The Venkmans - Keeping Ska Dead (2006)

  3rd wave ska-punk from Baltimore.

1 Linda Richman

2 Another Saturday Night

3 View Points and Vantages

4 Big Star

5 Sometimes U Can't Hold On

6 30 Miles South

7 Dick-N-the-Butt

8 Sadie's Gone

9 Friends All Think We Suck

10 Jersey Bound

11 Jah

12 Melt Away

13 None of My Friends are Metalheads

14 30 Miles South (acoustic reprise)

15 Just What I Needed (Cars cover)

16 Thank Yous

I also have some other songs that may be demos or just unreleased songs which I have included in this download:

* Our Friends All Think We Suck (demo)

* Russterbate

* Saturday

* Sometimes You Can't Hold On

* Songs About Growing Up

* 'Sup Dan

* The Replacement Song

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T. Crookham and the Accidentals - Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (1998)

  Incredible talent from these young guys from...somewhere...Ohio, I'm assuming (?). Songwriting, musicianship, stage presence. They had it all.

I'm pretty sure they had other recordings besides this and a 5-song demo tape from 1997 called "Rebel Music" (which I do not, and never have, had a copy of). but I'm not willing to bet money on it. There are a few live shows on YouTube:

Live at Bogart's Battle of the Bands - July 8th, 1997

 

Live at Fountain Square in Cincinnati, Ohio - July 2nd, 1998

 

They were the headliners of their own "festival" 'Crookhamstock' in 1999

 

1 Cincinnati, Here We Come

2 Can't Get Enough

3 Fear of a Vegan Planet

4 Alan Greenspan

5 Poolside

6 Princess

7 Russians at the Rodeo

8 R. K. G.

9 Rebellion Alter Ska: Solar System Remix

10 Lactose Intolerant

11 Ace of Ska

12 My Butler is a Rude Boy

13 Rockfort Ska

14 Power Station

 

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Paul PK - Jumped the Gun 7" (1982)

 There is an established country artist in from London U.K. called Little Ginny who put out a few albums in the late 70s / early 80s. Her bass player was Paul Kirby. He played in bands of various genres and he was also a songwriter who dabbled in producing. Eventually Little Ginny and Paul got married. 

Since Paul was familiar with different genres of music he knew that the emerging ska/reggae sound of the late 70s/early 80s was a path worth taking.

He encouraged Little Ginny to record a ska/reggae song. So, in 1984, she did a ska cover of Don Gibson's 1961 hit Sea of Heartbreak but she didn't use the name "Little Ginny", she used the name Ginette for this record:

This may or may not have been inspired by Paul's own ska reggae single presented to you right here and one might even go so far as to say this reggae/ska record was inspired a bit by old country music.

It seems both of them just kind of faded from the world of music after this.

Paul PK - Jumped the Gun 7" (1982)

A - Jumped the Gun

B - Pickin' up the Pieces

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va Die Deutschstunde (Lektion 1) (1999)

 I am compiling a post for the band Skatoon Syndikat (which I will be posting shortly) and I believe I have everything by them but I was missing one song - the song "Skatoon Syndikat" by Skatoon Syndikat. 

I bought this CD because it's on here. Lots of other good stuff on here too. Especially if you speak German. 

 

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Skavoovie and the Epitones - An Evening with Skavoovie (1994)

 This re-up post is by request. I originally posted this in 2017 and I assure you the post was from my own rip of the tape.

When I saw that somebody requested this I went looking through my old stuff and I could not find it. I sold the original tape years ago but I was certain I kept the MP3s and the scans. Well, not certain, but pretty sure. But I couldn't find it anywhere. Luckily I found this version on Soulseek. It was originally WAV files and I converted them to MP3 and I think it sounds pretty good. I don't remember what my old rip sounds like so I don't know if this is a better version or worse or exactly the same. But it seems it's the only copy I have and I am lucky to have it and to be able to share it so I thank the anonymous person who took the time to do their own rip and share it with us. 

1 Mint Julep

2 One Eyed Giant

3 Batman

4 She Sure Can Cook

5 Sonic Boom

6 Solomon Gundey

7 Nut Monkey

8 Hi-Ball

 

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Skadatel - Demo CDR (1998)

 This is a female-fronted ska band from the U.S.. They were from Wisconsin or Michigan. I don't remember exactly. They had one song "Without You" on Moon Ska's "Skarmageddon #4: Armageddon Time!" compilation. 

That song came off of this CD-R. I don't know if they ever released anything aside from this demo CD-R.

1 John Tesh

2 Underwear

3 Bust a Move

4 Without You

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2nd Hand Sneakers / Son of Blob

 2nd Hand Sneakers - demo tape (2003)

1 One Night Stand

2 Nica's Dream

3 I'd Rather Stay In

4 Youth 

2nd Hand Sneakers was formed immediately after Son Of Blob broke up in 2003. This is possibly their only recording.

Let's take this back a bit. Son Of Blob was a Dutch ska band that formed in the mid 90s. They played De Melkweg in Amsterdam alongside bands like  Catchup Squad, Venus Hill and De Hardheid and shared the stage with The Slackers, The Toasters and The Selecter.

The known Son Of Blob line-up was:

Skippy - vocals
Michiel Leeuwenburgh - bass
Maurice Bierhuizen - guitar
Kris van der Heyden - drums
Hessel van der Flier - keyboard
Jeroen Mullié - trombone, trumpet
Lodewijk Reijs - alto sax, baritone sax

 

Son Of Blob had a music video for their most well-known song Rode Fiets (Red Bicycle) but the drummer in the video was  called Ron and he was one of the founding members of The Upsessions.

Some of you may remember a post I did in September 2023 about a blank cassette I had and I didn't know who the band was.

 As it turns out it was a demo tape by Son of Blob that they recorded after their new singer Nena joined the band. I thank aboynamedstew for steering me in the right direction which eventually solved this mystery.

I don't know what happened to their iconic lead man Skippy but it seems like people were used to the original lineup with Skippy at the helm and Nina was a hard sell. I don't know for sure that's what the situation was but that's my observations as an American 20 years after the fact.

Nina was the vocalist for the demo tape as well as for their only full-length. 

The band didn't break up after that, they just changed their name to 2nd Hand Sneakers with the intention of changing their sound to incorporate more mellow reggae sounds as well as aiming for a pop sound.

This post includes the 2nd Hand Sneakers demo as well as everything I have by Son Of Blob which is not complete. 

I do not have their full length The Hippest Cats in Skaville (2001)

 

I also don't have their "Venus" 7" 

 

 Here's what I do have:

 

 

 Son Of Blob - S/T cassette (1997)

1 Rode Fiets

2 Lady Marianne

3 Mighty Spliff

4 Tweedle Kans

 

 

 Son Of Blob - Rode Fiets 7" (1998)

1 Rode Fiets

2 Make Me Feel

3 Penetration*

4 Fantast 

Son Of Blob - Skagiddyboogiddy (1999)

1 Britishlessness

2 Er Uit

3 Mr. PC

4 A-Team

 

Also included is a live song called "Het Strand" (The Beach) which was recorded on the same night that the first demo tape was recorded but it was not included on the tape.

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* The song Penetration is a cover of "Penetration" by the first American skinhead band The Pyramids.

They were skinheads before skinheads were a thing.

The Roys - Blue Moon 7" (1981)

 

This is being posted by request

A - Blue Moon

B - Rise Up Youth 

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The Gangsters of Ska - Three for the Road (2002)

 Rare British ska from the turn of the century. Is this the only thing they ever released? I don't know. You tell me. I'm hoping they do have more to offer. 

1 Skank it Up

2 The Snake

3 Tom Hark

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Ruskabank

 This was a ska band from Manhattan, Kansas who released two albums in the 90s. This download includes what I believe to be everything they ever released.

Ruskabank - Swank! (live demo cassette 1996)

1 Hothead

2 Hectic

3 Been Around

4 One Shot Judy

5 Ruskabank

 

 Ruskabank -  This Took Some Time (1998)

1 We Dancin'

2 Feel

3 My Friends

4 Gangster Girlfriend

5 Ruskabank

6 Hothead

7 Try n' Try

8 I Been Around

9 Tube Socks

10 One Shot Judy

11 Ska on da Radio

12 Mission

13 Sultan of Scandal

14 Wishing Well

Ruskabank - I Don't Think You Hear Me, Though (2000)

1 Cheer Up

2 I Don't Think You Hear Me, Though

3 Give it Up

4 Lover's Sea

5 Hectic

6 Wish I Would Have Kissed You

7 Wrong Again

8 Speedy Gonzales

9 Strugglin'

10 All My Fans Are Dead

They had several songs on compilations but most of those songs were on their albums. 

They did have two songs unique to those compilations that were not available anywhere else:

* How I Spent My Summer Vacation

* In a Very Bad Place (live)

Both of these songs are included in the download.

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Chafariz - Marisqueira 7'' (1985)

A - Marisqueira

B - Teus Olhos Tão Azuis

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2Tonic - Where Were You? - Live at the Brook Volume 2 (2003)

 This one's not even on Discogs. 

Live album released by 2 Tonic. Lots of cover songs and a couple of 2 Tonic originals. 

1 Shine a Light

2 Monkey Man

3 Gotta Get Away

4 Fatty Fat

5 Skinhead Girl

6 Replay

7 Dave and Mary

8 Feel Like Jumpin'

9 Bigshot

10 Doesn't Make it Alright

11 Welcome to My World

12 King Ska-Fa

13 Bed & Breakfast Man

14 Special Brew

15 This is Ska

16 Who's Sorry Now?

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Arpioni - demos

 

Arpioni - Demo tape (1992)

1 Noi Vogliamo un Altro Mondo

2 Il Paese Dei Balocchi

3 BG Shot

4 Mind the Gap

5 Piu Rudi di Babylon

6 Quanto Tempo Ancora

7 Stop That Train

8 Police and Thieves

9 Hooker Riddim

Arpioni - Demo CD (1994)

1 Crisi

2 Non Me Lo Succhi Piu

3 Cambia Canale

4 Noi Vogliamo un Altro Mondo

5 Sorvolando

6 Mind the Gap

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RB's

Reposted by request

RB's - RB's (1981)

1 Explain

2 Careers Information

3 Let's Call it a Day

4 Let Me Feel It

5 Tonight

6 Deja Vu

7 Movie Theme (to Dance to)

8 Moving Pictures

9 Life in Exile

10 Waiting for a Dog Year

A - Uruguay

B - Time

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