Various - Ska La-Rama: Treasure Isle Ska 1965-1966 / Various [CD]
Ska La-Rama: Treasure Isle Ska 1965-1966 / Various
Various
CD
The ?rst of a trio of newly compiled collec ons highligh ng the very best of Duke Reid's legendary Treasure Isle recordings from the early-to-mid-60s. The 2CD set focuses on the ?nal years of the ska era, with the ?rst of the discs on the set bringing together many of the producer's best-known recordings from 1965, with all of the material making it's debut on the Doctor Bird label. In contrast, the second CD comprises rare recordings from the Treasure Isle vaults, with 20 of the tracks previously unreleased. As either a stand-alone collec on or a companion volume to the exis ng or soon-to-be issued Doctor Bird compila ons showcasing the very best of Duke Reid's legendary Treasure Isle label, 'Ska La-Rama' is an Essen al acquisi on for anyone wan ng to own the very best in original Jamaican ska sounds.
Tracklist:
- Ska La Rama - Lyn Taitt ; The Comets
- Renegade - The Zodiacs
- Independent Ska (Pussy Cat) - Baba Brooks ; His Band
- Around The Corner - Derrick Morgan
- One Eyed Giant - Baba Brooks ; His Band
- Koo Koo Doo - Stranger Cole ; Owen ; Leon Silveras
- Rocket Ship - Tommy McCook ; The Skatalites
- Jo Ann (take 2) - The Movers
- Duck Soup - Baba Brooks Band
- I Wish I Were An Apple - Derrick Morgan ; Naomi
- Nuclear Weapon - Roland Alphonso ; Baba Brooks
- Never Too Young - Justin Hinds ; Dominoes
- University Goes Ska - Don Drummond
- Run Joe - Stranger Cole ; Techniques
- Teenage Ska - Baba Brooks Band
- Don't Call Me Daddy - Derrick Morgan
- Thoroughfare (Treasure Island) - Don Drummond
- Toy Cat AKA My Pussy - Stranger Cole
- Vitamin A - Baba Brooks Band
- Don't Do It - Dotty ; Bonnie
- Stampede - Don Drummond ; Baba Brooks
- Seven Days - Stranger Cole ; Claudette
- You Are A Fool - The Clarendonians
- Virginia Ska aka Virginia Ska - Baba Brooks ; His Band
- My True Confession - The Silvertones
- Tribute To Don - Roland Alphonso ; Baba Brooks
- Guns Fever (take 1) - Baba Brooks ; His Band
- Always Remember Me (take 3) - Stranger Cole
- I Can't Do The Ska (take 2) - The Zodiacs
- Forty Miles Of Bad Road (take 2) - Lyn Taitt with Baba Brooks ; His Band
- My Lover Has Left Me - Derrick ; Patsy
- Smokey Ska (take 2) - Baba Brooks ; His Band
- You Wish Me Bad (take 4) - The Spanishtonians
- Alcatraz (take 1) - The Baba Brooks Band
- Verona (take 3) - Justin Hinds ; The Dominoes
- Storm Warning (take 3) - Lyn Taitt ; The Comets
- Oh Misery (take 1) - The Movers
- Western Flyer aka Road To Nowhere - Ernest Ranglin with Baba Brooks ; His Band
- Ska La Rama (alt. take) - Lyn Taitt ; The Comets
- Wake Me, Shame Me (take 1) - The Zodiacs
- Love Me Or Leave Me (take 2) - Owen ; Leon Silvera
- Joe Snow Kone (take 2) - Baba Brooks ; His Band
- I Want A Lover (take 2) - Derrick Morgan ; Noami
- I'm All Alone (take 2) - Frank Cosmo
- Peace And Love (take 3) - Justin Hinds ; The Dominoes
- The Clock (take 2) - Baba Brooks ; His Band
- My Heart Is Aching (take 2) - The Zodiacs
- How You Know Your Friend (take 2) - Derrick Morgan
- What A Bailing (take 4) - Duke Reid's Group
- Dog War (take 2) - Lyn Taitt ; The Baba Brooks Band
- The Army is Searching (take 1) - Basil Caral ; His Group
- After A Storm - Baba Brooks ; His Band