Track Listing

1. Whine & Grine - Drummie Zeb, Prince Buster, Tony Gadd, Trevor Wyatt
2. Frankenstein Ska - Byron Lee, The Dragonaires
3. The Ark - Justin Hines And The Dominoes
4. Girls Town Ska - Baba Brooks
5. Soon You Will Be Gone - The Blues Busters
6. The Mood I Am In - Duke Reid
7. Oil In My Lamp - Monty Morris
8. James Bond - Roland Alphonso
9. Rukumbine - Shenley Duffus
10. Alipang - Don Drummond
11. First Session - Baba Brooks
12. Girl Next Door - Blues Blenders
13. El Pussy Cat - Roland Alphonso
14. I Won't Let You Go - Keith & Ken
15. Vitamin A - Baba Brooks
16. Next Door Neighbour - Leon Silvera, Owen Grey
17. Independent Anniversary Ska - The Skatalites
18. Don De Lion - Don Drummond, The Skatalites
19. The Tide Is High - Duke Reid, The Paragons
20. Perfidia - Phyllis Dillon

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2705 in Music
• Released on: 2007-03-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 12 minutes

Customer Reviews

you'll wear it out
If you need a starting point to get into Jamaican ska (as oposed to its British counsin), then this is the one to go for. Twenty tracks, a good variety of artists, a mixture of vocal and instrumental, and no instantly forgetable sub-R&B fillers from Yellowman and the like. If you're only an occasional ska listener, then this would be the only record you'll need. If you need a starting point for a new section in your CD collection, this is equally good.

Essential listening
Since buying this album, it's rarely left my CD player - just hit 'play' again! Skip track #1 (Whine & Grine) and it skanks along wonderfully - you'll find yourself swinging along to the hypnotic ska beat in no time.

Tracks are chosen by none other than Mark Lamarr -this man clearly knows his onions. Some of the greatest recordings of the '50s that sound as fresh today as when they first hit the Jamaican dancehalls.

Buy this now - you won't regret it!

If You Only Own One Ska CD - Make It This One!
The best single-disc ska compilation I've come across. Ska was always a hit and miss musical form, but this is like the best of all the other compilations. Among a whole series of stand-outs, Keith & Ken's "I Won't Let You Go" and Baba Brooks' "Girls Town Ska" are quite irreplacable. Non-stop dance rhythms. If you're wondering where/whether to get into ska, ignore the box sets (for the moment) and start here.