Sunday, February 26, 2023

The Blue Beat - DC (1989)

 If I had to guess I would say that "DC" refers to "Demo Cassette". They did do a demo tape in 1985 which was untitled. I don't have that one yet. 

1 Airport

2 Fire

3 P.I.L.L.

4 You've Got the Choice

5 Nothing has Changed

6 Opposition

7 Ciao Marco

8 Nein

9 It's not Funny

 

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For the record I do possess the physical copy of this tape and this download is from my own recording of the tape. The inlay is hand-written and I believe it's the same copy that's on Discogs. I'm currently in negotiations to trade this tape for the 1985 demo. Of course, if that goes through I will post the demo. If it doesn't then I am willing to trade this tape for, I don't know...something. I'm not going to sell it because I don't need the money but I am willing to pass it on to a true collector in exchange for something I don't have yet. There were probably less than 10 copies of this tape made in 1989. It's a museum piece. Who wants it?

va Do the Ska! In with the New (1995)

 This is a compilation CD compiled by Sean Flowerdew. The cover says "With 10 Exclusive Tracks" which may have been true for the time but, with the exception of two songs, I think every song on here has been included on other releases since then . 

 


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Scatterbrains [Switzerland]

 Scatterbrains was a punk-with-horns band from Switzerland who played a couple of ska songs. Not really ska, but fans of third wave ska punk will appreciate it. They also have an EP from 2000 called "Do Best" which I don't have. 

Scatterbrains - Sunnyside Up EP (2002)

1 Donut

2 Visions of Summer

3 Movie Addicted

4 Afterglow

5 Should I Grab? 

6 That's How I Feel

 


 Scatterbrains - Facts and Fairytales (2005)

1 Intro

2 Football

3 Say Goodbye

4 Am I Ever,,,?

5 Wanna be Free

6 Big Black '79

7 Catch the Moon

8 El Questo Esta Abuso y Podrido I Donde Estan los Servicios?

9 The Great Man

10 Mom vs Porn

11 T-Bone Steak

12 She Breaks My Heart

13 Like a King

14 Next One  


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Monday, February 13, 2023

Serial Skankers - Sixpack (1998)

 This Dutch band has that Unicorn-era sound with alternating male and female vocals. Most songs are sung in English. 

This post is for the 6-song EP called "Sixpack" but they had an EP prior to this one called "Skincare". This version of their self-released CD includes Sixpack and all five songs from Skincare.  

1 Be with Me

2 Goodbye

3 Rien Ne Va Plus

4 El Hombre Nuevo

5 Alone

6 Juicy Janet

7 Crush

8 Let's Get Pissed

9 Perfidia

10 Denise

11 Untitled 


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Sekret Squirrel - As Ghetto as Ska Gets (1999)

 Very hard-to-find independent CD from this third-wave Chicago band. 

1 The Reason Why

2 Closed Eyes

3 Tragic

4 Come and Go

5 Victim

6 Rude Awakening

7 Pet My Frog

8 Marijuana

9 Just for You

10 Don't Know

 


 

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The Frenchise - Skank, Surf, & Swing (demo 1999)

The Frenchise was a Canadian ska band that never released anything aside from one song on a compilation of Canadian ska bands called 2 Tongue: Le Quebec En Montre Toute Une from 1999. *

This is their demo CD.

1 I'm the Superstar of My Small World

2 The Mighty Mighty Speaker Phone

3 Little Sin

4 Notre Province

5 Jour et Nuit

6 Fade

7 Incognito (demo 1997)


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*I could be wrong that they never released anything else. That's what I was told. But the title of that last track does say "demo 1997" which makes me think they have at least another demo, if nothing else, out there somewhere. 

 

 

MU330 - Salamander Stew (1991)

 

I have never been able to find a copy of this tape so I do not have a rip to share. 

In the past few weeks this was posted by two different sources. 

There is a new YouTube channel called Ska Tapes which has also posted the complete Aquabats - Revenge of the Midget Punchers tape.

And Dennis Castro from the Ska in St. Louis Facebook page has posted a download link including images of the tape and inlay. (Posted January 29th).