The Clones - The Clones 7" (1999)

 Ska with a touch of punk from Alberta, BC. They also have a demo tape that I have never been able to find. I don't actually have a copy of this record myself. I respectfully stole all sounds and images from the YouTube channel 780 Punk Flyers. 

1 Come On!

2 One Day

3 The Operator

4 The Opener

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The Regiment - Gotta Get a Move On 7" (1981)

 

The Regiment was a British ska/reggae/jazz band. I don't think they released much aside from 2 singles. The first one "Step Out/Burning World" is more jazz than reggae. I don't have it and I don't want it. It's too expensive for being an adult contemporary reggae/jazz record. This one, on the other hand is super cheap. There are lots of copies out there for sale and they cost pennies. That's because this record was mass produced because both songs were used in the French movie "La Boum".

It was a teenage coming-of-age movie that was very popular. In some countries it was number one above E.T. and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

There were a couple of ska songs in the movie composed by Vladimir Cosma and sung by British singer Richard Sanderson who wasn't really involved in the ska/punk scene. He lived in France and did mostly pop ballads. 

This download includes both songs from The Regiment and two ska songs from the La Boum soundtrack and I also included a song from G.T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars because Tony Hannaford from The Regiment used to be in that band. The song is from 1974 but it comes very close to the later 2 Tone sound. Not exactly, but close. They were ahead of their time.

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In Fear Of Roses - Living in a Movie World (1987)

 This is a strange one. This band was from Ohio and they were dark, brooding, and borderline gothic. They recorded this song in 1987 and released it on their album Beat The Drum in 1988. It's a straight up ska song. And it's a great song. It doesn't fit in with their other music. I wonder what their fans thought of it.

This download is for just this one song. I didn't get a good rip of the album but maybe I'll try it again someday and post it on the other blog. The one I've been neglecting for months. 

I stole the image of the cover from Discogs. I'm pure evil. 

 

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The In-Vaders - Live! Brewtown Ska (1995)

 

Two-disc set. 

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Circles - Ever and Ever (1984)

 This is an Austrian band I know nothing about. The B side is, well, I guess it's okay. Skip the A side. 

A - Ever and Ever

B - My Friend

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One monkey don't stop no show.

 As you might have guessed the contention between myself and the 'gentleman' from Skaville City has been going on for quite some time. I have mentioned on this blog before that there was a time I was harassed by somebody because I didn't send them the music that they demanded quickly enough. This was because I was in the hospital with my wife who was giving birth to my youngest child. I thought that any normal human being would understand that I wasn't able to rip a record and send it to them because I was in the hospital because my wife was giving birth.

His response was "So? I make time for you, you need to make time for me!"

I have never heard such chutzpah in my life.

My youngest is about to turn four years old here shortly. That's how long I have been tolerating this guy and I have kept my mouth shut. For four years. He somehow found me on Reddit and delivered his bombardment of insults and slander. I know there were a few people on r/ska that knew who I was so he probably found out through them. I liked being anonymous on r/ska. I got told on a regular basis that I know nothing about ska by teenagers who obsess over Streetlight Manifesto. It was fun.

So, for those of you who who say I'm whining and trying to get attention, let me ask you, how long would you tolerate this?:

All of these comments (there were over 60 of them) came in over the course of more than three hours last night. It would have been about 4:00 to 7:00 in the morning British time. According to the analytics all but three of them came from the same source. 

I didn't post the libelous comments, and there were lots of them, for legal reasons but I have every intention of suing whoever made those comments and anybody else aiding them. This will not be hard to prove who did it because I still have all of our old communications. There are two giveaways that link beyond a shadow of a doubt that they were authored by the same person. The first is the over-use of the term "sleazeball". I am pretty sure I have never in my life heard anybody use this term in serious conversations. Only one person. 

As I have said in my comments I will try to keep the blog going for just one more year but, to be honest, I don't think I'll make it that far. I legitimately bored of the whole thing. 

After I made the post that I was done I had some regrets about things that I really wished I had posted before I do call it quits. I'm not going out like that. I'm not letting one person chase me out of my own blog. I don't only have music to share but a treasure trove of vintage ska 'zines that were donated to us by Rikard. I have started digitizing them but it is a hell of a task. It's taking longer than I imagined. Even if this blog still stands I might post them at Internet Archives. If I do decide to shut the blog down for my own sanity or if the 'gentleman' finds a way of getting me shut down then look for me at the Internet Archives.

 

There are lots of people who collect rare ska music and they keep it to themselves. Hoarding it. Making sure you never get to hear it. Somehow those are the good guys. 

Me? I post my stuff for anybody who wants it without asking for anything in return. I'm the stupid asshole evil bad guy sleazeball who doesn't know anything about ska. I don't get it.

 

For those of you who made comments of appreciation I thank you. That will keep me going despite that it really doesn't make any sense to do so. 

I have decided a while back to do another Facebook page. I know nobody really uses Facebook anymore so I never really did anything with the page but now I think I'll take pictures and videos of my collection and let you guys have a say in what I post next. It's not private. Not yet anyway. I don't have a Twitter or Instagram or any other social media unless you consider Discogs. MY FACEBOOK page will be the best way to communicate with me. I don't have friends or family on this page. There's no politics or humor or anything else. Just music.

 

The end is nigh. 

 

 

The Clowns - Jumbo 7" (1980)

 This record is being posted by request. The person who requested it is an asshole. I'm not posting it for them, but for the rest of you. I considered not posting it at all because the person who requested it is undeserving. 

 A - Jumbo

B - Wooly Bully  

 

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I HAVE ALLOWED COMMENTS AGAIN

 

There is a YouTube channel called Skaville City that posts a lot of rare ska songs.  It's a good channel and I have actually gained a lot of knowledge from that channel. There have been several songs posted on that channel that I didn't know about. I am a subscriber.

But the truth is that channel posts very little original content. The bulk of that channel is things that were taken from other sources. Mostly from other YouTube channels but also from blogs and other online sources.  The arrogant creator of that channel rarely gives credit for the sources for the things that they post. They want you to believe it's all their own doing. 

A significant number of things posted on that channel are from Tone and Wave. I think fans of this blog have already seen that. I like that the music is being shared and I don't need any sort of credit for spending my own money on these recordings, spending hours ripping and editing these recordings, or scanning the images and spending time editing these scans. I don't ask for credit for any of these things. It's the bands that deserve the credit. 

But for somebody else to come along - sometimes within an hour of a post that I spent many hours on - posting it on their channel and wanting credit for it, it sucks.

 

Here's some context. The guy who does the Skaville City channel asked if I had anything in his wantlist. I mentioned that I had this record but I had not ripped it yet. On December 6th I told him I'll rip it and post it on the blog in a week or so. Because I have a job and a family and because it is the holiday season and this blog is not the most important thing in my life I didn't quite get around to ripping the record. 

So I get these messages. Look at the date and times. This is strange behavior:

I don't quite get all of the references but I have made the joke many times in the past that "I've never been wrong about anything in my life!". That's obviously a joke. Why somebody doesn't recognize that as a joke says more about them than about me. 

Anyway, this is not the first time I have had interactions with this weirdo in the past. In fact I get lots of messages like this. This is why I stopped comments on the blog. This is why I stopped Facebook.

I am not a ska expert and I never claimed to be one. I'm just some guy who collects and shares ska music. I've been told plenty of times that I need to correct something wrong that I posted on the blog. The shit I post comes from what I can find on the internet. If it's been on the internet for 22 years and I post it on the blog why the hell would I correct it because one single nobody says that the thing I posted is wrong? They could be right but I don't know and I don't care. I just like the music. That's it. I don't give a shit about the band members and what other thing they did. Most of the time I have interacted with ska musicians they say "Hey, you like that ska I did in the 80s? We'll here's the acoustic guitar singer songwriter horseshit I'm working on now! You should love it!" I don't love it and I don't care.

So here you go Skaville City. I spent the money on this record. I did the rips, the editing, and the scans. So go ahead and post it on your YouTube channel. 

I told you before, you idiot, that if you ever start fucking with me again I will publicly post your comments and I will shut Tone and Wave down giving you full credit for the end of this blog. 

This is the end. This is the last Tone and Wave post. 

12/27/2022 is the 15th anniversary of this blog. I have lots more rarities that I haven't posted yet. Skaville City has made a conscious decision to end this blog. The only way I will continue is if I get a public apology from the asshole who runs Skaville City. 

It's been fun. Thank you all for keeping ska music alive!

The Explorers - Fight (1999)

 1 Fight

2 Jack theBaldhead

3 Foggy Winter

4 Catch the Train

5 Bovver Boys

6 Ambiance SNCF

7 Smash the Garden Party

8 Like a Shot

9 Explorers Dub

10 Ja Was Esch

 

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The Agents - Pitbull (1999)

 This might be the only release from this Swedish ska band.

You might disagree with this comparison but I think that if you like The Talks these guys are right up your alley. 

1 Hey Ho

2 Alcoholic

3 Dope

4 Psycho Mick

5 Inside & Outside

6 My Deli 

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The Creamies - Cherry on the Top 7" (1984)

 This was a British ska band who played it slow and mellow. In their existence as a band they only ever released this one single but they started recording a full length album in 1984 that they never finished.

A - Cherry on the Top

B - Emotional Ocean

 

Prior to this single they contributed the song  "Bingo Erotica" to the 1982 compilation album "Battle of the Bands". 

They re-recorded Bingo Erotica for their unreleased album but I much prefer the 1982 version. 

In 2015 they released the album tracks on CD Baby as "Cherry on the Top etc." with a slightly modified cover...

...aside from adding "etc." in an un-matching font, the cherry in the figure's hand is now red. It did look too much like a cocktail olive on the 7" cover so I understand this bold move.

 This release included 8 tracks. The song "Cherry on the Top" is the exact same recording from the single but the B-Side "Emotional Ocean" is surprisingly absent which is odd because it is one of their better tunes.  

The Creamies - Cherry on the Top etc. (2015)

1 Big Tough Toys

2 Clean

3 Tribesman a Come

4 Bingo Erotica

5 Kingston

6 Prosecution (Ain't No Solution)

7 Cherry on the Top

8 One World

 

This download includes my rip of the 7" plus the song Bingo Erotica from 1982 plus all 8 songs from the unreleased album. Remember, slow and mellow.

 

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Hitmen For Hire - Money in the Pocket 7" (1998)

 I was there for the third wave. In Southern California in the mid-to-late 90s we had 19 different clubs in our general vicinity and we were going to shows three or four times a week. I know third wave ska.

 And I certainly know what a third wave ska-punk record looks like. This looks exactly like a third wave ska-punk record. I pretty much already knew what it would sound like before I played it. Young guys making puerile jokes with songs about school and girls, and their messed up job/car situation; distorted guitars; snotty/bratty vocals singing "pickituppickituppickitup!" with noticeable ripoff riffs and choruses from well known bands at the time.  

 

Look at that cover. Look at the record (white vinyl- they're up to something).

 

Now, you're getting the same vibe that I was getting, right. Third wave ska-punk?

 

But I was wrong. We are wrong. 

I was expecting something more like Bingo Mut but they sound more like Hepcat. It threw me for a loop.

Two instrumental tracks that I never would have expected from the images I was seeing.

Never judge a book by its movie and never judge a ska band by its record cover.

 

Actually, no, it's okay to judge a ska record by its cover; they are pretty accurate. Just not this one.

 

A - Money in the Pocket

B -  Captain Jones

 

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KaraMamma

 This is an Italian band that played lots of different musical styles with ska being represented, just not very much. They have a few really good ska tunes but most of their music is not ska. 

KaraMamma - KaraMamma (demo tape -1989)

1 I Vicini di Casa

2 Attaccami L'A.I.D.S.

3 Questione di Look

4 Lo Senti Il Ritmo

5 L'Uomo Animale

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KaraMamma - Panetti Di Burro (1992)

1 Kara Mamma

2Bongo

3 Ti Amo Ti Sbrano

4 Attaccami L'AIDS

5 The Cheese Rap

6 Va Gina

7 Sesso

8 Superman

9 La Setta Nera

10 Vieni Bambino

11 A Parte Il Piccolo Particolare

12 Deodorante

13 Panetti di Burro

14 Bravo MarcoHai Studiato Il Sax

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KaraMamma - Siamo Tanti (1994)

1 Intro

2 La Razza Eletta

3 La Danza Dell'abbondanza

4 Maiali

5 Siamo Tanti

6 Cosa Mi Manca

7 Attaccami L'AIDS

8 In Prigione, In Prigione

9 Il Pogo

10 Skarantella

11 Fidati di Me

12 Muppet Show Theme

13 Sabato Sera

14 Domenica Mattina

15 Son Contento

 

 

They have other recordings such as these on YouTube. 

 

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Yeah Yeah!

 Yeah Yeah! was a ska/rockabilly/swing/skiffle band from Australia that included Steveo from Area 7. I think they started in 1987 and they finally called it quits around 1997. I think.

 I'm really no expert on this band but I think this is everything they released in their time as a band.  

Some of these recordings are my own rips and scans but I was able to fill in the blanks thanks to the YouTube channel run by Steve Rodgers.

Yeah Yeah! - Because She Loves Me 7" (1991)

A - Because She Loves Me

B- Bring My CadillacBack 

(Neither of these two songs are ska but this record is part of the collection so it's included.)

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Yeah Yeah! - ...It's Summer (1993)

1 California Sun

2 Don't Push

3 Learn to Crawl

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Tote - Bootleg-O-Matic 2-song promo cassette (1994)

1 - Yeah Yeah! - Time Bomb

2 - Yeah Yeah! with The Living End - Out of this Game

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Yeah Yeah! - Gangsters 7" (1996)

A - Gangsters

B - Graveyard Shift

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Refrigerators - I Wanna Dance EP (1995)

 1 I Wanna Dance

2 Crazy Little Girl

3 A Little Rendezvouz 

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69 Fingers - Narcoleptic Sleepover (2002)

 Great 3rd wave ska-punk. 

1 4-Sale

2 Hate Yourself

3 Pick it Up

4 She Said

5 Girl in the Middle

6 Movie Star

7 Anti-School

8 I'd be Blind

9 Gimpless

10 April 14th

11 Last Mistake

12 Ugly Tree

13 In One Ear

14 April 14th (instrumental)

15 Bowlies

16 Breakfast Bar

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Tictox - Ain't She Pretty EP (1996)

 1 Ain't She Pretty

2 Godfather of the Blessing

3 Rob's Blessing

4 Ain't She Pretty (Version) 

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Beat Around The Bush - Beat Around The Bush demo tape (1990)

 1 Time Go Way

2 Kouman Kele (One Voice)

3 Brazilian Nights

4 Cha Cha Hula

5 People Save this Planet

6 Joey

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The Norman Three Sixty - The Norman Three-Sixty (1996)

 

The Norman Three-Sixty (also called The Norman 360) was a ska band from Lawrence, Kansas. As you can tell from their logo the band was named after an oscillating fan. Their sound is more legitimate ska than it is ska-punk. 

I don't know if they ever released, or even recorded, anything besides this cassette. The song "Sonic" from this recording was on Skarmageddon 3 but I haven't found anything else by them except for a live show that was recorded live in-studio at the University of Kansas on their radio station KJHK in October 1998. I included this whole recording in the download. Much thanks to theNuthouse Soundcloud channel for preserving and sharing this gem!

1 Fall Up Get Down

2 Put a Little Laughter

3 Imbibe

4 Sunshine

5 Sonic

6 Wormwood Scrubs

7 Choke it Down

8 Drinkin' Father's Liquor

9 Vegetable Song

10 Sheep in the Barnyard

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Boxing Tostados - Live (1989)

Live demo tape from this Australian band. Likely their only release.

1 Barbed Wire

2 Big Blue Brodie

3 Wandering

4 Fruit Salad

5 Gothic Natty

6 Shanty Town

7 Blue Monk

8 Fast Percussion

* Jabba the Hutt

*The Cranberry 

I know Trippin Phil's All Skas used to play some of these songs. They included a version of The Cranberry on their album. I have both of the Trippin' Phil's All Skas tapes and I will post them at some point.

 

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7 Seconds of Love - Danger is Dangerous (2008)

 This was a British ska band that composed some really mature intelligent ska tunes and mixed those songs equally with some silly stuff. 

From what Google is showing I think this is their only release. They did have one song that was on Skannibal Party 9 in 2009 called "Miss U". I have included that track in this download.

1 First Drink of the Day

2 Danger of Death

3 My Car

4 Twister

5 Love Me Like You Used to Do

6 Mzungu

7 One More (or Ten)

8 Ninja

9 Looking for My Leopard

10 Unemployed

11 Soupy George

12 Submarine

13 Winners

* Miss U

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