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Title: Best Of The Skatalites
Artist: Skatalites
Label: Trojan Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 075597938159
Genre: Reggae

The Best of The Skatalites (2-CD Set) In Jamaica throughout the early half of the 1960's, the sound of ska prevailed and of all the groups to make their mark during this time, none proved more influential or popular than The Skatalites. Following their creation in the summer of '64, this powerhouse instrumental combo, featuring the cream of Kingston's session players dominated the island's music industry for 18 glorious months. Among the very best of their recordings produced during this time were released on Duke Reid's famed Treasure Isle label, and 40 of their works for the legendary producer comprise this modestly priced 2CD celebration of the ska sound. As with previous titles in the 'Trojan Legends' range, the release is presented in a handsomely designed digi-pack sleeve, which includes an 8-page booklet highlighting an array of fascinating images, well as a comprehensive essay on this celebrated group.

Tracks:
1.1 Eastern Standard Time - By Don Drummond ; the Skatalites
1.2 (Music Is) My Occupation - By Don Drummond, Tommy McCook ; the Skatalites
1.3 Street Corner
1.4 Garden of Love - By Don Drummond ; the Skatalites
1.5 Latin Goes Ska - By Lester Sterling ; the Skatalites
1.6 Silver Dollar - By Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso ; the Skatalites
1.7 Green Island - By Don Drummond ; the Skatalites
1.8 Alley Cat Ska - By Tommy McCook ; the Baba Brooks Band
1.9 Alipang (Alley Pon) - By Roland Alphonso, Don Drummond ; the Skatalites
1.10 Corner Stone (A Trip to Mars) - By Roland Alphonso ; the Skatalites
1.11 Doctor Dekker - By Don Drummond ; the Baba Brooks Band
1.12 Rocket Ship - By Tommy McCook ; the Skatalites
1.13 Teenage Ska - By the Baba Brooks Band
1.14 Knockout Punch (Cotton Tree) - By Baba Brooks ; Don Drummond
1.15 Musical Store Room - By Frank Anderson, Don Drummond ; the Skatalites
1.16 Cool Smoke - By Don Drummond ; the Skatalites
1.17 Lucky Seven - By Don Drummond ; Baba Brooks
1.18 Melody Jamboree - By Don Drummond ; Baba Brooks
1.19 Stampede - By Don Drummond ; Baba Brooks ; the Skatalites
1.20 Girls Town Ska - By the Baba Brooks Band
2.1 Twelve Minutes to Go - By Tommy McCook ; the Skatalites
2.2 Thoroughfare (Treasure Isle) - By Don Drummond ; the Skatalites
2.3 Boat Ride - By Baba Brooks ; the Skatalites
2.4 Mesopotamia - By Don Drummond ; the Skatalites
2.5 Nuclear Weapon - By Roland Alphonso ; the Baba Brooks Band
2.6 Sandy Gully - By Roland Alphonso ; the Skatalites
2.7 University Goes Ska - By Don Drummond
2.8 Duck Soup (With Baba Brooks ; His Band) - By Cuttings
2.9 Skalarama (The Magnificent Seven Theme) - By Lyn Taitt ; the Baba Brooks Band
2.10 Vitamin a - By the Baba Brooks Band
2.11 Around the World - By Don Drummond ; the Skatalites
2.12 Independence Ska (El Pussycat) - By Lyn Taitt ; the Baba Brooks Band
2.13 Feeling Fine - By Roland Alphonso ; the Skatalites
2.14 Guns Fever - By the Baba Brooks Band
2.15 Don de Lion - By Don Drummond ; the Skatalites
2.16 J.F.K.'s Memory - By Don Drummond ; Tommy McCook
2.17 Special Event - By Tommy McCook ; the Baba Brooks Band
2.18 Good News
2.19 Catch a Fire - By Baba Brooks ; His Band
2.20 Forty Miles of Bad Road - By Lyn Taitt ; the Baba Brooks Band