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