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Studio One Ska
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Track Listing
- Jackie Mittoo- El Bang Bang
- Ken Boothe & Stranger Cole – Artibella
- The Wailers – Put It On
- The Skatalites – Addis Ababa
- Roland Alphonso – The President
- Joe Higgs – Song My Enemies Sing
- The Skatalites – Beardman Ska
- Delroy Wilson – I Want Justice
- Tommy McCook – Sampson
- The Ethiopians – I’m Gonna Take Over Now
- Tommy McCook – Freedom Sounds
- The Maytals – Marching On
- The Skatalites – Exodus
- Roland Alphonso – Look Away Ska
- Don Drummond – Don Cosmic
- Roland Alphonso – Scambelena
- Andy & Joey – You’re Wondering Now
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #58249 in Music
- Released on: 2004-03-01
- Number of discs: 1
Customer Reviews
one of my favourite ska compilations ever!
Personally I think this is a stellar compilation, filled with top notch music from the 'golden age' of ska.
It's a versatile album: you'll find energetic vocal tunes (including the sparkling 'Arte Bella' by Ken Boothe & Stranger Cole and the early Wailers scorcher 'Put it on') next to poignant instrumentals (like the triumphant 'Freedom Ska' and the beautifully melancholic 'Look away ska' - worth the price of this disc alone). And of course the legendary Skatalites are well represented.
All in all a superb introduction into the world of Studio One Ska.
So - in my humble opinion - if you're looking for a great compilation of vintage ska, you can't go wrong with this one!
Doug
If you're hunting for the birth of Jamaican ska music, this is as good as any album I know of. It's a collection of 1950s-early 1960s tunes which were recorded on the legendary Studio One sound system, and although some of the tunes are a little bit tinny, they're all worth a listen.
How many times you'll get it out of your CD rack after the first listen is a moot point, but this offers a good selection to those people who want to know what Ska music sounded like before it crossed over to the UK in the 1960s.
All the tunes are nice and there's a couple of catchy numbers (including an early Bob Marley) that you can drop into a DJ set of Two-tone/Rude Boy music, but they all do sound a bit old (which is good and bad, I suppose).
Anyway 3-4 stars, although if you're buying your firstStudio One music, I'd recommend the Studio One Rockers album more.
