Checkmate - Demo tape (1993)

 Checkmate - Demo Tape (1993) (this date is speculative)

1 Mr. Moustache

2 Inferno

3 Rosarita (live)

4 21 and Over (live)

Checkmate - It's Called Ska! (1993)

1 Gustavo

2 What's the Matter

3 Mr. Moustache

4 Clownin' Around

5 Sneakers

6 Perfidia

7 21 and Over

8 Cafe' Cat

9 Jason's Afro

10 Sunday Girl

Checkmate had many songs on compilations and they released the album called "Revelations" that's available on Bandcamp. 

Every song they had on compilations was included on Revelations with the exception of one song "Women's Penitentiary" (also known as "Women's Penn") but I have included that song with this download.

I don't know if the Revelations album and everything in this download is everything they released as a band but it's all I have and everything I know about. If you know of any other releases please let me know. Gracias. 

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...and, of course, I respectively stole the "It's Called Ska!" tape from THIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL. I don't have a copy of this tape and, even if I did, I don't think my copy would sound this good. 

Much thanks to Jason Bolton - whoever you are!

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. 

 

Empty Hours fanzines

 Do you remember the band M.S.Q.  from Skankin' 'Round the World volume 3 from 1989? Did you ever wonder what M.S.Q. stood for? 

So did I. 

Now I know it stands for. It's Mabel Stringer Quartet. I would not have known that if our friend and long-time Tone and Wave contributor Rikard hadn't've sent us a couple of issues of an old fanzines called Empty Hours. These issues are numbers 23 and 24 and they are a veritable treasure trove of ska knowledge that cannot be found on the internet. I can only imagine what's in the first 22 issues. 

 Googling something for 5 minutes should never be called "research". Reading every page of old ska fanzines is actual research.

 

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There is no music in this post - only knowledge. A million thanks to Rikard and, just so everybody knows, Rikard has sent me a lot of old fanzines and I intend to post them all at some point. This blog will end at the end of this year but I will find some way of putting them out there. I'm thinking the Internet Archive but I'm open to suggestions.

Not Scrib'd (which is pronounced "scribed" - short for "transcribed" not "skrib id" which is how most people pronounce it.) .   

Ska Vendors - I Don't Want You to Go (2008)

 1 I Don't Want You to Go

2 What Will You Do?

3 Song for Roland

4 Happy Man

5 Work in Progress

6 Rocksteady Girl

7 Hard Hearted Woman

8 Tumble Down

 

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va Salempalooza (1997)

 

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I don't know who Jeff Cardoso is but I believe he was somehow involved with the bands Skeptics and Acetones. He recorded several songs for an album called "Late for Work". I have included that album with this download.

Comarec - With a Girl Like You 7" (1977)

 Comarec -or- The Comarec Band was a band from the Netherlands who released this one single. The A-side is an original song and the B-side is a cover of the Box Tops' classic song. 

Both A and B sides were done in quasi 2-Tone style ska which is more impressive when you realize that this record predates the 1979 ska revival by two years.   

A- With a Girl Like You

B - The Letter

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Trippin' Phil's All-Skas - Slapstick (1994)

 Very rare release from this ska-punk band from Australia. They have another tape which I do have but I'm having a little bit of trouble editing it. I'll post it when I figure things out. 

Members of Trippin' Phil's All-Skas were in an earlier band called Boxing Tostados. 

1		Bomb Scare
2		Look the Other Way
3		Instore Bakehouse
4		The Harder They Come
5		Slapstick
6		The Cranberry
7		No Standing Anytime
8		Do We Walk?
9		Urgency
10		Rubba Dub

 

This song is on this tape but this is the live version from the other tape:

 

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Bo Katzman Gang - I'm in Love with My Typewriter 7" (1983)

 Not exactly ska but certainly ska-ish. The A-side and B-side have the ska influence. 

This was a band from Switzerland who released two albums and lots of singles in the 80s. I don't know if they had any other ska or ska/reggae-inspired songs. I have heard a lot of their other stuff but not all of it and from what I heard this is their only ska inspired endeavor. 

My copy does not have the cover so I respectfully stole the image from Discogs. 

A - I'm in Love with My Typewriter

B - Take Me Home Tonight

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Bellary - Bellary EP (2003)

 

 This is a ska band from Sweden. I don't know if they ever released anything aside from this demo EP but the first song "The Wheel" should be considered a great ska classic. It sounds like all of that great ska from the early 90s.

1 The Wheel

2 Out of My Head

3 Reklam

4 Lonely Feeling

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One Dollar Smoothie - Walking Away (1999)

 Perfect third wave ska sounds from this band from Indiana. 

(Perdue Uni? I think so but I'm not sure.)

1 Rubber

2 Non Sequitor

3 She's Not Happy

4 Black and White

5 Why

6 Smithereen

7 Wake Up!

8 Gimme a Slab

9 Singing in the Night

10 Typical Town

11 It's Over

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The Upstanders

 This was a ska band from Westtown Township Pennsylvania. They started out playing ska but later drifted into other sounds.

  The Upstanders - An Informal Introduction (demo tape) (1996)

1 Damn Me, Delilah

2 Open Arms

3 At the Moment

4 Window Watcher

5 Tobias

6 Numero Uno

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The Upstanders - Two Left Feet 7" (1996)

1 Cheap Thrill

2 Glamorize

3 Fits the Bill

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 The Upstanders - Waiting for the World to Catch Up (1998)

1 Priceless

2 In Our Cars and Stomachs

3 Jack Frost's Dream

4 Radioflier

5 Red Carpet

6 Ventriloquy

7 Fairweather Brother

8 Kane 22

9 Blue Light Dark

10 Two Left Feet

11 Goodbye Blackout

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 The Upstanders - The Mourning Volume (2000)

1 The Morning Volume Prelude

2 Faces

3 Autopilot

4 Consequence's Tear

5 Dear Daphne

6The Other End (Parts 1 & 2)

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Lee Harvey Skaswald - Dance Lessons 7" (1997)

 This is the only release from this band from Ohio. My copy looks absolutely beautiful but it sounds terrible. I've been meaning to get another copy but none are available. This is what I have. Enjoy! (You won't be able to. The music is good but the sound quality sucks.) 

A - Dance Lessons

B - Waiting

 

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Out of Line - Channel Surfing (2003)

 1 Part of Me

2 My Crazy Ways

3 My Possee

4 Self Righteous Wish

5 5,029 Ways

6 Cut of Life

7 Salty Sister

8 Blue Smile

9 Call Me

10 Evil Twin

11 Al's Sailboat

12 Disappointment

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b-Sides - Live EP (1982)

 This was a live demo tape that only had two songs but neither of these songs appear on any of their other recordings. 

You can hear their only album "Red to Black" as well as two live performances on their OFFICIAL SITE. 

1 Getting Around

2 Prisoners of War

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John James & the Soulmakers - Sixtynine People (2004)

 Soulful ska and third wave skinhead reggae (is that even a thing?) from France. All songs are sung in English. 

1 Rude Girl

2 Oh Fannie

3 Ciao Manu

4 Get Up & Get It

5 Soul Sisters

6 John James

7 Don Drummon

8 Steady Rock

9 Hot Tamale

10 Napoleon on the Telephone

11 Sloopy Hang On

12 Three Hands Dub

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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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Beauty School Dropouts / Mailbox Bandits - What's This Nonsense (1997)

1 Beauty School Dropouts - Earl

2 Beauty School Dropouts - Grits 'N Gravy

3 Beauty School Dropouts - VCR's

4 Beauty School Dropouts - Hawaii 

5 Beauty School Dropouts - Tuned Out

6 Beauty School Dropouts - untitled

7 Mailbox Bandits - Ms. Pacman

8 Mailbox Bandits - All American Collector

9 Mailbox Bandits - Not as Punk as You

10 Mailbox Bandits - Buckle Down

11 Mailbox Bandits - Time to Go

12 Mailbox Bandits - Untitled

 

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I will be selling this tape on eBay in the next few weeks as well as many many more tapes, CDs and records. 

 

HERE'S MY EBAY LISTINGS

The Repeaters [Sweden]

 This is a laid back ska/reggae band from Sweden. This is everything I have by them which I believe is everything they ever released as a band with the exception of a self-titled EP that was released on a CD-R in 1999. I don't have that EP but if you have it...let's talk. I'm willing to buy or trade. 

The Repeaters - Chilly & Don Chris split 7" (1999)

 

A - The Repeaters - Stand Tall

B - Chilly & Don Chris - Nah Pull No Brakes

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The Repeaters - The Riddim 7" (2000)

 

A - The Riddim

B - Way Out

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The Repeaters - District 723 35 (2000)

 

1 Set Them Free

2 Everything is Enough

3 No Hurry

4 Shake it Mr. Maitland

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 The Repeaters - Sun is on the Rise (2002)

 1 Intro (Early January - 98)

2 Nothing in Between

3 Oh Baby

4 We Can Make it Allright

5 All I Ever Wanted

6 24-7

7 Rebel Voices

8 The Vampire (With Governor Andy)

9 Another Fool

10 No More Suffer

11 Far Away

12 Clear Your Head

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Die Tornados - Rarities

 

A Tone and Wave exclusive!

This is a compilation of all tracks from all of their 7"s plus some rare compilation tracks. I believe this is all of their songs that were not on any of their albums. 

1 Der Große Blonde

2 Dessau 05

3 Heartbeat*

4 Moviestar*

5 Fighters*

6 Yvonne*

7 Flower & Bee

8 Hero of Night

9 Leave Me

10 No Sense

11 Take Another Train

12 Only For...?

13 Poupée De Cire

14 La Farce

15 Die Wilde Horde

16 Scootergirl

17 The Evil is Back

18 Quasimono

19 Ein Bisschen Freundlich Sein

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* I tried to normalize the sound so that all tracks have the same volume but the 4 songs from the first self-titled 7" play at a really low volume. If I adjust them to match the volume of the other tracks they sound horrible so I left them at the volume they were released in.

Red Stripe Skankers [Sweden] - Lessons in Living (2001)

 1 Intro

2 I'm Sure You'll be Alright

3 Compunction

4 Sometimes

5 Got Something to Say

6 Who's That Girl?

 

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Policy - Dead Kids Can't Skank 7" (1997)

 Teenage punk with interspersed fast ska rhythms. 

A - 2 Weeks

B - John Zorn Looks Good in Jeans

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Froglegs demos

 

Froglegs was a Russian neo-rocksteady ska band that only ever released one album. They released one demo tape before the album and then released a second demo tape after the album. 

Here are both demo tapes.

Froglegs - The Best Original Ska (2000)

1 What a Wonderful World

2 Frogman

3 You & Me

4 My Heart Will Go On

5 The Ice Hockey Star

6 Poter's Love Song

 

 Froglegs - Green Demo (2005)

1 Frogman

2 Rescue Me

3 Nice and Easy

4 Yeah Yeah Yeah

5 Cat in the Boots

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Soft Shoes - No Romance 7" (1984)

  This British band released 2 singles. They were considered a calypso/soca/ska band. There is one ska-ish song on these two releases. Not great but you're a collector. You gotta have 'em. 

 

Soft Shoes - No Romance 7" (1984)

A - No Romance 

B - Reggie Got News

 

Soft Shoes - Kojo 7" (1984)

A - Kojo

B - Fear of Flying

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Grovers - Grovers (1997) [LINKS FIXED 06-22]

 After there was Grover's Headache and before some band members formed Codename: Rocky there was the band Grovers who released this CD. 

1 There You Are

2 B&H

3 Lie Awake

4 Leave Me Alone

5 Anorexic

6 Crushed

7 Pickles

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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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