{"product_id":"various-ska-shots","title":"Various - Ska Shots","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn August 5th 1962, after 300 years of British rule, which had soaked the earth of the island in blood, Jamaica was finally independent. The country that the British left behind was certainly a place of widespread poverty and deep inequality, but there seems to have been a real burst of confidence that came with independence. Newsreels of the day show well-dressed crowds reacting with enthusiasm and excitement, and the era found its perfect soundtrack in the boldness and exuberance of ska music, which was erupting all over the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis optimistic mood found probably its greatest artistic expression in the music of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Skatalites\u003c\/strong\u003e, who formed in June 1964 as a kind of Jamaican supergroup. \u003cstrong\u003ePhilip “Justin” Yap\u003c\/strong\u003e was a young, upcoming producer who had used members of the Skatalites for his first tunes, recorded either at RJR (Radio Jamaica and Rediffusion) or at Federal Studios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time of the \u003cem\u003eSka-Boo-Da-Ba\u003c\/em\u003e album, Justin had also befriended \u003cstrong\u003eClement “Coxsone” Dodd\u003c\/strong\u003e, and when Coxsone opened his own \u003cstrong\u003eStudio One\u003c\/strong\u003e facility in December 1963, Justin immediately switched most of his production work to this new recording room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudio One opened just in time to catch the formation of The Skatalites, and is where Justin recorded most of his classic Skatalites sides. He also recorded lots of excellent instrumentals with a smaller brass section, still mainly using members of The Skatalites, but crediting instead the composer or arranger of the tune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombined with Coxsone's own recordings, these productions for Justin's \u003cstrong\u003eTop Deck\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eTuneico\u003c\/strong\u003e labels really captured the members of The Skatalites at their magnificent best in the unique atmosphere of Studio One.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pressure Sounds","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58313016279385,"sku":"SDZ-47355","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/a1765417145_10.jpg?v=1781627774","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/various-ska-shots","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}