville, FL 32604
Email: johnfbr@grove.ufl.edu
WWW: http://www.dyve.com/fbr
Grover Records
--------------
"Grover Records"
P.O. Box 3072
48016 Muenster
GERMANY
Grub Records
------------
"Grub Records"
c/o Franco Ortega
585 Akers West
East Lansing, MI 48845
USA
Voice: (201)-285-9613
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