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Gavin B. · 01-06-2009, 07:23 AM

Some of the best first wave ska music is available in reissue collections on labels like Trojan and Studio One (Now owned by Heartbeat Records). The Rough Guide to Ska Music is also a decent compilation.

My favorite ska collection is a three disk collection The Best of Ska which has 56 beautifully remastered classic songs from both the first wave era and second wave 2 Tone era. I copied the song list from Amazon:

1. One Step Beyond - Madness
2. A Message To Rudy - The Specials Featuring Rico
3. Three Minute Hero - The Selecter
4. Double Barrel - Dave And Ansel Collins
5. Liquidator - Harry Johnson And The All Stars
6. Sea Cruise - Rico
7. I Can See Clearly Now - Pauline Black
8. The Israelites - Desmond Dekker
9. Guns Of Navarone - The Skatalites
10. Free Nelson Mandela - Special AKA
11. Im In The Mood For SKA - Lord Tanamo
12. Monkey Man - The Maytals
13. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah - The Pioneers
14. Skinhead Moonstomp - Symarip
15. Lets Do The Rock Steady - Bodysnatchers
16. Train To Skaville - The Ethiopians
17. Bonanza Ska - Carlos Malcolm
18. On My Radio - The Selector
19. The Prince - Madness
20. Jamaican SKA - Byron Lee And The Dragonaires
21. Ghost Town - The Specials
22. Carolina - Rico
23. Missing Words - The Selecter
24. Long Shot Kick The Bucket - The Pioneers
25. Monkey Spanner - Dave And Ansel Collins
26. Red Red Wine - Tony Tribe
27. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker
28. Doctor **** - Lee Perry
29. Free Man - The Ethiopians
30. Im So In Love With You - The Techniques
31. The Tide Is High - The Paragons
32. Baby Come Back - Pato Banton
33. You Belong To My Heart - Lord Tanamo
34. Gansters - Special AKA
35. Don De Lion - The Skatalites Featuring Don Drumond
36. James Bond - The Selecter
37. Too Much Too Young - Special AKA
38. You Can Get It If You Really Want - Desmond Dekker
39. The Selecter - The Selecter
40. Sweet Sensation - The Melodians
41. Return To Django - The Upsetters
42. Mantovani - The Swinging Cats
43. The Feelings Gone - The Apollinaires
44. Rat Race - The Specials
45. The Dog - Harry Johnson And The All Stars
46. Hurry Up - Lord Creator
47. Lets Jump - The Maytals
48. Yea Yea - The Riots
49. Monkey SKA - Derrick Harriot
50. Girls Town SKA - Baba Brooks
51. Get Up Edina - Desmond Dekker
52. The Whisper - The Selecter
53. FBI (I Spy For You) - The Untouchables
54. Stereotype - The Specials

I'm not too crazy about third wave bands like the Bosstones because the players are nearly as good or rooted in the Jamaican music tradition as the first and second wave ska players.

01-06-2009, 07:23 AM	#31 (permalink)
Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	Some of the best first wave ska music is available in reissue collections on labels like Trojan and Studio One (Now owned by Heartbeat Records). The Rough Guide to Ska Music is also a decent compilation. My favorite ska collection is a three disk collection The Best of Ska which has 56 beautifully remastered classic songs from both the first wave era and second wave 2 Tone era. I copied the song list from Amazon: 1. One Step Beyond - Madness 2. A Message To Rudy - The Specials Featuring Rico 3. Three Minute Hero - The Selecter 4. Double Barrel - Dave And Ansel Collins 5. Liquidator - Harry Johnson And The All Stars 6. Sea Cruise - Rico 7. I Can See Clearly Now - Pauline Black 8. The Israelites - Desmond Dekker 9. Guns Of Navarone - The Skatalites 10. Free Nelson Mandela - Special AKA 11. Im In The Mood For SKA - Lord Tanamo 12. Monkey Man - The Maytals 13. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah - The Pioneers 14. Skinhead Moonstomp - Symarip 15. Lets Do The Rock Steady - Bodysnatchers 16. Train To Skaville - The Ethiopians 17. Bonanza Ska - Carlos Malcolm 18. On My Radio - The Selector 19. The Prince - Madness 20. Jamaican SKA - Byron Lee And The Dragonaires 21. Ghost Town - The Specials 22. Carolina - Rico 23. Missing Words - The Selecter 24. Long Shot Kick The Bucket - The Pioneers 25. Monkey Spanner - Dave And Ansel Collins 26. Red Red Wine - Tony Tribe 27. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker 28. Doctor **** - Lee Perry 29. Free Man - The Ethiopians 30. Im So In Love With You - The Techniques 31. The Tide Is High - The Paragons 32. Baby Come Back - Pato Banton 33. You Belong To My Heart - Lord Tanamo 34. Gansters - Special AKA 35. Don De Lion - The Skatalites Featuring Don Drumond 36. James Bond - The Selecter 37. Too Much Too Young - Special AKA 38. You Can Get It If You Really Want - Desmond Dekker 39. The Selecter - The Selecter 40. Sweet Sensation - The Melodians 41. Return To Django - The Upsetters 42. Mantovani - The Swinging Cats 43. The Feelings Gone - The Apollinaires 44. Rat Race - The Specials 45. The Dog - Harry Johnson And The All Stars 46. Hurry Up - Lord Creator 47. Lets Jump - The Maytals 48. Yea Yea - The Riots 49. Monkey SKA - Derrick Harriot 50. Girls Town SKA - Baba Brooks 51. Get Up Edina - Desmond Dekker 52. The Whisper - The Selecter 53. FBI (I Spy For You) - The Untouchables 54. Stereotype - The Specials I'm not too crazy about third wave bands like the Bosstones because the players are nearly as good or rooted in the Jamaican music tradition as the first and second wave ska players.