The Regiment - Gotta Get a Move On 7" (1981)

 

The Regiment was a British ska/reggae/jazz band. I don't think they released much aside from 2 singles. The first one "Step Out/Burning World" is more jazz than reggae. I don't have it and I don't want it. It's too expensive for being an adult contemporary reggae/jazz record. This one, on the other hand is super cheap. There are lots of copies out there for sale and they cost pennies. That's because this record was mass produced because both songs were used in the French movie "La Boum".

It was a teenage coming-of-age movie that was very popular. In some countries it was number one above E.T. and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

There were a couple of ska songs in the movie composed by Vladimir Cosma and sung by British singer Richard Sanderson who wasn't really involved in the ska/punk scene. He lived in France and did mostly pop ballads. 

This download includes both songs from The Regiment and two ska songs from the La Boum soundtrack and I also included a song from G.T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars because Tony Hannaford from The Regiment used to be in that band. The song is from 1974 but it comes very close to the later 2 Tone sound. Not exactly, but close. They were ahead of their time.

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