VARIOUS - Listen Up! Ska (Repress w/ Bonus tracks) - CD [MAR 20]

CD - This format includes 2 Bonus tracks (2026 Repress).

Welcome to the SKA BEAT!, the sound that came from Jamaica between 1961 – 1967. Based on the American R & B and Doo-wop records that the Sound Systems in Kingston Town used to play. The American records style started to mellow out while the Jamaicans preferred a more upbeat sound. So to meet this demand the Sound System bosses became record producers to cater for this demand. Sir Coxonne, Duke Reid lead the way by putting the top musicians on the Island in the studio to make this Ska Sound!! Here for your enjoyment is a selection of some of the top tunes that made SKA so great…  we hope you enjoy the beat…..

Tracklist: 

1. Ska–Boo- Da–Ba  - The Skatalites
2. Alley Cat - The Skatalites
3. Red Is Danger - Johnny Moore
4. Cool Smoke - The Skatalites
5. Non Stop - Roland Alphonso
6. Stampede - The Skatalites
7. Nuclear Weapon - The Skatalites
8. China Clipper - The Skatalites
9. Ali Pang - The Skatalites
10. Yogi Man - Johnny Moore
11. Throughfare - The Skatalites
12. Ghost Town - The Skatalites
13. Surftide Seven - The Skatalites
14.Magnificent Ska - The Skatalites
15. Street Corner - The Skatalites*
16. Cleo’s Back - Roland Alphonso*

* = CD Bonus Tracks