Artist: Stranger Cole

The Skatalites :: Plus

Jun 16, 2011, 3:23pm Everybody Taste

As Motown had the Funk Brothers —the incredibly talented Detroit session band that played on the label's every hit, from "My Girl" to "Tears of a Clown"—Jamaica and ska music had The Skatalites . A group of extraordinary jazz musicians that included players like saxophonist Tommy McCook and trombonist Don Drummond, the Skatalites were one of Jamaica's first and finest ska bands, recording with vocalists like Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Toots & The Maytals. Plus , also released as Skatalite! , is the fifth release by producer Duke Reid 's Treasure [...]

• Bob Marley & the Wailers - Simmer Down (featuring the Skatalites)
• The Skatalites and Friends - 6ggy2m9dv4ck1kszathl.mp3
• The Skatalites and Friends - qkilr4v45qq47crjf1k0.mp3

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Artist:	Bob Marley & the Wailers
Title:	Simmer Down (featuring the Skatalites)
Link Text:	"Simmer Down"
File Name:	a0mngm9xb4pdljy6of38.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Genre:	Reggae
Year:	2003

Artist:	The Skatalites and Friends
Link Text:	"When You Call My Name"
File Name:	6ggy2m9dv4ck1kszathl.mp3
Genre:	Rock

Artist:	The Skatalites and Friends
Link Text:	"Yard Broom"
File Name:	qkilr4v45qq47crjf1k0.mp3
Genre:	Rock

Rosco Rhythm

Mar 19, 2008, 12:37pm Boogie Woogie Flu

Recently, Steve Roden, artist and proprietor of the excellent Airform Archives , bestowed upon me a stack of dog-eared and battered 8 x 10 publicity photos. He decribed them as having "a nice kind of patina." I like them better this way with tape, holes and a smoky veneer from the juke joint they probably hung in. Here's Rosco Gordon in all that weathered glory. I've been wanting to post some of these sides for a while. These records, made in Memphis in the early fifties, under the supervision of Sam Phillips and Ike Turner, are truly amazing and [...]

• Alton Ellis & The Flames - Cry Tough
• Peter Tosh & The Wailers - Brand New Second-Hand
• Roland Alphonso & The Soul Brothers - Phoenix City
• Rosco Gordon - 29-No-More-Doggin'.mp3
• Rosco Gordon - Booted
• Rosco Gordon - Wise To You Baby
• Stranger Cole - Rough & Tough
• The Paragons - The Tide Is High
• Tyrone Evans - You Done Me Wrong

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Artist:	Alton Ellis & The Flames
Title:	Cry Tough
Link Text:	"Cry Tough"
File Name:	36-Cry-Tough.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966

Artist:	Peter Tosh & The Wailers
Title:	Brand New Second-Hand
Link Text:	"Brand New Second Hand"
File Name:	34-Brand-New-Second-Hand.mp3
Year:	1971

Artist:	Roland Alphonso & The Soul Brothers
Title:	Phoenix City
Link Text:	"Phoenix City"
File Name:	33-Phoenix-City.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1965

Artist:	Rosco Gordon
Link Text:	"No More Doggin'"
File Name:	29-No-More-Doggin'.mp3

Artist:	Rosco Gordon
Title:	Booted
Link Text:	"Booted"
File Name:	31-Booted.mp3

Artist:	Rosco Gordon
Title:	Wise To You Baby
Link Text:	"Wise To You Baby"
File Name:	30-Wise-To-You-Baby.mp3

Artist:	Stranger Cole
Title:	Rough & Tough
Link Text:	"Rough and Tough"
File Name:	32-Rough-&-Tough.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1962

Artist:	The Paragons
Title:	The Tide Is High
Link Text:	"The Tide Is High"
File Name:	37-The-Tide-Is-High.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	Tyrone Evans
Title:	You Done Me Wrong
Link Text:	"You Done Me Wrong"
File Name:	35-You-Done-Me-Wrong.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1999

The Trojan Story

Mar 19, 2008, 12:31pm Dinosaur Gardens

Trojan Records was founded in 1967 by Jamaican-English producer Lee Gopthal as something of a sister label to Chris Blackwell's Island Records. It became one of the best-known and successful reggae labels, but it also bought out several independent Jamaican labels and ended up with a pretty good ska and rock-steady back catalog. In 1972, it went through these archives and put out a fantastic (if somewhat inaccurately-named) compilation, The Trojan Story . Although the liner notes were somewhat sparse and the sound rough, you couldn't want a better overview [...]

• » blackstreetfighter.mp3
• Alton Ellis - Rock Steady
• Baba Brooks and His Band - King Size
• Baba Brooks and His Band - One-Eyed Giant
• Dandy - Rudy, a Message to You
• Derrick and Patsy - Housewives' Choice
• Derrick Morgan - Do the Beng Beng
• Derrick Morgan - Fat Man
• Desmond Dekker and the Aces - Pretty Africa
• Don Drummond - Man in the Street
• Eric "Humpty Dumpty" Morris and the Drumbago All Stars - Humpty Dumpty
• Evan & Jerry with The Carib Beats - Rock Steady Train
• Honeyboy Martin and the Voices with Tommy McCook and the Supersonics - Dreader Than Dread
• Jackie Edwards - Tell Me Darling
• Jimmy Cliff - Miss Jamaica
• Joe White and Chuck with the Baba Brooks Band - Every Night
• Kentrick Patrick - Don't Stay Out Too Late
• Kentrick Patrick - Man to Man
• Laurel Aitken and the Carib Beats - Bartender
• Lee "King" Perry - People Funny Boy
• Lord Tanamo - I'm in the Mood for Ska
• Lynn Taitt - Way of Life
• Owen Gray - Darling Patricia
• Phyllis Dillon with Tommy McCook and the Supersonics - Perfidia
• Roy Shirley - Musical Train
• Sir Lord Comic - The Great Wuga Wuga
• Slim Smith - The New Boss
• Stranger Cole - Unos-Dos-Tres
• Sugar Simone - King Without a Throne
• The Astronauts - Syncopate
• The Blues Busters - Soon You'll Be Gone
• The Charmers - Rasta Never Fails
• The Clarendonians - Rules of Life
• The Ethiopians - The Whip
• The Ethiopians - Train to Skaville
• The Maytals - Do the Reggay
• The Maytals - Pressure Drop
• The Maytones - Black and White
• The Mellow Larks - Time to Pray (Alleluia)
• The Pioneers - Mama Look
• The Riots - Yeah Yeah
• The Skatalites - Confucius
• The Slickers - Nana
• The Stranger and The Duke Reid Band - Rough and Tough
• The Supersonics - Second Fiddle
• The Techniques - Oh Babe
• The Tennors - I've Got to Get You Off My Mind
• The Three Tops - It's Raining
• Winston and George - Keep the Pressure On

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File Name:	blackstreetfighter.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Alton Ellis
Title:	Rock Steady
Link Text:	Alton Ellis - Rock Steady [1966]
File Name:	33_-_alton_ellis_-_rock_steady .mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966

Artist:	Baba Brooks and His Band
Title:	King Size
Link Text:	Baba Brooks and His Band - King Size [1966]
File Name:	34_-_baba_brooks_and_his_band_ -_king_size.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966

Artist:	Baba Brooks and His Band
Title:	One-Eyed Giant
Link Text:	Baba Brooks and His Band - One-Eyed Giant [1967]
File Name:	17_-_baba_brooks_and_his_band_ -_one-eyed_giant.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	Dandy
Title:	Rudy, a Message to You
Link Text:	Dandy - Rudy, a Message to You [1967]
File Name:	28_-_dandy_-_rudy_a_message_to _you.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	Derrick and Patsy
Title:	Housewives' Choice
Link Text:	Derrick and Patsy - Housewives Choice [1962]
File Name:	05_-_derrick_and_patsy_-_house wives_choice.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1962

Artist:	Derrick Morgan
Title:	Do the Beng Beng
Link Text:	Derrick Morgan - Do the Beng Beng [1968]
File Name:	38_-_derrick_morgan_-_do_the_b eng_beng.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	Derrick Morgan
Title:	Fat Man
Link Text:	Derrick Morgan - Fat Man [1961]
File Name:	02_-_derrick_morgan_-_fat_man. mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1961

Artist:	Desmond Dekker and the Aces
Title:	Pretty Africa
Link Text:	Desmond Dekker and the Aces - Pretty Africa [1967]
File Name:	32_-_desmond_dekker_and_the_ac es_-_pretty_africa.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	Don Drummond
Title:	Man in the Street
Link Text:	Don Drummond - Man in the Street [1965]
File Name:	16_-_don_drummond_-_man_in_the _street.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1965

Artist:	Eric "Humpty Dumpty" Morris and the Drumbago All Stars
Title:	Humpty Dumpty
Link Text:	Eric Humpty Dumpty Morris and the Drumbago All Stars - Humpty Dumpty [1961]
File Name:	03_-_eric_humpty_dumpty_morris _and_the_drumbago_all_stars_-_ humpty_dumpty.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1961

Artist:	Evan & Jerry with The Carib Beats
Title:	Rock Steady Train
Link Text:	Evan & Jerry with The Carib Beats - Rock Steady Train [1967]
File Name:	35_-_evan__jerry_with_the_cari b_beats_-_rock_steady_train.mp 3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	Honeyboy Martin and the Voices with Tommy McCook and the Supersonics
Title:	Dreader Than Dread
Link Text:	Honeyboy Martin and the Voices with Tommy McCook and the Supersonics - Dreader Than Dread [1967]
File Name:	18_-_honeyboy_martin_and_the_v oices_with_tommy_mccook_and_th e_supersonics_-_dreader_than_d read.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	Jackie Edwards
Title:	Tell Me Darling
Link Text:	Jackie Edwards - Tell Me Darling [1963]
File Name:	06_-_jackie_edwards_-_tell_me_ darling.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1963

Artist:	Jimmy Cliff
Title:	Miss Jamaica
Link Text:	Jimmy Cliff - Miss Jamaica [1962]
File Name:	04_-_jimmy_cliff_-_miss_jamaic a.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1962

Artist:	Joe White and Chuck with the Baba Brooks Band
Title:	Every Night
Link Text:	Joe White and Chuck with the Baba Brooks Band - Every Night [1966]
File Name:	20_-_joe_white_and_chuck_with_ the_baba_brooks_band_-_every_n ight.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966

Artist:	Kentrick Patrick
Title:	Don't Stay Out Too Late
Link Text:	Kentrick Patrick - Dont Stay Out Too Late [1963]
File Name:	07_-_kentrick_patrick_-_dont_s tay_out_too_late.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1963

Artist:	Kentrick Patrick
Title:	Man to Man
Link Text:	Kentrick Patrick - Man to Man [1963]
File Name:	09_-_kentrick_patrick_-_man_to _man.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1963

Artist:	Laurel Aitken and the Carib Beats
Title:	Bartender
Link Text:	Laurel Aitken and the Carib Beats - Bartender [1961]
File Name:	01_-_laurel_aitken_and_the_car ib_beats_-_bartender.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1961

Artist:	Lee "King" Perry
Title:	People Funny Boy
Link Text:	Lee King Perry - People Funny Boy [1968]
File Name:	41_-_lee_king_perry_-_people_f unny_boy.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	Lord Tanamo
Title:	I'm in the Mood for Ska
Link Text:	Lord Tanamo - Im in the Mood for Ska [1965]
File Name:	14_-_lord_tanamo_-_im_in_the_m ood_for_ska.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1965

Artist:	Lynn Taitt
Title:	Way of Life
Link Text:	Lynn Taitt - Way of Life [1968]
File Name:	39_-_lynn_taitt_-_way_of_life. mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	Owen Gray
Title:	Darling Patricia
Link Text:	Owen Gray - Darling Patricia [1962]
File Name:	19_-_owen_gray_-_darling_patri cia.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1962

Artist:	Phyllis Dillon with Tommy McCook and the Supersonics
Title:	Perfidia
Link Text:	Phyllis Dillon with Tommy McCook and The Supersonics - Perfidia [1967]
File Name:	37_-_phyllis_dillon_with_tommy _mccook_and_the_supersonics_-_ perfidia.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	Roy Shirley
Title:	Musical Train
Link Text:	Roy Shirley - Musical Train [1967]
File Name:	25_-_roy_shirley_-_musical_tra in.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	Sir Lord Comic
Title:	The Great Wuga Wuga
Link Text:	Sir Lord Comic - The Great Wuga Wuga [1967]
File Name:	27_-_sir_lord_comic_-_the_grea t_wuga_wuga.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	Slim Smith
Title:	The New Boss
Link Text:	Slim Smith - The New Boss [1966]
File Name:	23_-_slim_smith_-_the_new_boss .mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966

Artist:	Stranger Cole
Title:	Unos-Dos-Tres
Link Text:	Stranger Cole - Unos-Dos-Tres [1964]
File Name:	10_-_stranger_cole_-_unos-dos- tres.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1964

Artist:	Sugar Simone
Title:	King Without a Throne
Link Text:	Sugar Simone - King Without a Throne [1967]
File Name:	36_-_sugar_simone_-_king_witho ut_a_throne.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	The Astronauts
Title:	Syncopate
Link Text:	The Astronauts - Syncopate [1966]
File Name:	21_-_the_astronauts_-_syncopat e.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966

Artist:	The Blues Busters
Title:	Soon You'll Be Gone
Link Text:	The Blues Busters - Soon Youll Be Gone [1965]
File Name:	13_-_the_blues_busters_-_soon_ youll_be_gone.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1965

Artist:	The Charmers
Title:	Rasta Never Fails
Link Text:	The Charmers - Rasta Never Fails [1971]
File Name:	48_-_the_charmers_-_rasta_neve r_fails.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1971

Artist:	The Clarendonians
Title:	Rules of Life
Link Text:	The Clarendonians - Rules of Life [1966]
File Name:	22_-_the_clarendonians_-_rules _of_life.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966

Artist:	The Ethiopians
Title:	The Whip
Link Text:	The Ethiopians - The Whip [1967]
File Name:	31_-_the_ethiopians_-_the_whip .mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	The Ethiopians
Title:	Train to Skaville
Link Text:	The Ethiopians - Train to Skaville [1967]
File Name:	29_-_the_ethiopians_-_train_to _skaville.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1967

Artist:	The Maytals
Title:	Do the Reggay
Link Text:	The Maytals - Do the Reggay [1968]
File Name:	43_-_the_maytals_-_do_the_regg ay.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	The Maytals
Title:	Pressure Drop
Link Text:	The Maytals - Pressure Drop [1970]
File Name:	46_-_the_maytals_-_pressure_dr op.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1970

Artist:	The Maytones
Title:	Black and White
Link Text:	The Maytones - Black and White [1971]
File Name:	47_-_the_maytones_-_black_and_ white.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1971

Artist:	The Mellow Larks
Title:	Time to Pray (Alleluia)
Link Text:	The Mellow Larks - Time to Pray (Alleluia) [1961]
File Name:	12_-_the_mellow_larks_-_time_t o_pray_alleluia.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1961

Artist:	The Pioneers
Title:	Mama Look
Link Text:	The Pioneers - Mama Look [1969]
File Name:	45_-_the_pioneers_-_mama_look. mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1969

Artist:	The Riots
Title:	Yeah Yeah
Link Text:	The Riots - Yeah Yeah [1965]
File Name:	15_-_the_riots_-_yeah_yeah.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1965

Artist:	The Skatalites
Title:	Confucius
Link Text:	The Skatalites - Confucius [1966]
File Name:	11_-_the_skatalites_-_confuciu s.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966

Artist:	The Slickers
Title:	Nana
Link Text:	The Slickers - Nana [1968]
File Name:	44_-_the_slickers_-_nana.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	The Stranger and The Duke Reid Band
Title:	Rough and Tough
Link Text:	The Stranger and The Duke Reid Band - Rough and Tough [1963]
File Name:	08_-_the_stranger_and_the_duke _reid_band_-_rough_and_tough.m p3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1963

Artist:	The Supersonics
Title:	Second Fiddle
Link Text:	The Supersonics - Second Fiddle [1968]
File Name:	42_-_the_supersonics_-_second_ fiddle.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	The Techniques
Title:	Oh Babe
Link Text:	The Techniques - Oh Babe [1966]
File Name:	26_-_the_techniques_-_oh_babe. mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966

Artist:	The Tennors
Title:	I've Got to Get You Off My Mind
Link Text:	The Tennors - Ive Got to Get You Off My Mind [1968]
File Name:	40_-_the_tennors_-_ive_got_to_ get_you_off_my_mind.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1968

Artist:	The Three Tops
Title:	It's Raining
Link Text:	The Three Tops - Its Raining [1966]
File Name:	30_-_the_three_tops_-_its_rain ing.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966

Artist:	Winston and George
Title:	Keep the Pressure On
Link Text:	Winston and George - Keep the Pressure On [1966]
File Name:	24_-_winston_and_george_-_keep _the_pressure_on.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1966