va Pick It Up (2005)

 This is a short compilation of bands from Holland and the surrounding area.

It's rare that I can listen to a ska compilation all the way through without having to skip a track but this is one of those rarities. There are only nine songs here. There could have been 20 but then we might have had to skip a few. This way there is only the best songs from great bands with no filler.

In my opinion the song by Zwit is the top track.

Zwit has been playing since 1984 but it's really hard to find their music anywhere. I have a small collection of songs by them, most of which are live. If this band ever did any studio recordings please let me know. I would love to hear more of them.  

1 Stenchtown - Sail On

2 Ska-D-Lite - Skaramanga

3 Skapiche?! - Ska D-H-D

4 De Groeten van Henk en Bep - Lone Ranger

5 Ollie Q. & The Deep Six - Waking Up Dead 

6 Splendid - Straight Up

7 2nd Hand Sneakers - One Night Stand

8 Zwit - Lock You Up

9  Mensergerjen!et - Laat Maar

 

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va Die Deutschstunde (Lektion 1) (1999)

 I am compiling a post for the band Skatoon Syndikat (which I will be posting shortly) and I believe I have everything by them but I was missing one song - the song "Skatoon Syndikat" by Skatoon Syndikat. 

I bought this CD because it's on here. Lots of other good stuff on here too. Especially if you speak German. 

 

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va Lil' Punx Presents - Punk vs. Ska (1999)

 

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The band Dimples Malone was new to me so I looked them up and found that they released a couple of CDRs and then put out a CD with all of those recordings. You can hear all of their recordings HERE.

va Skanktified (1998)

 

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Nine "Ska" Records

 As the sun sets on this blog (12 days to go) my record player stopped working. I have had this happen before and I was always able to fix it but not this time. I still have some decent records that I wish I was able to post but it ain't gonna happen by the end of the year. Of course I will get a new record player in a month or so but not before the blog ends. 

Only after I pay down my credit cards after buying my kids a bunch of crap for Christmas - stupid shit like this . Watch the video. It's stupid, but that's what they want. My kids are weird. I'm beginning to think they were brought up wrong. 

When I get a new record player I think I'll go back to getting an Ion. I've heard people say "I wouldn't let an Ion touch my record!" but all of the recordings I made in the first ten years of this blog were done on an Ion with a $30 elliptical needle. I think the recordings came out just fine. Ten years for one Ion and in the last 6 years I went through 4 Audio Technicas which are supposed to be way better. 

Fuck pop-culture brand worship. Audio Technicas suck. I don't like them. Ion isn't great but they are certainly adequate. 

Despite all that noise here is a collection of records that were sold online as "ska" records. I buy anything that says "ska" and sometimes I do strike gold buy most of the time I strike aluminum. 

 I will agree that all of these records have at least some ska or reggae influence except for the one in the center "Giant" but I saw it listed as either ska or reggae and I know a band from that era with the same name appeared on a Walkman recording. It may or may not be the same band but there is a similarity. 

 

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va 2 Tongue

 Here are volumes 1 through 3. Unfortunately I don't have volumes 4 and 5 gosh darn it (pardon my French Canadian).  

All songs on these comps are ska and all are sung in French. 

 

2 Tongue vol. 1 (1999)

2 Tongue vol. 2 (2000)

 

 

 

 

2 Tongue vol. 3 (2001)

 

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va Keep the Pressure on (1996)

 

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va Skala Familie (1999)

 

 

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va Ska 21 - Ska Aus Stuttgart Und Umgebung (2008)

 

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va Ska Trax

 Ska Trax - The Next Generation part 1 (1994)

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Ska Trax - The Next Generation part 2 (1995)

Ska Trax - The Next Generation part 3 (1996)

 

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* I posted part 1 a couple years ago. This is the same rip and scans from back then. If you already have it you don't need to download this one. 

I have never posted parts 2 & 3 on the blog before. 

 

va Ni Jah Ni Maitre (1994)

 This is a compilation of ska and anarcho-reggae bands from France. I think the best tracks come from the most familiar names. I guess they're notable for a reason.

 The title of this comp is "No Gods No Masters" replacing "Jah" for "God". The phrase comes from the French author Daniel Guérin back when leftism was about anarchy and opposing government and corporatism. Unlike today when liberalism is all about abiding by what corporate television and corporate businesses like the big pharma companies tell you to do. The exact opposite of what it used to be. 

 

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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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va Shame N' Skandal

 This is a series of compilations put out by an independent record label from the Philippines. The first two focus on Filipino ska bands. The third features ska and punk from the Philippines. And the fourth has ska from all over the world. 

 

Shame N' Skandal - volume 1 (2003)

1 Skabeche - Super Human

2 Skabeche - Sensimilla

3 Spaceflower - Manang

4 Spaceflower - Busilak

5  Marcos Cronies - Ita

6 Marcos Cronies - Skaciety

7 Marcos Cronies - K. Hilaw

8 The Scars - Gross Bodies

9 The Scars - Confused

10 The Scars - Save My Life

11 Jeepney Joyride - Unconditional Love

12 Jeepney Joyride - Indayog Ng Puso

13 Jeepney Joyride - Rain on Me

 

 

Shame N' Skandal - volume 2 (2004) 

Shame N' Skandal - volume 3 (2005)

Shame N' Skandal - volume 4 (2007)

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va Bad Town, Big City

 

 Bad Town, Big City - An All Australian Operation Ivy Tribute (Year unknown but probably 2010).

This bootleg has an official listing on Discogs

1 The Porkers - Freeze Up

2 Toe to Toe - Jaded

3 Gilgamesh - Unity

4 Gilgamesh - Here We Go Again (live)

5 Area 7 - Healthy Body, Sick Mind

6 Area 7 - Sound System (live)

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va Live From Mars (1998)

 

 

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va Ska Trad vol. 1 (2000)

 

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va All Around Massive (1998)

 

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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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va Florida's Punk Ska Element (1999)

 1 New Found Glory - 3rd and Long

2 The Blinking Underdogs - Salvation

3 Gigalo Big and the Barflies - Dejanos Tocar

4 Cold Snacks - Middle Child

5 Caught Inside - Solstace

6 Skif Dank - Lost and Dumbfounded

7 Blindsyde - Blindsyded

8 Don't Know Jack - $1.45

9 The Hard Richards - She Bought You

10 Bum Ruckus - Dyin' to Know

11 Neptune 66 - Punk Rock Girl

12 New Found Glory - Passing Time

13 The Blinking Underdogs - Blame

14 Gigalo Big and the Barflies - Sun Goddess

15 Cold Snacks - Bunk Summer

16 Caught Inside - John Bobbit

17 Skif Dank - Still Looking Up

18 Blindsyde - What it Takes

19 Don't Know Jack - Grab Me Another Drink

20 The Hard Richards - E.B.S.

21 Bum Ruckus - Shelly Delong

 

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va The Best Fucking Ska In The World

The Best Fucking Ska in the World Vol. 1 (2003)

 

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The Best Fucking Ska in the World Vol. 2 (2004)

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The Best Fucking Ska in the World Vol. 3 (2006)

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