The Trojans - Live Double Feature

Live at Gaz's Rockin' Blues August 31st, 1989.
1 Lava
2 Anti-Racist
3 Summertime
4 You Were Meant for Me
5 It Don't Happen no More
6 My Last Meal
7 Rude Rude Rudy
8 The Last Rhino
9 Rainbow Warrior
10 Gaelic Ska
11 Meskal
12 Zulu
13 The Train is Coming
14 Berlin Wall

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Live at The Notting Hill Carnival, London August 31st, 1987
1 Zulu
2 Bluesy Ska
3 Ringo
4 Good Friends
5 Music's Got Soul
6 Gaelic Ska
7 Jericho Battle

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Here's their video for "Gaelic Ska"




If you do not have their album "Celtic Ska" you can get it here:
Idle Minds Inc. Blogspot

The Details - The London Marathon (Keep on Running)

Another rare 7" from the UK 1981.

A - Keep on Running
B - Run'ins Version

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Reluctant Stereotypes - The Label

I have been looking for this album for quite some time and it was just posted on a blog called Mel the Bells Rare Shit. New wave/ska/dub/punk-reggae from 1980.
Do yourself a favor - get it HERE and remember to leave a comment on that site.

Skapa - Ska Party

You may remember Skapa's song 'Ska Polka' from 'Skankin' Round the World vol.5'. They were a band fom New Zealand that formed in 1988. They have only one full length called Easy Street from 1992 that was only released on cassette (no I don't have it...I've been desperately looking for it for years) that features 8 studio and 7 live tracks.

This is their first recording. It's a 4 track EP from 1992 called 'Ska Party' that was only ever released on cassette.

For more info go HERE

1 Easy Street
2 It's Your Round
3 Ska Polka
4 Easy Street (extended version)

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All the thanks in the world to those who've helped me with these recent posts!

Mark Pessin - La Lecon de Ska

French ska fans of the late 70s / early 80s might remember Mark Pessin and the Skaliburs, but, unfortunately, the rest of the world may never know them due to the fact that they have nothing in recorded form to prove that they ever existed except for this one record. Luckily this day and age the 7-inch version of this single is almost constantly offered on ebay which will make Mark Pessin's name a little more familiar to ska fans - if nothing else. If you have ever searched rare ska on ebay then you have most likely seen this before, but I present this great recording to you now in it's rarer 12" extended form.

A - La Lecon de Ska
B - Pate d'Porc

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Baby Snakes - Impudent Reptiles

This mod bands Unicorn Records release recorded in 1987. This EP includes their ska song "Whiskey Bar" from "Skankin' 'Round the World vol.2"

1 Snake's Theme
2 It Wouldn't Have Lasted
3 Eight Days in Khairo
4 Whiskey Bar
5 Jazzica
6 Land of Dreams

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The Braces - Prime Cut

1 In Ska Mood
2 Julie Julie
3 The Girls of Today
4 No Reason
5 Something Special
6 Guilty
7 Her Smile Means Nothing
8 Riding West
9 The Letter
10 It's OK

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Skankin' 'Round the World vol.3

1 The Busters - Summer Time
2 Les Frelons - Les Politiciens
3 The Frits - Teardrops
4 The Deltones - Running Around
5 Mr. Review - Every Day Another Day
6 No Sports - Fukkin' Week
7 Laurel Aitken - Ska Locomotion
8 Casino Royale - Someone Says
9 M.S.Q. - Modern World
10 The Elevators - Rocksteady
11 Shot Black & White - Day In Day Out
12 Potato 5 - Never Take the Place of Your Man

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Mealticket

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Strange Fruit - At Last

More 2Tone sounds from this Italian band. This was a Unicorn Records release from 1990.

I intended to post this a while back but I just couldn't get a good version. Even now "Soul Shake Down Party" still skips in a couple of spots. The copy I have looks perfect so I have no idea why it keeps skipping. I apologize for the quality, but really this is the best I can do.

1 Back to Me Again
2 No Money in de Pocket
3 Soul Shake Down Party
4 The Bomb
5 Over the Border
6 In the Mood for Lovin'
7 Crazy World
8 Peer Gynt
9 Tender
10 City Raindrops

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I uploaded this to Mediafire...it seems Sharebee is kind of a pain in the ass.
The reason I went with zShare in the first place is the same reason I've been using Badongo more recently and that's because they tell me how many times the files have been downloaded. That helps me determine what direction I should be going with this blog. Mediafire is a lot easier to use and I will continue with them but I appreciate comments.
I've been getting a lot more feedback lately and it makes me feel like I'm doing this for a reason. There have been a couple of times in the last several months that I was just going to abandon Tone and Wave, but because of the emails I've been getting recently I've actually had more fun with this blog than I have had in a long time - that's why I've been doing more frequent posts.
Thank you to everybody who gave even a little feedback, you guys make it all worth it.

(I'm sure this applies not only to Tone and Wave, but to all blogs)

Heavy Manners - Politics and Pleasure

Great 2 Tone sounds from this female fronted Chicago band. Only 2 of the tracks on this record were included in their 1996 'best of' compilation "Heavier Than Now" which did feature them performing with Peter Tosh.
(...and, incidentaly, included songs from their 12" single "Say It" which is available for sale - original pressings still factory sealed - from Jump Up Records for $10)

Check out their Myspace.

Here's their video for "Flamin' First" from 1983


1 You Got It
2 Time Bomb
3 Blue Beat
4 Flamin' First
5 On the Way Down
6 Down Dub

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Delocated

From the new Adult Swim show "Delocated"

Expired Links and the new Cbox

I just went through some old posts tonight - which I don't do very often - and I see that there have been numerous requests for re-uploading things.
I don't know what the problem with zShare is but it works for some people and for others it keeps re-looping.
At some point I intend to re-post everything that is currently posted to a host other than zShare. If you have likes or dislikes for any file sharing host let me know.
I apologize to those whose requests have gone unanswered. I really have not been ignoring you.
I have installed the Cbox for these reasons. Let your voice be heard!

The Terminals - Circuitry

Here's yet another band I know nothing about. They were from Canada and they recorded this record in 1983. Not quite ska, more punk-reggae. Keys but no horns. Should appeal to fans of The Ruts and The Clash.

1 Do It Today
2 Love or Suicide
3 Mr. Suburbanite
4 Searching
5 See You in the Papers

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Shot Black & White - Understand (UPDATED)

Great vanilla reggae and 2tone sounds from 1988.

I put off posting this one because track #9 "Man Look Around" is in terrible condition and not worth posting. -Don't get me wrong, it is a good song but the copy I have is damaged. Someday I will buy another copy of this record. I have made up for this by substituting the song "Rebuild" that was not originally on this album.
Please forgive me.

1 I Believe
2 Day In / Day Out
3 Underprivileged Race
4 Far Off
5 Put Down the Arms
6 Understand
7 End of Days
8 Freedom
9 Man Look Around (MISSING)
10 Win Instantly
* Rebuild

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Somebody was kind enough to add the song "Man Look Around" which can be downloaded HERE.
Thank you very much Stephen!

The Ska-Dows - Ska'd For Life

1 Ska'd For Life
2 Twice
3 Grooving Power
4 Mr. Walker
5 I Wish You Were Here
6 We Gotta Get Out of This Place
7 Yes Yes Yes
8 Monster Reggae
9 Bang Bang Lulu
10 Man of Mystery
11 Rhapsody in Buh
12 Apache
13 Shocking
14 The Tune That Time Forgot
15 Apache (live)
16 Telstar
17 Yes Yes Yes (single version)
18 Rhapsody in Buh (single version)
19 Yes Yes Yes (live)
20 Twice (single version)

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Grim Luck

Grim Luck is a very creative band from San Diego, California that plays 3rd wave ska mixed heavily with other influences. Reggae, 2tone, acoustic ska, vanilla reggae, Tin Pan Alley, mariachi, and what would seem like Madness and Ian Dury influences.
Amongst their guitars, drums, bass, horns, and keys you'll also hear accordian, tuba, and xylophone. They are currently looking for a violinist.

They have three recordings (and are currently working on their fourth):
Alexandra vol.1
The Histories Album
Diaries From Roscoe Street

Check out their Myspace where they post all of their music for free.

Skankin' 'Round the World vol.2

1 The Skeletones - You Make Me Wanna Laugh
2 Napoleon Solo - I Don't Believe You
3 Skaos - Straight to Your Heart
4 The Braces - Gypsy in My Soul
5 The New Breed - Wanted
6 The Deltones - Scream Jean
7 Baby Snakes - Whiskey Bar
8 Just Kidding - Watch the Fires
9 Les Frelons - Expresso
10 The Busters - They Rule the World
11 The Rude Boys - Ska Fever (A Live Injection)
12 Casino Royale - Casino Royale

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The G-Men - The G-Files

From their Myspace
" The G-men have been through many changes since their humble beginnings back in the late 1980’s. They had rose from the ashes of ska band the Restrictors who had gained mass popularity in the North East of England with their up-beat shows. The G-men played their first gig in January 1990 at the Coatham Hotel in Redcar, it was during this show that the infamous inflatable Newcastle Brown Ale Bottle was first introduced to an unsuspecting audience to coincide with their signature tune “Bottle Of Dog”. After the usual start for most bands playing gigs locally the G-Men started to look further a field gaining support slots with acts such as Bad Manners, The International Beat, The Nutty Boys and the Trojans to name but a few. It was the success of these shows that gave the band well deserved supporting slots with legends of Ska Laurel Aitken, Judge Dread and Bim Ska La Bim. This then helped them secure a place supporting The Selector on their “Out On The Streets” tour. The band went various through line up changes over the years taken them up to the year 2000 when the band finally released their long awaited debut CD album, 'The G-Files’ on Northern Sky records. Their last performance was in April 2002; although this was not meant to be the last gig, things just sort of went their own way after that gig and the band drifted apart. During summer 2007 Dins decided to put together a new band so along with Andy from Last Rough Cause, Laze from Major Accident and ex G-man Dell rehearsals began. Fate then took a slight twist, during one drunken session and at Dell’s insistence the band performed a few G – men songs and so it began. Mark was asked to join the band for the next rehearsal and the G-men were reborn. "

Here they are performing 'Freedom Train'


1 Freedom Train
2 Shout Out
3 Teenage Nightmare
4 Sunshine Boy
5 Victims
6 Valley of the Kings
7 You Go Up
8 Barton Street
9 Stop the Clock
10 The Chosen Few

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Ska Flames 7-inches

Here are 3 early 7"s from the Japanese band The Ska Flames.

"Tokyo Shot"
A - Tokyo Shot
B - Ray Hyman

"2nd 7""
A - Ghost Rider
B - Reconfirmation

"3rd 7""
A - Old Rocking Chair
B - If You Don't Know Me By Now

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You can find their other releases HERE