Deep Ska: 80 Original Ska Classics

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Annotation

4-CD set; discs 3 & 4 are missing.

Annotation last modified on 2011-12-28 20:03 UTC.

Tracklist

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1CD: Volume One
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rough and Tough
Stranger Cole3:01
2Lat in Goes Ska
recording of:
Latin Goes Ska
The Skatalites3:03
3Penny Reel
Eric “Monty” Morris2:30
4Strolling In
Tommy McCook & The Skatalites2:26
5Carry Go Bring Home
producer:
Duke Reid (Jamaican producer and label owner)
recording of:
Carry Go Bring Home
composer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes2:46
6Yard Broom
Roland Alphonso3:14
7Really Now
The Dreamlets2:25
8Corner Stone
Don Drummond2:31
9Rukumbine
Shenley Duffus2:43
10Rude Boy
The Duke Reid Group2:45
11Open The Door
Clive & Naomi2:10
12Musical Communion
Baba Brooks3:03
13Corner Stone
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes2:26
14Duck Soup
Drumbago All Stars2:39
15Next Door Neighbor
Owen & Leon Silvera2:29
16Lucky Seven
recording of:
Lucky Seven
The Skatalites2:52
17When I Call
Stranger & Patsy3:17
18Inez
Lester Sterling & Tommy McCook3:16
19Night Food
Duke Reid, Baba Brooks & Drumbago2:48
20Eastern Standard Time
recording of:
Eastern Standard Time
Don Drummond3:07
2CD: Volume Two
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Twelve Minutes to Go
recording of:
Twelve Minutes to Go
The Skatalites3:04
2Housewife's Choice
recording of:
Housewife's Choice
composer:
Derrick Morgan
Derrick & Patsy2:41
3Silver Dollar
Tommy McCook & The Skatalites2:56
4Here I Stand
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes2:28
5Burning Torch
Don Drummond2:58
6Samson
Eric Morris & Baba Brooks2:36
7Feeling Fine
recording of:
Feeling Fine
composer:
Roland Alphonso
Roland Alphonso2:56
8Dearest
Dottie and Bunny feat. Don Drummond2:30
9River Bank
Baba Brooks2:11
10We're Rolling
recording of:
We Are Rolling On
composer:
Stranger Cole
Stranger Cole2:27
11River Bank, Part 2
Baba Brooks2:55
12You Are Mine
Clive & Naomi2:05
13Duke's Cookies
The Duke Reid Group2:27
14Botheration
recording of:
Botheration
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes2:11
15Magic
Tommy McCook & The Skatalites2:36
16Hog in Cocoa
Stranger & Patsy2:19
17Sandy Gully
Roland Alphonso2:49
18Foul Play
Dottie and Bunny2:45
19Dan De Lion
recording of:
Don De Lion
lyricist and composer:
Don Drummond
Don Drummond2:07
20Woman a Come
Margarita3:10
3CD: Volume Three
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Higher the Monkey Climbs
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes3:01
2Street Corner
The Skatalites3:03
3Run Joe
recording of:
Run Joe (Stranger Cole song)
Stranger Cole, The Techniques & Baba Brooks2:29
4James Bond
Roland Alphonso3:06
5The Sun Rises
Dottie and Bunny2:30
6Apanga
Don Dummond2:55
7What a Man Doeth
Eric Morris & The Duke Reid Group2:35
8The Clock
Baba Brooks2:42
9Bangarang
Lester Sterling & Stranger Cole2:44
10Musical Store Room
Tommy McCook2:24
11Hey, Hey Baby
Stranger & Patsy3:05
12Dr. Decker
Baba Brooks & Don Dummond2:51
13Over the River
recording of:
Over the River
writer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes2:22
14What Makes Honey
The Duke Reid Group3:10
15Prisoner of Alcatraz
The Pyramids2:59
16You Can Depend on Me
Roland Alphonso2:44
17John James
Toots & The Maytals2:04
18Luke Lane Shuffle
The Rico Rodriguez All-Stars4:15
19Oh Carolina
Byron Lee & the Dragonaires2:17
20Independence Anniversary Ska
The Skatalites4:04
4CD: Volume Four
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blackberry Brandy
Roland Alphonso2:47
2Guns of Navarone
Blue Rivers and the Maroons3:18
3Occupation
Don Dummond2:58
4Jordan River
Justin Hinds, Baba Brooks & Drumbago2:49
5Green Island
The Skatalites4:01
6Monkey Man
recording of:
Monkey Man
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
Toots & The Maytals3:44
7Cotton Tree
Tommy McCook3:04
8Everything Crash
The Ethiopians2:38
9Twilight Zone
Baba Brooks2:53
10Oh Mama
Nora Dean2:17
11Joker
The Duke Reid Group3:09
12Jesse James Rides Again
The Pyramids2:32
13The Tide Is High
recording of:
The Tide Is High
additional writer:
Howard Barrett (in 1967) and Tyrone Evans (in 1967)
writer:
John Holt (in 1967)
publisher:
B & C Music Corp., Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, 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.
John Holt2:44
14The Ska Is the Limit
Laurel Aitken2:40
1554-46 That's My Number
recording of:
54‐46 (That’s My Number)
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
Toots & The Maytals3:10
16Bridge View Shuffle
The Rico Rodriguez All-Stars3:59
17Somebody's Baby
Pat Kelly3:05
18Shotgun
The Pyramids2:29
19Thoroughfare
Don Dummond3:00
20007
producer:
Leslie Kong
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
007 (Shanty Town)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker & the Aces42:43