Studio One Ska (2LP Red Vinyl)

Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of five of their best-selling classic Studio One collections, released as one-off pressing coloured double vinyl editions.

A blistering collection of non-stop ska classic tunes featuring classic cuts from the originators of ska alongside a heavy dose of superb rarities from the mighty vaults of 13 Brentford Road - pure fire!

This compilation features classic tracks from The Skatalites, Bob Marley & The Wailers and Delroy Wilson alongside super-rare tracks from the likes of Ken Boothe, The Maytals, Jackie Mittoo, Tommy McCook and many more.

Clement “Sir Coxsone” Dodd’s musical empire was founded on ska, the first explosive and most exciting music to come out of newly independent Jamaica.

This album is a celebration of the music of Studio One Records’ seminal ska releases and features a who’s who of some of the most important artists in the history of reggae music.

“Utterly brilliant collection of ska music. Essential stuff” - Q

Tracklist:

Jackie Mittoo – El Bang Bang
Ken Boothe & Stranger Cole – Arte Bella
The Wailers – (I'm Gonna) Put It On
The Skatalites – Addis Ababa
Roland Alphonso – President Kennedy
Joe Higgs – (I'm The) Song My Enemies Sing
The Skatalites – Beardsman Ska
Delroy Wilson – I Want Justice
Tommy McCook's Orchestra – Sampson
The Ethiopians – I'm Gonna Take Over
Tommy McCook – Freedom Sounds
The Maytals – Marching On
The Skatalites – Exodus
Roland Alphonso – Look Away Ska
Don Drummond – Don Cosmic
Roland Alphonso – Scambalena
Andy & Joey – You're Wondering Now