toots and the maytals - monkey man

One of a virtual shed load of releases by this hard working Ska/Reggae Band its got a lot of their best tracks on it so thats Sweet And Dandy. Sorry but I can't find the Track List but rest assured it's all very very Good says yours truly!

Pressure Drop

Coventry Automatics [Aka The Specials] - Dawning Of A New Era

 

  

Early Incarnation of Terry Hall and the Specials. Mainly its a compilation of tracks recorded for the Legendary John Peel's Radio Show. Features early versions of Specials Singles such as ''Too Much Too Young'' and "It's Up To You" Famously Played to a Crowd on the Eve of the 1979 General Election as a Last Ditch attempt to stop the Hidious Bastard Thatcher and her Right Wing Junta getting into Power. Terry Hall released 2 more tracks to Celebrate the rise of Thatcherism ''Ghost Town" and my fav "The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum".

 

"Wake Up"

"Nite Klub/Raquel"

"Rock & Roll Nightmare"

"Look But Don't Touch"

"Concrete Jungle"

"It's Up to You"

"Stupid Marriage"

"Blank Expression"

"Too Much Too Young"

"Little Bitch"

"(Dawning of A) New Era"

"Jay Walker"

Do The dog

Special Aka - In The Studio

 

3rd Specials Album released after the band had all but broken up. Still its got some Great Tracks on it including "What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend" who hasnt had Similar thoughts or much worse at some time in their life!

1. "Bright Lights" – 4:11
2. "The Lonely Crowd" – 3:52
3. "What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend" – 4:50
4. "Housebound" – 4:13
5. "Night on the Tiles" – 3:04
6. "(Free) Nelson Mandela" – 4:07
7. "War Crimes" – 6:13
8. "Racist Friend" – 3:49
9. "Alcohol" – 5:01
10. "Break Down the Door" – 3:36

Get Out Of The Rat Race

prince buster and the skatalites - fly flying ska

Prince Buster's second  album released in 1964 and features many ska legends, including The Skatalites, Toots and the Maytals, Roland Alphonso, Millie Small & Roy Panton, and Don Drummond among others. This is great if you like a bit of 60's Ska

1."Flying Ska (Wings of a Dove)"
2."Lucky Seven"
3."Perhaps" (feat. The Skatalites)
4."My Queen" (feat. Gaynor & Errol)
5."I Go" (feat. Millie Small & Roy Panton)
6."Roland Plays the Prince" (feat. Roland Alphonso)
7."Call Me"
8."Eye for an Eye"
9."River Jordan" (feat. Owen Gray)
10."The Greatest"
11."Ska War" (feat. The Maytals)
12."The Burial" (feat. Don Drummond)

Ska War

operation ivy - energy

Although you can find various albums by Operation Ivy as far as i know this remains the only Studio album they ever released. So except no other this is a fine slab of American Ska Punk from 1989 and contains everything worth while from there short existance!

1. "Knowledge"   1:42

2. "Sound System"   2:16

3. "Jaded"   1:52

4. "Take Warning"   2:44

5. "The Crowd"   2:12

6. "Bombshell"  1:03

7. "Unity"   2:13

8. "Vulnerability"   2:02

9. "Bankshot"   1:34

10. "One of These Days"  1:07

11. "Gonna Find You"   1:56

12. "Bad Town"   2:35

13. "Smiling"   1:45

14. "Caution"   1:29

15. "Freeze Up"   2:20

16. "Artificial Life"  2:07

17. "Room Without a Window"   1:31

18. "Big City"   2:16

19. "Missionary

Gonna Find You

madness - dangermen sessions vol 1 [320]

As the mu=sic gets better on this blog improves my attempts to describe it gets worse in fact i may give up writing anything about the albums at all. Anyway let's just say this is an album of covers all of which are extremely good!

1."This Is Where"

2."Girl Why Don't You?"

3."Shame & Scandal"

4."I Chase the Devil A.K.A. Ironshirt"

5."Taller Than You Are"

6."You Keep Me Hanging On"

7."Dangerman A.K.A. High Wire"

8."Israelites"

9."John Jones"

10."Lola"

11."You'll Lose a Good Thing"

12."Rain"

13."So Much Trouble in the World"

This Is Where

operation ivy - operation ivy [320]

 Short lived but highly influential Ska Punk bands of the late 80's. You can check out their one and only album "Energy" which is superb. A lot of the tracks are contained here in this 27 track compilation!

1. Knowledge
2. Sound System
3. Jaded
4. Take Warning
5. The Crowd
6. Bombshell
7. Unity
8. Vulnerability
9. Bankshot
10. One Of These Days
11. Gonna Find You
12. Bad Town
13. Smiling
14. Caution
15. Freeze Up
16. Artificial Life
17. Room Without A Window
18. Big City
19. Missionary
20. Junkie's Runnin' Dry
21. Here We Go Again
22. Hoboken
23. Yellin' In My Ear
24. Sleep Long
25. Healthy Body Sick Mind
26. Officer
27. I Got No

Sound System

laurel aitken - rudi got married

"Godfather of Ska" as he is often cited as and this compilation will give you all the reasons why he got the moniker. So if you like Original Jamaican Ska uou'll love this!



1. Rudi Got Married
2. Honey Come Back To Me
3. Big Fat Man
4. It's Too Late
5. Mad About You
6. Sahara
7. Skinhead
8. Hey Little Girl
9. Sally Brown
10. Je T'aimerai Toujours
11. Eh Mon Amour
12. Don't Turn Your Back
13. I Love You, Yes I Do
14. Peggy Sue
15. Rude Boy Dream
16. Hitchhike
17. Ringo The Gringo

http://www.wupload.com/file/171458109/laurel_aitken_-_rudi_got_married_[littledarkblogger.blogspot.com].rar

specials - live @ hurrah new york jan 1980

Quick post a good quality bootleg by the Specials from 1980!







1 Monkey Man
2 Rat Race
3 Blank Expression
4 Rude Boys Outta Jail
5 Too Hot
6 It Doesn't Make It Alright
7 Stupid Marriage
8 Too Much Too Young
9 A Message To You Rudy
10 Gangsters

http://www.wupload.com/file/171500263/specials_-_live_@_hurrah_new_york_jan_1980_[bootleg]_[littledarkblogger.blogspot.com].rar

laurel aitken - scandal in a brixton market

The man known as "The Godfather Of Ska"
[and rightly so] and Girlie deliver another
excellent slab of Ska  for our listening pleasure!




1   Scandal In A Brixton Market  
2   Madame Straggae
3   Stupid Married Man
4   Tammering    
5   Have Mercy 
6   Night Cricket
7   Run Powell Run 
8   Teddy Bear   
9   Mr. Soul 
10  Woke Up This Morning  
11  Babylon    
12  Stop The War In Vietnam 


http://www.wupload.com/file/188122687/laurel_aitken_-_scandal_in_a_brixton_market.rar

various artists - top deck ska 45's

The first in a hopefully continuing series of releases featuring the Top Deck label a peerless Jamaican Labal that released the best in Ska between 1963-1966. Sheer Class! 




  1  Lawless Street King Sporty, Skatalites, Yap 
  2  Chinatown Drummond, Skatalites 
  3  Turn to the Almighty Opel 
  4  Red Is Danger Moore 
  5  Please Beverley Bibby & The Astronauts 
  6  Cid (Dahil Sayo) Alphonso, King Sporty 
  7  Someone Jetts 
  8  Love In the Afternoon Drummond 
  9  Man Alone Deacons  
  10  Shot In the Dark Alphonso 
  11  Ambition of Men Anderson 
  12  Non Stop Alphonso 
  13  Ska Down Jamaica Way (South of the Border) Nelson, Yap 
  14  Rolli Rollin' Alphonso 
  15  Weeping and Wailing Nelson 
  16  Ska Ra Van Alphonso


http://www.wupload.com/file/110641632/various_artists_-_top_deck_[ska_45's_box_1962_-_1966]_[littledarkblogger.blogspot.com].rar

symarip - skinhead moonstop

Symarip were one of the first UK skinhead reggae bands, targeting skinheads as an audience with hits like "Skinhead Girl", "Skinhead Jamboree" and "Skinhead Moonstomp"[based on the Derrick Morgan song,"Moon Hop"]. Still on the road after over 40 years i guess "These Boots Were Made For Stompin"





http://www.wupload.com/file/112828986/symarip_-_skinhead_moonstop_[littledarkblogger.blogspot.com].rar

various artists - dance craze [best british ska live]

A nice live compilation album of British Ska Bands from the early 80's tracks from the likes of the Specials, Bad Manners, Selecter, Beat and Madness. If you like a bit of Ska this could be for you!






http://www.wupload.com/file/81067229/various_artists_-_dance_craze_[best_british_ska_live]_[littledarkblogger.blogspot.com].rar

amy winehouse - ska EP

Still feel saddened by Amys outragiously  untimely death and have been digging through my collection just listening to all her songs. Found this among some odds and sods its a 4 track EP probably a bootleg with covers of original Ska anthems!






http://www.wupload.com/file/110624020/amy_winehouse_-_ska_EP_[littledarkblogger.blogspot.com].rar

don drummond - don drummond greatest hits

Trombone wielding Sid Vicious of the Ska World who after making some great music with the Skatallites and Solo was convicted of the murder of his longtime girlfriend, Anita "Marguerita" Mahfood, an exotic rhumba dancer and singer, on January 1, 1965. He was imprisoned at Belle Vue Asylum, Kingston where he remained until his death four years later. And controversy still reigns supreme on how he came to be dead!

1.  Corner Stone   
2.  Musical Communion   
3.  Mesopotamia   
4.  Cool Smoke   
5.  Burning Torch   
6.  Alipang   
7.  Don Memorial   
8.  Stampede   
9.  Thoroough Fare

http://www.wupload.com/file/191287175/don_drummond_-_don_drummond_greatest_hits_[littledarkblogger.blogspot.com].rar