Full-on ska band from Ohio. Male vocals with female backing vocals doing ska and nothing else. One of the few ska bands that had a doghouse bass.
The band was made of a few members of another Ohio band called Pressure Drop who put out a 5-song EP in 1996 called Jezebel. Both the Pressure Drop and Monster Island releases have Tokyo Ska Paradise Covers.
This is a band that I know absolutely nothing about besides Everett Morton from The Beat being involved. I don't know who else was in the band, whatever happened to them, or if they recorded anything else. They are in no way related to the New Zealand band The Newmatics or The NewMatics from Texas.
This treasure was provided to us by out friend Stephen who has contributed a few other gems as well that I will be posting. This has been my favorite thing in the world for the last few days. An incredible find.
Zero Heroes had two albums that have been posted and re-posted several times on Tone and Wave over the years. I have re-posted them yet again in the Re-Ups / Re-Post section
The A-side on this single is on one of the albums but the B-side is not. It's only available on this single.
If you like 80s UK reggae laid back with uplifting lyrics you will like this. I like things a bit more aggressive but I have those days where Mr. Amir is just what I want to hear.
Aside from these two EPs he did one actual album called "Dawning" which I have a copy of but my copy is a bit scuffed up and it skips all over the place. If you want to eventually buy yourself a copy of the album and you want to hear what it sounds like first I might be able to help you, but if you want a download where you can enjoy the songs all the way through, I can't help you with that. I may replace my copy someday but I'm in no hurry to do so. Listen to these two records. The album is just more of the same.
You guys know the Instigators already because I posted their album and 7" HERE.
I had this tape in my wantlist for years and never actually obtained a copy but the gods of ska shined down brightly one day on me - on all of us - when I received an email from somebody offering submissions for the blog. This is one of the things submitted and I will be posting the others at some point.
Huge thanks to our new friend Carmine234 who does an incredible YouTube page chock full of other ska and punk rarities. (And it's also where I respectfully stole the Aquabats demo from.)
The Restrictors were a mod/ska band based in and around Darlington, UK from 1984 through late 1986/early 1987.
They were active in playing live shows and had several line-up changes but, sadly, they didn't record much and God only knows if there are any recordings of any live shows.
The only proof we have of their sound are three songs that were recorded in 1985. Two were featured on the compilation "On a Wing and a Prayer" and one extra song that didn't make it onto the compilation or anywhere else and is only now available for us to hear thanks to the magic of the internet.
These three songs make up their entire discography.
Three members of the band started The G-Men so it wouldn't be too crazy to assume that maybe a song or two from the G-Men may have been recycled from The Restrictors. I'm not stating that as a fact, just supposin'.
The graphics in this download are from a sheet that was included in the compilation. Different copies of the record had inserts for different bands. I was lucky enough to get one from The Restrictors in my copy. I scanned it in greyscale and black & white and I can't tell which one looks better so I included both in the download.
From the back cover: "Man In The Street began when Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones encouraged Bobby Keys (Saxophone - Stones, Eric Clapton, etc.) to travel to Jamaica to record the rhythm tracks for a special project that eventually grew into a sort of "showcase" effort. The Dynamic Studio in Kingston, JA, Devonshire Studio in Los Angeles and A & R Studio in New York City were chosen for their splendid sound and proximity to the artists, Jerry Williams, the vocalist for the project, is a long time friend of Bobby Keys' and is a songwriter for CBS. The finest session men in Jamaica appear on this unique and soulful record... Have a listen and you'll agree."
Going to a Go-Go
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This will be the fifth installment of Yoyo Recordings compilations from
Yoyo Studios head honcho, Olympia, WA's Pat Maley. Previously I've shared:
Perisc...
808 State - The Extended Pleasure Of Dance EP
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*808 STATE*
The Extended Pleasure Of Dance EP
1990 ZTT
01. Cobra Bora (Call The Cops Mix)
02. Ancodia (Taters Deep Nit Funky Beat Mix)
03. Cubik
link...
The Windbreakers - A Different Sort (1987, DB)
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No, it's not Chanukah or any other special occasion, so why am I featuring
something by *The Windbreakers*? Am just fulfilling request is all. Plus,
th...
Laika & The Cosmonauts "Cosmopolis 1988-2008" 2008
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Finnish surf-revivalists Laika and the Cosmonauts reunited guitarist Mikko
Lankinen and drummer Janne Haavisto, who previously teamed in the
like-minded Pl...
DUMP International Airport 10 inch 1994
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*Discogs*
Dump Biography by Jason Ankeny
Dump was the four-track solo project of James McNew, better known as the
bassist of Yo La Tengo. Raised ...
Roots Architects - From Then 'Til Now
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Fruits Records 2024 FLAC
"Bringing together over 50 of Jamaica's greatest session musicians, whose
work spans from the birth of reggae in the late 1960s...
RAZZAPPARTE - Gente Senza Poesia EP 1999
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Now an Italian Oi! five piece from Viterbo which is active since 1995, and
*Razzapparte* are Flavio (vocals), Angelo & Giacomo (guitars), Stefanino
(bass...
SAILOR - CHECKPOINT LP 77
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Even though the title is short for Checkpoint Charlie back then, it does
serve as a good 'checkpoint' for the DU blog in presenting cool releases
like ...
The Red Squares - Oh! Girlie Girl! (1999)
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Is this post-punk? Post-grunge? Power pop -inspired alternative rock? I
don't know what to call it but it's decent guitar music.
The second song is a V...
Modcast #559: And Away We Go
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And away we go with a new modcast packed with new music, and a few choice
cuts from the past just to keep it interesting.
*Listen Now Download*
Lunchbox...
The Burpas - Fat Man (1981)
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b/w - Dummies
A nice mix of Ska & New Wave on the only release from this Cardiff 5 piece
(1980-81)
*Caroline Limmer* (Voc)
*Matthew Mars-Jones* (Guitar)...
Espiando en los 80's Vol 10
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1-Urban Blight - U Must Be
2-Dan Hartman - Pick It Up
3-Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons - Tighten Up
4-Roberto Jacketti & The Scooters - Why Don't You C...
Jimmy Cliff - The Power And The Glory 1983 FLAC
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*O Primeiro e Ultimo*
Depois de 14 anos chega ao fim a jornada deste blog. E eu escolhi o
primeiro album de Reggae que meu pai me presenteou quando eu ti...
# 569 Ricky & the Spitfires - Rock'n'roll singer
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Side a: Rock'n'roll singer
Side b: It's against the rules
DK 1978
Very fine powerpop record by this South African R'n'R group. It was
released on a danish...
Yo SĂ Le Brinco - Desgracias, Gracias (2022)
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“Somos una banda de punk rock originarios de leon gto. Decidimos hacer la
banda en tiempos pandemicos con el pretexto de poder salir del encierro y
distra...
Bandcamp Friday
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Hey everyone
It's Bandcamp Friday so I just wanted to mention a couple of links. There
are some great deals today with all profits going direct to the ...
NARROW VIEWS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
Banda Hardcore Punk Oi! de Pensilvania, Estados Unidos.
2017- Out of Control EP
01- Brainwashed Liberals
02- Red, White, & Blue
03- ...