The Liquidators [U.K.] - Prepare to be Ska'd (2002)

 

This is not The Liquidators that you know of. Not the California band or the French band. This band was from the U.K. - probably from Devon or the surrounding area. 

They performed with Neville Staples and The Selecter and had offers to open for Bad Manners, The Beat, and The Skatalites. They might have actually opened for those bands but there's little to go on to know for sure.

The band played a mix of covers and originals. This 4-track recording demonstrates a bit of both. 

The band was (in order on the photo):

Lee Shepherd - guitar

Steve Thorne - vocals

Giles Isaac - bass

Mark Robinson - drums

and the band even played with trumpet player Major Chris Willis from the band Too Hot but this recording has no horns. 

This incredible post is thanks to Rikard who recently sent this to me. I haven't posted anything in the last couple of weeks due to an excessive work schedule but this was so good I had to find time to get back to the blog for a few minutes. 

Thank you Rikard!

 

1 Rude Boys Bar

2 Gangsters

3 I can't Sleep

4 Liquid Dance

 

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The Indecisives - Fully Assembled Ready to Fly (1999)

 Third wave ska-punk from Chicago. They have more releases but this is their first and rarest. 

1 How do They Cram all that Graham?

2 I Don't Care

3 Don't Knock Me Down Suckah!

4 Where Were You?

5 I Lost My Shoe

6 The 6th's Song (Here to Save the World)

7 Q101

8 Fiasco

9 Indiana Freeway Girl

10 Countin' Sheep

11 Shot Down

 

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Jumpstarts - In the Here (2000)

 A few years back I posted the Jumpstarts complete non-album tracks and I lamented that I did not have the album. Shortly afterwards Timmy from Talk the Ska sent me the album and I thought I shared it with you folks but I've searched through the blog and it turns out I never did share it. 

I am now correcting this injustice and I am openly thanking Timmy for this gift.

 

1 Ya Da Day

2 One Drop

3 Holy Day

4 Clearly of You

5 Peas and Carrots

6 What About Us?

7 In the Here 

8 Cyber Disgrace

9 Tribute

10 My My

11 bonus track 

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...and if you didn't get the non-album tracks yet they're still available HERE 

 

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Twotonics - Twotonin' 7" (1980)

 

 Posted by request. Kind of. Somebody asked me about it and I told them to save their money.

I don't know the story behind this one. The words on the record say that this is from a soon-to-be-released album. Was it every released? Who knows? A quick Google search offers no answers. 

Eddy Grant was involved with this project and it just really misses the mark for me. It insists that it is Two Tone but it's just not.

A - Twotonin'

B - Twotone Rappin'*

 

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* Neither Two Tone nor rap in the same way that Grape Nuts cereal is neither grapes nor nuts.

Planetary Refugees - demo (1993)

 

This band from Spokane, Washington is still active to this day. They play a blend of ska, reggae, and a bit of that Motown sound. 

I think this is their first demo tape and I think it's from 1993. Don't quote me on that. 

They are primarily a reggae band but this tape has two ska songs: "Reggae Snowman" and "Lay Down Your Gun" and I have found some more of their music online and they do have at least a couple other ska songs that I know of like "Refugees of Babylon" which is on their ReverbNation page. 

"Lay Down Your Gun" surprisingly pays homage to Bigger Thomas and the song "Ska in My Pocket".

 

1 Earth Report

2 Reggae Snowman

3 Did You Really Mean it?

4 Want More

5 Carry Me Back

6 Lay Down Your Gun

 

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