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This article is from the Ska FAQ, by Tomas Willis tomas@twillis.com with numerous contributions by others.

2.11: p10 Can anyone recommend some good ska albums for someone who has absolutely no clue about ska?

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

 

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