Steady Ups Meet The Speakeasies - Reggae Showdown (2002)

 For those of you nursing a hangover or just starting the new year in a more mellow, relaxed mood.

The Steady Ups were from California and the Speakeasies were from New Jersey. Each band offers five tracks of their style of 90s reggae. 

1 Steady Ups - No Need to Worry

2 Steady Ups - You Amaze Me

3 Steady Ups - Bygones

4 Steady Ups - I Never Wanted to Hurt You

5 Steady Ups - Mr. Swindle

6 The Speakeasies - Top Ranking

7 The Speakeasies - Cary, Il.

8 The Speakeasies - Country Boy

9 The Speakeasies - Go With Him

10 The Speakeasies - Time Will Tell

 

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7 Cents - 3 Songs (2001)

 This was a demo CD from this band from Maine. 

1 Easy to Please

2 Fashion Police

3 Working Week

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Do you know who this is? - a ska mystery [UPDATE - October 15, 2023]

 I have about ten ska demo tapes without any covers or labels or any kind of markings at all. I don't know who the band is, what year the tape is from, or even where the band is from.

Earlier today I listened to some of these tapes and this one here stood out. 

Every song is great. The voice sounds a little familiar but I can't place it exactly. This is 90s style 2-Tone inspired ska with female vocals played very fast. The last song is the A-Team theme song so that should give us a starting point but I have Googled this (or "done my research" as some might say) but I can't find anything about this tape. 

There are four tracks of female-fronted ska from either the 80s, 90s, or early 2000s and they could be from any country. All lyrics are in English if that helps

1 - ?

2 - ?

3 - ?

4 - ? (The A-Team Theme Song)

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UPDATE - I found an old folder with this tape that I had ripped previously and I have titles. I have searched these online to no avail. Do any of these titles sound familiar? Especially that first one? You would think that title would stand out. 

1 Britishlessness

2 Er Uit

3 Mr. P.C.

4 A-Team

 

I thought her accent sounded Dutch and the title "Er Uit - "Get Out!" "Get outta here with that shit" -or- "Go on with your bad self" is a Dutch expression. 

When I first said her voice sounded familiar I was thinking of Rebelation but now I'm reconsidering.  

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Director's Cut - Director's Cut (2007)

 

1 Lady LaLaLa

2 Save di Girl Dem

3 Peter Di Irator

4 Director's Cut

5 Cafe International

6 Dance Instructor

7 Liquid Sunshine

toneandwave · Director's Cut - Save di Girl Dem (2007)

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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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