"Trojan Presents Ska" 40 Jamaican Rude-Boy Sounds 2011

Ska was the national sound of Jamaica throughout the early sixties, its irresistible rhythms dominating the music scene until the onset of rock steady late in 1966. In 1964, following the success of a number of hits in the style, it became the first home-grown genre to reach a global audience go 'outernational', with most major UK and US companies signing jamaican acts. Although ska had run its course within a couple of years, the sound was later revived by a plethora of British based bands such as Madness, the Specials and the Selector and has since continued to remain popular around the globe. This collection brings together 40 of the biggest ska hits from its golden age, featuring some of the greatest exponents of the style, from the Skatalites and Byron Lee to Desmond Dekker and the Maytals, and by so doing presents the best introduction to the style yet to see issue.

trax disc 1:

01. Theo Beckord / Walking Down King Street 02. Owen Gray / My Darling Patricia 03. Cecil Lloyd and Dee's Group / Dee's Special 04. Derrick Morgan / (Went To) The Hop 05. Jimmy Cliff / Miss Jamaica 06. Derrick and Patsy / Housewife's Choice 07. Desmond Dekker / Honour Your Mother And Father 08. Jimmy Cliff / Hurricane Hattie 09. Derrick Morgan / Forward March 10. Lord Creator / Man To Man 11. Ernest Ranglin / Exodus Ska 12. Bob Marley / Judge Not 13. The Skatalites / Fly Right 14. Jimmy Cliff / King Of Kings 15. Eric ''Monty'' Morris / Sammy Dead 16. Stranger and Patsy / Come Back 17. Keith and Ken / I Won't Love You Anymore 18. The Four Aces / Hoochy Coochy Kai Po 19. Eric ''Monty'' Morris / Oil In My Lamp 20. The Maytals / It's You

trax disc 2:

01. Byron Lee and the Dragonaires / Tear Up (aka Fat Back) 02. Eric ''Monty'' Morris / Beautiful Garden (aka In The Garden) 03. The Granville Williams Orchestra / Honky Tonk Ska 04. Stranger, Ken and Patsy / What A Day 05. Desmond Dekker and the Four Aces / Get Up Adinah 06. The Charmers / Try Me One More Time 07. The Blues Busters / I Won't Let You Go 08. The Maytals / When I Laugh 09. Byron Lee and the Dragonaires / Frankenstein Ska 10. Winston Samuels / You're The One I Love 11. Carlos Malcolm and his Afro Jamaican Rhythms / Bonanza Ska 12. The Blues Busters / Wings Of A Dove 13. The Maytals / Never You Change 14. Tommy McCook and the Supersonics / Out Of Space 15. Lee Perry / What A Good Woodman 16. David Isaacs / I'd Rather Be Lonely 17. The Granville Williams Orchestra / Hi Life (aka High Life) 18. The Spanishtonians / Rudie Get Plenty 19. The Rulers / Don't Be A Rude Boy 20. Sir Lord Comic and his Cowboys / The Great Wuga-Wuga

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