7/1/2010 Rocket Ship Ska Trip
Playlist Tracks:
Tommy McCook Baba Brooks Band - Rocket Ship (same recording that's on Intensified!, but sourcing the cut to its original label... with my show-opener chatter still intact.)
Album: 45; Label: Treasure Isle
Album: 45; Label: Treasure Isle
Raymond Harper - Safari
Album: 45; Label: Doctor Bird
Album: 45; Label: Doctor Bird
Lord Creator a.k.a. Kentrick Patrick - Rhythm of the Blues
Album: 45; Label: Studio 1
Album: 45; Label: Studio 1
Jimmy Cliff - Ska All Over the World
Album: v.a. The Authentic Jamaica Ska; Label: Amy
Album: v.a. The Authentic Jamaica Ska; Label: Amy
Baba Brooks - Portrait of My Love
Album: 45; Label: Island
Album: 45; Label: Island
Kingston All Stars - Happy Hunter
Album: 45; Label: Dice
Album: 45; Label: Dice
Derrick Patsy - She's So Young
Album: 45; Label: Blue Beat
Album: 45; Label: Blue Beat
Edward's All Stars - North Coast (a chat-free Lon Chaney)
Album: 45; Label: Rio
Album: 45; Label: Rio
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Transkalactic
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Mighty Vikings - Running Water
Album: 45; Label: Wincox
Album: 45; Label: Wincox
Lee Perry - Wishes of the Wicked
Album: 45; Label: Worldisc
Album: 45; Label: Worldisc
Roland Alphonso the Soul Bros. - Dr. Ring-(A)-Ding
Album: v.a. More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-67; Label: Mango
Album: v.a. More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-67; Label: Mango
Prince Buster All Stars - Devil's Daffodil
Album: 45; Label: Blue Beat
Album: 45; Label: Blue Beat
The Skatalites - Sucu Sucu
Album: v.a. More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-67; Label: Mango
Album: v.a. More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-67; Label: Mango
Prince Buster - Wash Wash
Album: FABulous Greatest Hits; Label: FAB/Sequel
Album: FABulous Greatest Hits; Label: FAB/Sequel
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - This Just In...
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Mutant Frogs (not as bumper) - The Great UFO Crash of '47
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - We'll Keep You Posted
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Jackie Mittoo the Soul Bros. - Got My Boogaloo
Album: Last Train to Skaville; Label: Soul Jazz/Studio 1
Album: Last Train to Skaville; Label: Soul Jazz/Studio 1
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - 5 Fingers of Ska
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Sherwood's Planet
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Lionel Hampton - Vibraholiday
Album: Golden Vibes; Label: Columbia, orig. vinyl; Collectables Jazz Series, cd reissue
Album: Golden Vibes; Label: Columbia, orig. vinyl; Collectables Jazz Series, cd reissue
Les Baxter - Oasis of Dakhla
Album: Tamboo!; Label: Capitol
Album: Tamboo!; Label: Capitol
Arthur Lyman - Mangwani Mpulele
Album: Music of Hawaii; Label: Legacy Int'l.
Album: Music of Hawaii; Label: Legacy Int'l.
Esquivel - Street of Dreams
Album: More of Other Worlds Other Sounds; Label: Reprise
Album: More of Other Worlds Other Sounds; Label: Reprise
Esquivel - La Mantilla
Album: More of Other Worlds Other Sounds; Label: Reprise
Album: More of Other Worlds Other Sounds; Label: Reprise
B. Bumble the Stingers - Bumble Bossa
Album: A Golden Classics Edition; Label: Collectables
Album: A Golden Classics Edition; Label: Collectables
Martin Denny - The Enchanted Sea
Album: The Best of...; Label: Rhino
Album: The Best of...; Label: Rhino
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Lymedison
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Joe Chambers - Poinciana
Album: The Outlaw; Label: Savant
Album: The Outlaw; Label: Savant
Dizzy Gillespie Orch. ft. Gil Fuller Chano Pozo - The Manteca Suite
Album: v.a. The Original Mambo Kings; Label: Verve
Album: v.a. The Original Mambo Kings; Label: Verve
Dave Pike - Vikki
Album: Manhattan Latin; Label: Decca
Album: Manhattan Latin; Label: Decca
Lionel Hampton - Poor Butterfly
Album: Silver Vibes; Label: Columbia, orig. vinyl; Collectables Jazz Series, cd reissue
Album: Silver Vibes; Label: Columbia, orig. vinyl; Collectables Jazz Series, cd reissue
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - (excerpt) Baron von Skankin' Frank
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - One for Freetime
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Don Drummond - Don Cosmic
Album: In Memory of...; Label: Studio 1
Album: In Memory of...; Label: Studio 1
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble - Blue Lunar Ska
Album: Low Blow; Label: Moon Ska
Album: Low Blow; Label: Moon Ska
One Groovy Coconut - Millenium Falcon
Album: More Like This than That; Label: Ska Satellite
Album: More Like This than That; Label: Ska Satellite
Let's Go Bowling - Solar Shock
Album: Stay Tuned; Label: Liberation
Album: Stay Tuned; Label: Liberation
Strange Tenants - Skinhead Moonstomp
Album: Bluebeat Party; Label: Naked Language
Album: Bluebeat Party; Label: Naked Language
Blue Beat Players - Space Summer
Album: Torrid Rock; Label: Second City
Album: Torrid Rock; Label: Second City
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - 60Hz. Ska
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
The Selecter - My Collie (Not A Dog)
Album: Too Much Pressure; Label: Chrysalis/2Tone
Album: Too Much Pressure; Label: Chrysalis/2Tone
The Skatalites (live) - Freedom Sounds
Album: Stretching Out; Label: ROIR
Album: Stretching Out; Label: ROIR
Open Season - (not Baby) Elephant Walk
Album: Hot and Fire; Label: Megalith/Leech
Album: Hot and Fire; Label: Megalith/Leech
Buford O'Sullivan - The Night Sky's Turning Blue
Album: the club of hopes and fears; Label: Ska Satellite
Album: the club of hopes and fears; Label: Ska Satellite
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orch. - Open Your Eyes
Album: Answer; Label: Avex
Album: Answer; Label: Avex
Mutant Frogs (not as bumper) - (most of) Penguin On Vacation
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Skandalous All Stars (non-Froggie bumper!) - (excerpt) The End
Album: Age of Insects; Label: Shanachie
Album: Age of Insects; Label: Shanachie
Program:
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July 1, 2010
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