{"product_id":"skatalites-foundation-ska-cd-63445790062","title":"The Skatalites - Foundation Ska [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Skatalites ?- Foundation Ska - Without the Skatalites, there would be no ska. And this 2-CD set collects 32 tracks (e.g. Occupation; Christine Keeler) from the legendary Studio One and Treasure Isle labels, everything from full-tilt ska to Latin beats to ballads, with guest vocals by Bob Marley, Jackie Opel and other luminaries. Includes rare photos and the first history of the band ever penned... so good it's ska-rie! - It's not often that nearly four-decade-old music manages to be both seminal and cutting edge, but these 32 hits from Jamaica's-and the world's-greatest ska outfit are just that. Early ska blended R\u0026amp;B shuffle with mento (Jamaican calypso)-Jamaica's antic response to stateside boogie-woogie. Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso, the late Tommy McCook, and the other Skatalites injected the swinging sophistication of jazz-honed chops, and this set captures the band just starting out, during their '64-'65 tenure at Coxsonne Dodd's legendary Studio One. Ska's buoyant appeal has never died, merely gone underground now and then, and it's raging at an all-time high today. Foundation Ska shows why the Skatalites still dominate. Every track's a burnished gem, and fans will get extra kicks from the band's backing turns for Bob Marley and the Wailers (\"Simmer Down\") and Stranger Cole and Ken Boothe's \"World's Fair\" duet. Label: Studio One ?- Format: 2 x CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristine Keeler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFidel Castro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimmer Down (Feat. Bob Marley And The Wailers)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreedom Sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExodus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing Solomon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSka Ba\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld\u0026amp;#39;s Fair (Feat. Stranger Cole And Ken Boothe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo For One\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Should Have Known Better\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHot Cargo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Sunday\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSka La Parisienne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall Of Fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDick Tracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHanging Tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScandal Ska\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagic Star\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Rocking Chair (Feat. Jackie Opel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThird Man Ska\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRingo\u0026amp;#39;s Theme Ska\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRingo\u0026amp;#39;s Theme (Version 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrums Of Fueman True Aka Nimrod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance The Ska\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleopatra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeardsman Ska\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddis Ababa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNimble Foot Ska (Feat. Don Drummond)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vow (Feat. Jackie Opel And Doreen Schaffer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Kildare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKiller Diller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaked City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"503","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50568568799528,"sku":"63445790062","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/3140911-2460336.jpg?v=1763987898","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/skatalites-foundation-ska-cd-63445790062","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}