I am looking for some Ska CD recommendations but not the usual run of the mill Studio One, Trojan, Island, Top Deck or Treasure Isle stuff that is widely available.
What I am after is more along the lines of the Rock A Shacka release "You`ll Never Know - 18 Caribou Ska Selections".
I know this music is outside the usual timeframe for this forum but I don`t really know where else to ask.
Thanks for any help.
Dave
Ska CD Recommendations
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Mick Sleeper
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Re: Ska CD Recommendations
The *Story of Blue Beat* series on Sunrise looks great if you're into the early, rhythm & blues / boogie type of ska.
If you haven't go them already, the Prince Buster sets on Rock A Shaka (*Dance Cleopatra* and *Voice Of The People*) are both excellent.
If you haven't go them already, the Prince Buster sets on Rock A Shaka (*Dance Cleopatra* and *Voice Of The People*) are both excellent.
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j j
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Re: Ska CD Recommendations
There are/was some King Edwards ska comps around & about. I have 'What A Scandal- King Edwards The Giant' on CD.
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Rootsman
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Re: Ska CD Recommendations
Hi Mick
I don`t mind a bit of rhythm & Blues, I do have "Youths Boogie" & "Mash It" on the Fantastic Voyage Label and also "Down Beat Shuffle" which is on the Sunrise label. All great CD`s imo. I do also have a couple of those Bluebeat CD`s too. I have noticed those Rock A Shacka CD`s which I would like to get buts its finding them at a price that I am prepared to pay.
Hi JJ
I do have a couple of King Edwards compilations which are quite nice. The only small issue for me is I found the vocal tracks are somewhat inferior to the instrumentals. But maybe that's a theme with ska music as I guess not too many vocalists could reach the standards set by the various musicians who made up the Skatalites, Baba Brooks band etc
I don`t mind a bit of rhythm & Blues, I do have "Youths Boogie" & "Mash It" on the Fantastic Voyage Label and also "Down Beat Shuffle" which is on the Sunrise label. All great CD`s imo. I do also have a couple of those Bluebeat CD`s too. I have noticed those Rock A Shacka CD`s which I would like to get buts its finding them at a price that I am prepared to pay.
Hi JJ
I do have a couple of King Edwards compilations which are quite nice. The only small issue for me is I found the vocal tracks are somewhat inferior to the instrumentals. But maybe that's a theme with ska music as I guess not too many vocalists could reach the standards set by the various musicians who made up the Skatalites, Baba Brooks band etc
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bugman
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Re: Ska CD Recommendations
I like the Top Deck series very much...
(just noticed you had those, sorry)
(just noticed you had those, sorry)
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ReggaeFire
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Re: Ska CD Recommendations
Jamaican Gold did a couple compilations that are probably hard to find, one of Lloyd Daley's early material, one of Theo Beckford productions (there is a fair bit of overlap with Trojan's Beckford anthology though), and one of Carlos Malcolm material (that can also be found on his own re-release).
Derrick Morgan is well represented on the labels you excluded, but his own releases of Ska on CD (titled simply Ska #1 and Ska #2) collect some of his rarer sides.
Randy's ska material can be heard on VP's "Skatalites At Randy's" and some other tracks (plus overlap with) can be heard on "The Rough Guide To Ska".
You can get a lot of the uptown Byron Lee and Khouri produced stuff for cheap on CD, titles like "Dynamite Ska #1 & #2", "Authentic Jamaica Ska", and a handful of Byron Lee sets of Jamaica Gold.
Much harder to find are self-released compilations (often on CD-R). Bobby Aitken, Stranger Cole and Winston Samuels all have done such releases.
Laurel Aitken's early catalog has been well anthologized many times - most recently by Pressure Drop.
Higgs & Wilson have a well received anthology that was released digitally (as in download) only, but is well worth seeking out.
Derrick Morgan is well represented on the labels you excluded, but his own releases of Ska on CD (titled simply Ska #1 and Ska #2) collect some of his rarer sides.
Randy's ska material can be heard on VP's "Skatalites At Randy's" and some other tracks (plus overlap with) can be heard on "The Rough Guide To Ska".
You can get a lot of the uptown Byron Lee and Khouri produced stuff for cheap on CD, titles like "Dynamite Ska #1 & #2", "Authentic Jamaica Ska", and a handful of Byron Lee sets of Jamaica Gold.
Much harder to find are self-released compilations (often on CD-R). Bobby Aitken, Stranger Cole and Winston Samuels all have done such releases.
Laurel Aitken's early catalog has been well anthologized many times - most recently by Pressure Drop.
Higgs & Wilson have a well received anthology that was released digitally (as in download) only, but is well worth seeking out.