Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Ska Cha Cha - Secret Reagan Man (1985)



Ska Cha Cha was a band from L.A. that was a common presence at the On Klub. I think this is their only recording (but I hope not)

Transferred from a very hissy and faded old cassette.

1 Los Angeles
2 Cry of Revolution
3 Secret Reagan Man


"Los Angeles"


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9 comments:

daigo said...

Hello, I'm Daigo.
Los Angeles is included V.A. PLANET SKA in a different version on this cassette.

daigo said...

Sorry, they're same version.

Tone and Wave said...

I'm pretty sure I have Planet Ska but I can't find it. If I do have it I can't believe I overlooked this song.
When I first listened to the tape it didn't sound familiar so maybe I don't have it.
I will keep looking. I'd love to have a better copy without the hissing.

macp64 said...

Thanks - I always wondered what they sounded like.

You may also want to track down the 45 by "Steppin Lazer"; they were another ska outfit that played the ON.

Tone and Wave said...

I never heard of Steppin Lazer but I will most certainly be on the look out for it. I know there was an all-female reggae/rock band from New York in the late 80s called Steppin Razor.

Aside from the small handful of bands that are a little more well known (Untouchables, Targets, Boxboys, etc.) the only other band that I know of that was a regular at the ON is Double-0 Four and they have (I believe) 1 single ("I Don't Love You No More / Get a Feeling") and a demo cassette out there somewhere. I have been looking for those as well as this Ska Cha Cha for many many years and finally found this. This gives me hope that I will have 004 before too long and now Steppin Lazer as well.

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Tokaji+Ferko said...

planet ska and they named the song lost angeles on the compilation...i have the tape one of my first ska records...and i love them, all the bands the songs are just perfect...absolutly perfect compilation, the best ska album was planet ska!

Tokaji+Ferko said...

i made a little clip to their Los Angeles song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHoNFd7zaiE