Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Skyliters - Tribute to Spree (1976) - California's first ska record

The band The Skyliters formed in 1973. They performed calypso and Belizian music. They released their first (and only?) record in 1976. The A-side was a cover of Lord Kitchner's "Tribute to Spree Simon" which was a very adept rendition, but the impact of this record came from the B-side. This is California's first recorded ska song.
A - Tribute to Spree
B - Bumping Onn Down


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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 15, 2013 at 5:06 PM

    Good work (again!).
    "Bumpin Onn Down" is a killer cover of Claudette's "Queen of the world"

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  2. Tone and WaveDecember 16, 2013 at 7:05 PM

    Fuckin' amazing!
    I had no idea this was a cover (or, more appropriately, a rip-off)
    I never heard that Claudette song so I thank you twice...
    once, for letting me know it was a cover, and twice for introducing me to a great ska song!

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