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Release Date:1999-03-16
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Reggae, Ska
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Label:Orange Street
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:650113105125
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Review - :
This is a great collection of classic ska performed by the {$Skatalites} (generally considered the greatest of the first-wave ska bands) with various vocalists and recorded at {$Duke Reid's} {@Treasure Isle studio} in the mid '60s. There are original versions of much-covered classics ({&"Housewife's Choice"} by {$Derrick & Patsy}, {&"Penny Reel"} by {$Eric Morris} and {$Baba Brooks}) as well as obscure tracks by artists who would later gain worldwide fame ({&"The Higher the Monkey Climb,"} by {$Justin Hinds & the Dominoes}, {&"When I Call Your Name,"} by {$Stranger & Patsy}). Then there are the obscure tracks by artists who have remained obscure, sometimes deservedly (as in the case of the hapless and out-of-tune {$Marguerita}). Throughout the album, the {$Skatalites} provide a relentlessly high-energy and almost supernaturally tight groove; even when the tempose are relatively slow, there's a tensile power to the band's sound that makes each track special. Highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
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John James |
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Yea Yea Yea Baby |
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Higher the Monkey Climbs |
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Rukumbine |
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Next Door Neighbour |
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What a Man Doeth |
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Over the River |
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Run Joe |
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Hog in a Cocoa |
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Samson |
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Housewife's Choice |
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When I Call Your Name |
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Woman Come |
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Penny Reel |
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