Ska / Various Ska / Various CD

2012 two CD collection of essential Ska that will keep you rocking and skanking all night long. We're talking real Ska, pure Ska from the birth of the music in the early 1960s from the original Jamaican masters including Desmond Dekker, Toots & the Maytals, the Skatalites, the Pioneers, Alton Ellis and many more. This stuff will float your boat, fill your moat, put laughter in your throat and stop you wanting to wear your coat! Metro Select.

1. Long Shot Kick de Bucket - the Pioneers 02:51 2. Israelites - Desmond Dekker 02:36 3. Train to Skaville - the Ethiopians 02:55 4. Do the Reggay - the Toots ; Maytals 03:09 5. Ain't That Loving You - Alton Ellis 02:32 6. Guns Fever - Baba Brooks 02:52 7. Independent Anniversary Ska - the Skatalites 04:03 8. Woman-A-Come - Margarita / Don Drummond 03:10 9. The Train Is Coming - Ken Boothe 03:42 10. Rude Boy Train - Desmond Dekker 02:17 11. You Don't Care - the Techniques 02:34 12. Watch This Sound - Slim ; Uniques, the Smith 02:35 13. Quiet Place - the Paragons 02:02 14. Love Is a Treasure - Freddie McKay 02:41 15. Love Is a Treasure (Version) - Freddie Lizzy ; McKay 02:40 16. The Conqueror - Derrick Morgan 02:59 17. Rough and Tough - Stranger Cole 02:59 18. If It Don't Work Out - Slim Smith 02:22 19. Johnny Coolman - the Toots ; Maytals 03:16 20. The Rude Boy - the Duke Reid Group 02:43 21. African Doctor (Aka Doctor Lester) - the Maytals 02:31 22. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - the Paragons 02:59 23. Woman Capture Man - the Ethiopians 02:25 24. Cry Tough - Alton ; Flames, the Ellis 04:12 25. Artibella - Ken Boothe 02:14 26. The Time Has Come - Slim Smith 04:13 27. Red Ash - Karl Bryan 02:57 28. Apanga - the Skatalites 02:57 29. Drink Milk - Justin Hinds 03:01 30. Donna - the Blues Busters 01:50 31. Seven Letters - Derrick Morgan 03:32 32. Soul Sister - the Gaylads 02:54 33. Stealing Stealing - John Holt 02:00 34. Peace and Love - the Jamaicans 02:36 35. Got to Get Away - Delroy Wilson 02:36 36. Don't Stay Away - Phyllis Dillon 02:32 37. Dry Up Your Tears - Bruce Ruffin 03:32 38. What a Festival - Eric Donaldson 02:54 39. Hopeful Village (Molly Oh) - the Tennors 02:30 40. Ode to Billy Joe - Tommy ; Supersonics, the McCook 03:56 41. Ska - Moonstompers, Shufflers 7 Skankers 42. Music 43. CD