Old Skool Ska: An Anthology

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blam Blam Fever
recording of:
Blam Blam Fever
writer:
Earl Grant
The Valentines2:48
2Liquidator
recording of:
Liquidator (Ain't No-One Greater)
composer:
Harry Johnson
publisher:
Cari-Blue Music
Harry J. All Stars2:53
3Double Barrell
recording of:
Double Barrel
lyricist and composer:
Dave Barker (reggae artist), Ansel Collins (JM reggae keyboardist & producer) and Winston Riley
Dave & Ansel Collins2:31
4The Israelites
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:34
5Return Of Django
recording of:
Return to Django
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing
The Upsetters2:31
6The Tide Is High
producer:
Duke Reid
background vocals:
Howard Barrett and Tyrone Evans
vocals:
John Holt
performer:
Tommy McCook & The Supersonics and The Paragons (Jamaican rocksteady band)
recording of:
The Tide Is High
additional writer:
Howard Barrett and Tyrone Evans
writer:
John Holt
publisher:
B & C Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Embassy Music Corporation, Gemrod Music Inc., Sparta Florida Music Group and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
The Paragons52:39
7Train To Skaville
The Ethiopians2:42
8I'm in the Mood for Ska
recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
Lord Tanamo2:32
9007 (Shanty Town)
recording of:
007 (Shanty Town)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:31
10Guns Of Navarone
cover recording of:
The Guns of Navarone
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Skatalites2:31
11Monkey Man
recording of:
Monkey Man
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
The Maytals3:33
12Long Shot Kick De Bucket
The Pioneers2:43
13Monkey Ska
Derrick Harriott2:16
14Carry Go Bring Come
recording of:
Carry Go Bring Home
composer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes3:18
15Blessings of Love
Alton Ellis & the Flames2:27
16Miss Jamaica
Jimmy Cliff2:25
17Copasetic
The Rulers2:36
18Bonanza Ska
Carlos Malcolm & His Afro-Jamaican Rhythms3:03
19It Mek
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:22
20Phoenix City
recording of:
Phoenix City
writer:
Roland Alphonso
Roland Alphonso2:59
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Forward March
recording of:
Forward March
composer:
Derrick Morgan
Derrick Morgan2:52
2Out of Space
Tommy McCook & The Supersonics2:44
3From Russia With Love
Roland Alphonso2:56
4Doctor Dick
recording of:
Doctor Dick
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing
Lee “Scratch” Perry2:30
5A Shot in the Dark
The Soul Brothers2:44
6Darling Patricia
Owen Gray2:54
7John Jones
recording of:
John Jones
writer:
Derrick Harriott and Rudy Mills
Rudy Mills3:13
8Guns Fever
Baba Brooks2:56
9Barbwire
Nora Dean2:23
10The Great Wuga Wuga
Sir Lord Comic3:04
11Tighten Up
recording of:
Tighten Up
writer:
Derrick Harriott and Lee Perry
Lee “Scratch” Perry2:40
12Music Is My Occupation
Don Drummond3:02
13On the Beach
The Paragons2:35
14Moonlight Lover
Joya Landis2:29
15Uno Dos Tres
Stranger Cole & Ken Boothe2:47
16Fat Man
recording of:
Fat Man
writer:
Derrick Morgan
Derrick Morgan3:10
17Dance Crasher
Alton Ellis & the Flames2:41
18The Russians Are Coming (take 5)
Val Bennett3:42
19Jam Session
Baba Brooks2:10