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September 8, 2010, at 8:02 pm Rock A Shaka from Japan release a CD compilation of Dada Tewari’s ska and pre-ska sides titled “You’ll Never Know: Caribou Ska Collection” shortly. Tewari was involved in the Jamaican recording industry from it’s earliest days, releasing 78′s on the Caribou and Downbeat labels from the end of the 50′s. He continued to produce in [...] June 15, 2010, at 1:53 pm Three more re-issues on a facsimilie UK Pyramid label have just appeared. When I mentioned the first lot of these in January I said they were Jamaican pressings which was wrong, these actually originated in the UK. The Maytals – Pee Pee Cluck Cluck/Beverley’s All Stars – The Monster The A side was previously only [...] June 29, 2009, at 12:21 pm Two more re-issue 7″s from Rock A Shacka in Japan. This time on replica Caribou labels. Up And Down/Ska 65 by The Mighty Vikings Bellevue Special/No More by Don Drummond The big news here of course is Bellevue Special, a Don Drummond scorcher that has been massively in demand for a long time. You [...] September 16, 2008, at 12:00 pm To celebrate 50 years since the start of Randy’s VP records are releasing a special 2 CD retrospective with a 40 minute DVD. The CD’s are split down the middle, the first one featuring Ska to early Reggae and the second 70′s sounds. The release has it’s fair share of fairly obvious tunes as [...] May 8, 2008, at 10:16 pm 39 years and 2 days after the death of Don Drummond seems like as good a time as any to mention that a Jamaican radio show apparently from 1969 and titled Don Drummond Requiem is doing the rounds on the internet. Incase you cant find it; here it is: [Audio clip: view full post to [...] |
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