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Artist:	SKATALITES, THE
Title:	Play Ska
Label:	KINGSTON SOUNDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	KING 011CD

"If one band could be cited for the emergence of ska, it would be The Skatalites. Formed around June 1965 and built around the many musicians that had honed their craft at the Alpha Boys School in Kingston, Jamaica, the early line up consisted of Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook, Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore, Lester Sterling, Jerome 'Jah Jerry' Hines, Jackie Mittoo, Lloyd Brevett and Lloyd Knibbs. The time span of the Skatalites career, considering their output of literally hundreds of sides of music, was a relatively short one of just over two years. Here, Kingston Sounds have delved into the vaults of Wirl Records and have selected some tunes that show the dexterity of the band and what great sounds this group of musicians were capable of producing."

Artist:	SKATALITES, THE
Title:	Here Dub - Collie Dub
Label:	MOTION (UK)
Format:	LP
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	FAST 008LP

"In 1975 the first reunion of ska pioneers The Skatalites resulted in the release of The Legendary Skatalites. Soon after, a dub set Herb Dub - Collie Dub, but only in very limited numbers on vinyl. This will be the abum's first full release. Three tracks were recorded at Lee Perry's Black Ark Studio and mixed by King Tubby. The rest were mixed at Aquarius. Musicians include Roland Alphonso, Lloyd Brevett, Tommy McCook, Ernest Ranglin, Jackie Mittoo and Augustus Pablo... Classic seventies dub reggae built around the acoustic bass of Lloyd Brevett and the horn section of the Skatalites."

Artist:	SKATALITES, THE
Title:	Rolling Steady: The 1983 Music Mountain Sessions
Label:	MOTION (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	FAST 019CD

"In 1983 all of the original Skatalites (minus trombonist Don Drummond) reformed to appear at Sunsplash in Jamaica where they supported Bob Marley. While they were in JA preparing for the show, they recorded ten tracks at Music Mountain studio under the guidance of producer/promoter Tony Owens. This is the *first time* any of this amazing material has been heard before. Includes tribute song 'Big Trombone' with vocal by Lord Tanamo."

Artist:	SKATALITES, THE
Title:	Stretching Out Volume Two
Label:	ROIR
Format:	LP
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	RUSLP 8312LP

"The heavily anticipated vinyl re-release of Volume Two of the Skatalites marathon ska-blowout -- Stretching Out. Come ye revelers to hear the original Skatalites, in their prime, in long extended jam sessions, recorded live in Jamaica in 1983 at the Blue Monk Jazz Gallery nightclub before their friends and fellow musicians. In 1983 Herbie Miller, manager of Peter Tosh brought the original Skatalites (minus the late Don Drummond) back to Jamaica from all over the world to perform at the 1983 Jamaica Sunsplash. The Skatalites had broken up 18 years earlier, after their short career of two years (1963-1965). Personal disagreements, conflicts and animosities had driven these inventors of ska and master musicians to seek their own future as individual artists. Miller, who became their manager, owned a nightclub in Kingston, Jamaica called The Blue Monk Jazz Gallery. Here, after 18 years of separation they reconciled their differences, (for a time), and rehearsed for Sunsplash '83 and performed live at the club before a crowd of local fans, friends, and fellow musicians. There were no restrictions on the length of sets, no barriers on solos or improvisational experiments, and no recording studio limits on how long each song should last. They stretched out, played out, and had a joyous 18th anniversary celebration and reunion. Fortunately, Miller recorded the rehearsals and nightclub performances and captured for history (and dance - mad ska mavens) all the spontaneity, fire, electricity, and good fellowship of that unique moment. Ska at its best by the greatest ska musicians in the world!"

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