The Riffs - demo tape (1989)

 

1 Murderation

2 Spen's Tackle

3 Spud Song

4 Golden Brown

5 Road has Burnt My Mouth

6 Monday Morning

7 Spanish Lady

8 Girl is Mine

9 Spen's Tackle (version 2)

10 Monday Morning (version 2)

11 Spud Song (version 2)

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va Tone and Wave Ska Compilation

 

I have a large collection of rare ska songs from the late 70s throughout the 90s. I made sure that every song in this compilation is something I personally ripped from my own records and tapes. If you have any of these songs that you also ripped and shared online at any point in the last 30 years I can guarantee that these rips are my own and not your rips. 

The only exception is the band The Insteps from Cardiff. I do have a tape from a television studio recording with three tracks but my copy sounds horrible so the two tracks I share here are the versions I found online because they sound way better than my own.

 

The song by The Stars That Wouldn't Shine is not ska but if you have their album you might appreciate this track to complete your collection. 

1 Tiny Hat Orchestra - Java (1991)

2 Spankers [UK] - She's the One (1981)

3 Little Chief - 21st Century (1988)

4 Eastcliff [Switzerland] - Faggiolini Circus (1983)

5 The Riffs - Monday Morning (1989 demo)

6 Slavdik [South Carolina] - La Bamba (NOT a cover of the song you know)

7 The Frits - Sense of Life (original 1989 version)

8 The Frits - Work (original 1989 version)

9 Zzipp - You're Better Off with Me

10 Zzipp - Groupie

11 Zzipp - I'll be a Star (live)

12 Felons - Love 'n' Skank

13 Duo Jag [Sweden] - Tidbomb (1986)

14 The Meeting [Germany] - City Nightmare (1985)

15 The Insteps - Dancing (1982)

16 The Insteps - Don't Really want to be Like You (1982)

17 The Stars That Wouldn't Shine - Scream and Shout (1983)

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The Riffs - Spin Out EP (1998)

 1 The Road Has Burnt My Mouth

2 Girl is Mine

3 A Song for Europe

4 Spin Out

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The Riffs - Funny Little Fella 7" (1990)

This is being re-posted by request. It was originally posted in 2008. I have since re-ripped it and it sounds better now than the previous version I offered so, even if you downloaded it back then, I recommend you download this version. It's still not a great rip but it is better.

A - Funny Little Fella
B - Maybe Next Time

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va - A Full English Breakfast (1998)

1. Too Many Crooks / Kiss
2. The Rough Kutz / Supergrass
3. Eskalator / Wise Man
4. Ska Gal & The Hands of Ra / Some Higher Ground
5. Intensified / More Pressure
6. Bibulous / Kebab
7. Hotknives / I Wake Up Screaming
8. Loonee Toons / Boys
9. Rude Boys / The Gangsters
10. One Step Behind / Market Trader
11. Ska Boom / Party Good Time
12. Mistakes / Sense Of Freedom
13. Arthur Kay and The Orginals / Last Of The One Named Singers
14. The Riffs / Murderation
15. Freetown / Star
16. Last Orders / Eyes
17. Spithead / Call the Police
18. Colonal Hathi / TV Girl
19. The Skanksters / Just Another Nightmare
20. The Bakesys / Confused
21. The Write Offs / Big Issue
22. The Xplosions / Snatched

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The Riffs - Who Wants It? (link updated May 25, 2009)

This is the Riffs' first full length from 1989. Keyboard and horn driven 2Tone sound.
I have also included the rare "Funny Little Fella" 7" in this download.
Check out their official site, or their Myspace.

Who Wants It?

1 Monday Morning
2 Spanish Lady
3 Safe and Sound
4 Darling
5 One Egg (Neville's Breakfast)
6 These Things
7 Dirty Bum
8 Don't Talk to Me
9 Peter Gunn
10 Blind Date

Funny Little Fella

(Thanks to Parker Jacobs for this image!!)

A Funny Little Fella
B Maybe Next Time


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