Various Artists In The Mood For Ska: Caribou Ska Selection
Release date:
January 12, 2024
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A collection of rare 60's sound sources, mainly by the Skatalites, that shows the heat of Kingston in the heyday of Ska!!Selections from Indian-Jamaican Dada Tewari's Caribou and Down Beat labels.Caribbean Recording Company, owned by Dada Tewari, was one of the first Jamaican studios to follow in the footsteps of Ken Khouri and Stanley Motta, and this album contains songs from the boogie shuffle to the heyday of ska.In addition to Lord Tanamo's ska anthem 'In The Mood For Ska', this is the label's first album of mega-rare singles and top Caribou ska, including Don Drummond's last recording 'Bellevue Special', 'Up & Down' by the Mighty Vikings and 'Way Of Fortune' by Pat & Roxie.
Tracklist:
- 1. Lord Tanamo - in the Mood for Ska
- 2. Pat & Roxie - Way of Fortune
- 3. Don Drummond - Bellevue Special
- 4. Lord Tanamo - You'll Never Know
- 5. Roy Panton - Please Take Me Home
- 6. Pat & Roxie - the Things That I Do
- 7. The Mighty Vikings - Up & Down
- 8. Lord Tanamo - I Love You Truly
- 9. Orville Alphonso - Bellylick
- 10. The Mighty Vikings - Ska 65
- 11. Orville Alphonso - Inspiration
- 12. Roy Panton - Smoke Without Fire
- 13. Lord Tanamo - If You Were Only Mine
- 14. Don Drummond - No More
