Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. I'm In The Mood For Ska - Lord Tanamo
2. Next Door Neighbour - Owen & Leon Silveras
3. Watermelon Man - Baba Brooks Band
4. Get Up Edina - Desmond Dekker
5. Silver Dollar - Tommy McCook & The Skatalites
6. Doctor Dick - Lee Perry & The Soulettes
7. When I Call Your Name - Stranger & Patsy
8. Blackberry Brandy - Roland Alphonso
9. Jezebel - Lloyd & Glen
10. Baby I Love You - Carl Dawkins
11. Happy Go Lucky Girl - The Paragons
12. No Raise No Praise - Derrick Morgan
13. Carry Go Bring Come - Justin Hinds & The Dominoes
14. Blessings Of Love - Alton Ellis & The Flames
15. I Don't Need Your Love - Chuck & Dobby
16. Congo War - Lord Brymner
17. Don D Lion - Don Drummond

Disc 2:

1. Rough & Tough - Stranger Cole
2. Free Man - The Ethiopians
3. Strongman Sampson - Eric Morris
4. Duck Soup - Drumbago's Orchestra
5. Wrong Embryo - The Rulers
6. Sudden Destruction - Johnny "Dizzy" Moore
7. What Can I Say - The Tartans
8. I'm So In Love With You - The Techniques
9. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker
10. Want Me Cock - Owen & Leon Silveras
11. Iron Bar - Lord Tanamo
12. Miss Jamaica - Jimmy Cliff
13. Jezebel - Owen Gray
14. Phoenix City - Roland Alphonso
15. One Eyed Giant - Baba Brooks & His Band
16. Rub & Squeeze - Lee Perry
17. Let George Do It - Don Drummond

Disc 3:

1. Over The River - Justin Hinds & The Dominoes
2. If I Didn't Love You - Eric Morris
3. The Tide Is High - The Paragons
4. Guns Of Navarone - The Skatalites
5. Blazing Fire - Derrick Morgan
6. Doctor Zhivago - Tommy McCook & The Skatalites
7. Rudie Gets Plenty - The Spanishtonians
8. Train To Skaville - The Ethiopians
9. Open The Door - Clive & Naomi
10. Musical Storeroom - Frank Anderson
11. Blam Blam Fever - The Valentines
12. Sammy No Dead - Clancy Eccles
13. Storm Warning - Lyn Taitt & The Comets
14. Girl I've Got A Date - Alton Ellis & The Flames
15. The Third Man Theme - Granville Williams Orchestra
16. Denham Town - Winston & George

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1881 in Music
• Released on: 1996-07-04
• Number of discs: 3

Customer Reviews

What a box set !!
3 CDs of absolute classic ska. With the sheer volume of tracks this set provides, its a bargain. This is the real deal.A good cross section of Jamaican ska, with some tracks better known than others (perhaps) but don't let that put you off. If you have only heard the tracks that have also appeared on other ska compilations & you liked them, then the rest of this collection is a must.
This is a really expansive collection of quality ska music & Trojan have done a great job in selecting the tracks for this set.If you enjoy this , then the Rude Boy box set is also worth a punt.

Classic
Question in a pub quiz I was at not so long ago that ran along the lines of 'Who recently covered the Blondie song - The Tide is High?' Wasn't her song, I complained into my beer, and this proves it... Another great Trojan box set with masses of material that has inspired at least 3 waves of Ska revival, outstanding tracks such as Guns of Navarone, Blazing Fire, Train to Skaville, Phoenix City. I could go on. And of course The Paragons covering Blondie. Grrrrr... BTW If you're into the modern equivalent check out Pama International and The Splitters.

Typically Trojan - great value, great selection
Trojan box-sets are a great way of building up a collection of Jamaican music - the price is right and the choice of music is almost invariably excellent, and this Ska box is another excellent addition to their line. This is an excellent choice of sixties Ska, concentrating as much on those artists who later moved into reggae as those who stayed Ska purists. There's inevitably some difference in quality between the tracks on here, the average standard of performances and recordings is astonishingly good though. As an introduction to Ska this is fantastic - it shows clearly how the genre evolved into rocksteady and reggae, including a few tracks by people who later became reggae greats alongside the Ska purists.

Top 3 tracks for me:
007 - Desmond Dekker
Miss Jamaica - Jimmy Cliff
Guns of Navarone - Skatalites