United Balls - Hobo (1989)

1 Sing a Song
2 Help Me Baby
3 Rock Cafe
4 Red Light District Waltz
5 Diamonds are Tough
6 May I Please You?
7 Hobo Song
8 Pissin' in the River
9 Freedom, Music, Whiskey, and Wife
10 One for the Money, One for the Soul
11 Two Drunken Horses
12 Fisherman

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Thanks to Rude Rich for contributing this one!

The Aquabats - Bat Boy demo tape (1995)

1 It's Crazy, Man!
2 Aquabat March
3 Phantasma Del Mar
4 My Skateboard
5 Doll Art

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Effe Plat - Gein Gezeik 7" (1984)

Perfect Two Tone style Dutch ska on the A-side with new wave/power pop on the flip side. Both songs sung in Dutch This is probably the only thing they ever released.

A - Gein Gezeik
B - Sjtale Zenuwe

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DiVersion - Champs Elysees 7" (1979) [LINK FIXED]

A couple of cover songs from this unknown British band. The A-side is a cover of Prince Buster's "Take it Easy" and the B-side is a cover of "Rough Rider" that was written by Eddy Grant in 1967 for his band The Four Gees. It was the B-Side for their Ethiopia single but I think everybody has covered it since. Prince Buster being the notable cover. So, essentially, this record is a couple of Prince Buster covers. I just didn't want to say it that way.

I know I scanned my record but I can't find my scans so I respectfully stole the images from Discogs.

'Cause I'm gangster like that.

A - Champs Elysees
B - Rough Rider

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Oh, and I think (I didn't say I know for sure) this record is what inspired Ocean 11 to do the song "Take it Cheazy".

Crocodile Dandy - Rebirth 90s Ska (1994)

Here's one nobody asked for.
Nobody asked me to post it.
Not one person has it in their wantlist on Discogs.
And I'm guessing nobody gave a damn when he released it.

It's not bad. He has a great voice and these cover songs are very true to the originals. Except that they were done in an early 90s style. Which means electronic. Which means early 90s electronic.

1 Hey Little Girl
2 No Good
3 Dog War
4 Love and Affection
5 Lion Say
6 Solomon Agunday
7 Honor Your Mother
8 Little Did You Know
9 Chinny Chin Chin
10 The Look of Love

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Area 52 - Skattoo 7" (2002)

Talented ska-punk from Stuttgart, Germany. This band had the look of a 2Tone ska band. They took to the stage in their white shirts and black ties putting out the black and white checkered symbolism right away but they played punk saturated in ska riffs with a tight horn duo who might not have expected the band to sound this way when they joined. Or maybe the horn section is the reason they sound that way. I don't know because these guys don't have much of an internet presence.

This is the only official release I found that they have but on their MySpace page they mention "The Yellow Album" which may or may not have been released. I have an alleged copy of "the unreleased album" / Yellow Album but I know they recorded other tracks that aren't on either the 7" or the album.

They did have one song "No Reaction" that was on a compilation called Ska 21 - Ska Aus Stuttgart und Umgebung and I have to say this is probably their best song. It's not on the 7" but, lucky for you, it is on the unreleased album that I have included in this download.

Area 52 - Skattoo 7" (2002)
A1 - Skattoo
A2 - So What
B1 - Pizza Hills
B2 - Stalker

Area 52 - The Yellow Album (2003?)
1 Weiner*
2 EZ Come EZ Go
3 Dog Named Dog
4 New Job
5 Skattoo
6 I Wanna Believe
7 The Stalker
8 Suck Me Dry
9 Z-Speed
10 No Reaction
11 Do it Yourself
12 Bedman

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*Fun fact: when hot dogs, or "hot dog sausages" as some call them, were invented there was a dispute about what to call them because they were going to name them after the town that they came from but they just couldn't agree on what town they were originally from. Some say Frankfurt, and some say Vienna. You have probably heard some people call hot dogs 'frankfurters' or 'franks' but the larger support was for Vienna so they are called Vienners but Americans will do what Americans do and bastardize languages so we prefer to pronounce the V as a W, thus we call the Vienners "weiners". When they were introduced in New York - I think it was during a World's Fair - they started out calling the 'dachsunds' but nobody could spell it right. Since they were served hot as opposed to cold sausages that were more familiar at that time and region like pepperoni and salami people just started calling the 'hot dachsunds' which was immediately shortened to 'hot dogs'. Ironically, today, people refer to dachsunds as 'weenie dogs'.

va Worldwide Ska Volume 1 (2003)

This was a compilation put together by Ted Perry of Skinhead World with help from Cliff of 20 Dead Camels. It has two otherwise unreleased songs by The Tonics and rare tracks from The Orobians and Bombskare.

The band listed as The B53's is actually The B3's. 

1 The B53's - Foggy Dew
2 Smoke Like a Fish - Ready or Not
3 20 Dead Camels - Ska Blues
4 a.k.a. Rudie - Trouble Clef
5 Bombskare - This Old Man
6 The G-Men - Freedom Train
7 The Tonics - Celebrity Gangster
8 The Moonrakers - Walkin Talkin
9 General Rudie - Rainy Days
10 The Allstonians - No Hesitation
11 The Explosions - Big Thing
12 Green Island - Dancing Mood
13 The Unsuccessfuls - Lady at the Bar
14 a.k.a. Rudie - Dance Hall Ruler
15 Nunc Bibendum est - Wish You were Here
16 Smoke Like a Fish - Mesmerise
17 20 Dead Camels - The Camel Beat
18 The Tonics - Ska Patrol
19 The Orobians - Napoleon Solo

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Kelly's Heroes - Not Strong Enough (1997)

Straightforward 3rd wave ska-punk from New Orleans. More ska than punk.  The album title comes from a rejection letter the band received from MCA Records after the band sent them their demo. MCA responded with "Unfortunately, I did not find the material strong enough to pursue at this time."

1 Full Court Press
2 Ska'd Shitless
3 8 Month Stand
4 Unity
5 Shoot Me
6 Scene
7 Oi! Boy
8 Have At You
9 Ballad of a Drunken Idiot
10 Radio Rock
11 Why are You Here?

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Skallywag [Germany]

Skallywag - Skandal im Schrebergarten (1996)
1 Depressions
2 Law and Order
3 Mr. Ordinary
4 Song for

Scrooge Vs. Skallywag - Eye for an Eye...But with a Smile (1998)
1 Scrooge - Bailare
2 Scrooge - Itz All Good
3 Scrooge - I Know Better!
4 Skallywag - Special K
5 Skallywag - Who the Hell
6 Skallywag - Nothing Else

Skallywag - Eleven (2001)
1 Don't Call Me Rasta
2 Dienstag
3 Catch Di Mouse
4 Skapocalypso

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Molly & Polly - London 7" (1982)

Great female-fronted punk reggae. Very rare!

A million thanks to Alex for sharing!
You can hear more of his impressive collection on his YouTube channel PlanetNamedDesire.




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Mr. Smarty Pants - Skank You Very Much (1998)

Late 90s 3rd wave ska-punk from Turlock, California. I've heard it said that this was a Christian band but there's nothing overtly religious in the lyrics. Aside from two other tracks that were on compilations this is probably the only thing the band ever recorded.

1 Ego Trip
2 One Eyed Sailor Man
3 Living Dead
4 Lime Green Nail Polish

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The Sidewinders SC - The Sidewinders Ska Club (1998)

1 Better PLace
2 Rude Girl
3 No Trace
4 City Town
5 Same Song
6 What to do
7 The Girl for Me
8 Fat Noodle
9 My Last Tuesday
10 In My Arms

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Tchicky Monky

Here's everything I have by this band. They released two tapes that I don't have yet. I've been looking for them for many years but have not had any luck. In my search for those tapes however, I did find a tape called "Démo 6 Titres" which did not have a track listing. There are 7 songs on the tape and I don't recognize any of them. Hopefully some of you folks can help me out here.

Then there's the live recording "Live in Bologne" which I though has 14 tracks but their old MySpace page shows it as having 20 tracks so I'm missing 6 songs. Any of you have them?

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Tchicky Monky - Wishbone 7" (1992)

A - Wishbone
B - Melody Ska

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Tchicky Monky - Démo 6 Titres (1991)

7 tracks - all unknown titles
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*OK Les Boys from Skankin' 'Round the World volume 4
*Sally Cannonball from Move to the Ska Groove
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Tchicky Monky - Live in Bologne 
1 Intro
2 Trop Fatigue
3 Ska Every Night
4 Killers
5 Susie-Marie
6 Baby Baby
7 Night Boat to Cairo
8 Summer Train
9 Dju Dju Jamiaka
10 September
11 OK Les Boys
12 Helicoptere
13 Kinstown
14 Rude Boy Train

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Re-Ups / Re-Posts

 

 

 

NEW for 2026:

My MEGA Re-Up folder. Help yourself.

 

 

 

 

va Skandinavian Dance Craze (1999)

1 The Phantoms - Shack 78
2 The Blaster Master - Jolly Bum
3 Liberator - Sinking
4 The Cigarres - The Legend
5 Duck Soup - Look the Other Way
6 The Skalatones - 4 of them Outta Jail
7 Jing & Jangsters - Wet Dream
8 Skanksters - Weekend
9 Stiff Breeze - Misfit
10 Chickenpox - Rocket
11 The Phantome - Local Boys
12 The Blaster Master - Sunday's Best
13 Liberator - Nervous Breakdown
14 The Cigarres - Beautiful Day
15 Duck Soup - Shame and Scandal in the Family
16 The Skalatones - What I Really Had to Do
17 Jing & Jangsters - Egyptian Skank
18 Skanksters - New Year
19 Stiff Breeze - Two Weeks
20 Chickenpox - No Mistake

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10 Ska Bands You NEED to be Supporting in 2020 (and Beyond)

Jeremy Hunter is who I aim to be someday when I get the time. Jeremy knows - and cares- more about today's ska scene than anybody I know of.

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(as you can see, Facebook wasn't the way to go so other options are there in the most current post)

Brave New World - Brave New World 12" (1988) [REPOST]

I originally posted this in May of 2012. It's one of my favorites that I lamented was lost to time but, thankfully, somebody recognized its importance in the grand scheme of things and requested that I re-post it. So here it is. Don't lose it this time. Save it. Share it with everybody.

A - Hard Yard
B1 - I Wanna See You (Dance)
B2 - Yes I Love You

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Pressure Cooker - Azores 7" (199)

A - Azores
B - Lugg It (higher)



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Basement 5

Basement 5 - 1965 - 1980 (1980)
1 Riot
2 No Ball Games
3 Hard Work
4 Immigration
5 Last White Christmas
6 Heavy Traffic
7 Union Games
8 Too Soon
9 Omega Man

Basement 5 - Silicon Chip 7" (1980)
A - Silicon Chip
B - Chip Butty

Basement 5 - Last White Christmas 10" (1980)
A - Last White Christmas
B - Paranoiaclaustrophobia

Basement 5 - Peel Session (1980)
1 Last White Christmas
2 No Ball Games
3 Silicon Chip
4 Immigration

Basement 5 - Basement 5 In Dub (1980)
1 Paranoiaclaustrophobia
2 Work Dub
3 Games Dub
4 Immigrant Dub
5 Holocaust Dub


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The Indestructables - 20 Penny Nail (1999)

1 20 Penny Nail
2 Don't Hate Me
3 Watch Out!
4 Shut Up and Drink Your Jo
5 Perfect Order
6 Outlaw
7 They Don't Like It
8 Being Struck
9 Dirty Pictures
10 People Grow Up

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