9/16/2010 Rocket Ship Ska Trip
9/16 in a nutshell...
Hot on the heels of blastoff, we had a couple of Top Deckers, then some impossibly rare 45s found on YouTube... and we couldn't resist reprising the delightful De Blue Blue Beat by (the unfortunately late) Rita Hovink. More 2Tone goodies also figured into Hour 1. The Sherwood's Planet hour careened from Pram to Perrey/Kingsley to Sauter/Finegan to Dick Schory... all before the first bumper break! In the home stretch, the 4@4 found poor Cozy Little without a theme, resorting to twisting the track knob on a home-burn comp specifically in order to NOT know what song was coming up in the mix next... think of it as Shuffle Mode, and that was the theme! Put3Ska lollipopped, Giuliano Palma looked back over his shoulder, and The Selecter were fronted by a cool blue lady. Weren't they always? (Well, except for the 'b'-side of Gangsters, when they weren't actually a band yet... )
Playlist Tracks:
Tommy McCook with Baba Brooks Band - Rocket Ship
Album: 45; Label: Treasure Isle
Album: 45; Label: Treasure Isle
Roland Alphonso - Skaravan
Album: v.a. Top Sounds from Top Deck - Ska-ravan; Label: West Side/Top Deck
Album: v.a. Top Sounds from Top Deck - Ska-ravan; Label: West Side/Top Deck
Roland Alphonso - Non-Stop
Album: v.a. Top Sounds from Top Deck - Ska-Non-Stop; Label: West Side/Top Deck
Album: v.a. Top Sounds from Top Deck - Ska-Non-Stop; Label: West Side/Top Deck
Raymond Harper - Safari
Album: 45; Label: Doctor Bird
Album: 45; Label: Doctor Bird
Don Drummond - Silver Dollar
Album: Skatalites friends - Phoenix City; Label: Trojan
Album: Skatalites friends - Phoenix City; Label: Trojan
Roy Richards - Double Trouble
Album: 45; Label: Island
Album: 45; Label: Island
Rita Hovink - De Blue Blue Beat
Album: 45; Label: CNR/Moonglow
Album: 45; Label: CNR/Moonglow
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - 60Hz. Ska
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Lee Perry - Wishes of the Wicked
Album: 45; Label: Worldisc
Album: 45; Label: Worldisc
Jackie Opel - Pictures of Smoke
Album: (split cd also ft. Ferdie Nelson) A Love to Share; Label: West Side/Top Deck
Album: (split cd also ft. Ferdie Nelson) A Love to Share; Label: West Side/Top Deck
The Selecter - Street Feeling
Album: Too Much Pressure; Label: Chrysalis/2Tone
Album: Too Much Pressure; Label: Chrysalis/2Tone
The Specials - Concrete Jungle
Album: s-t; Label: Chrysalis/2Tone
Album: s-t; Label: Chrysalis/2Tone
Blechreiz - Ska Fish (CIA)
Album: Who Napped J.B.?; Label: Rude
Album: Who Napped J.B.?; Label: Rude
The Skeletones - Ravers (yep, Steel Pulse!)
Album: Bump; Label: Rivercidal
Album: Bump; Label: Rivercidal
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Baron von Skankin' Frank
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Giulliano Palma the Bluebeaters - I'll Get You
Album: Boogaloo; Label: V2/Universal
Album: Boogaloo; Label: V2/Universal
English Beat - Jeanette
Album: 12; Label: IRS
Album: 12; Label: IRS
(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
Pram - Sea Swells and Distant Squalls
Album: Sargasso Sea; Label: too pure
Album: Sargasso Sea; Label: too pure
Perrey Kingsley - Cosmic Ballad
Album: The Essential...; Label: Vanguard
Album: The Essential...; Label: Vanguard
Sauter/Finegan - Chant of the Weed
Album: Under Analysis; Label: RCA
Album: Under Analysis; Label: RCA
Dick Schory's Percussion Pops Orch. - Bijou
Album: Supercussion; Label: RCA
Album: Supercussion; Label: RCA
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - M.F. Bumps
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Gene Ammons - Hip Tip
Album: Blue Gene; Label: Prestige/OJC
Album: Blue Gene; Label: Prestige/OJC
Kev Hopper - Riker 2
Album: Whispering Foils; Label: Drag City Inc.
Album: Whispering Foils; Label: Drag City Inc.
Fred Callender's Calypsonians - Pe Pi Ta Mi Corazon
Album: Grand Bahama Holiday; Label: Carib
Album: Grand Bahama Holiday; Label: Carib
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Lunar Lily Pad
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Don Catelli (aka John Evans aka Francis Bay) - So In Love
Album: Potent Percussion; Label: Directional Sound
Album: Potent Percussion; Label: Directional Sound
David Carroll - Hell's Bells
Album: Percussion in Hi-Fi; Label: Mercury
Album: Percussion in Hi-Fi; Label: Mercury
Buddy Morrow - Hey Mr. Bones
Album: Dancing Tonight to Morrow; Label: RCA
Album: Dancing Tonight to Morrow; Label: RCA
Art Farmer Jim Hall - Big Blues
Album: Big Blues; Label: CTI
Album: Big Blues; Label: CTI
Shiina Ringo cond. by Saito Neko (live) - Mikan no Kawa
Album: Ringo Expo '08; Label: Toshiba/EMI
Album: Ringo Expo '08; Label: Toshiba/EMI
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - One for Freetime
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
The Braces - Chinese Love
Album: v.a. It's A SKAndal!; Label: Unicorn
Album: v.a. It's A SKAndal!; Label: Unicorn
Elvis Costello - Human Touch
Album: Get Happy!; Label: Columbia
Album: Get Happy!; Label: Columbia
Blechreiz - Out Tonight
Album: v.a. It's A SKAndal!; Label: Unicorn
Album: v.a. It's A SKAndal!; Label: Unicorn
The Boilers - Bal' Man Jump
Album: v.a. Skaface; Label: Moon Ska
Album: v.a. Skaface; Label: Moon Ska
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Slide On By
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Put3Ska - My Boy Lollipop
Album: Manila's Finest; Label: OctoArt-EMI
Album: Manila's Finest; Label: OctoArt-EMI
The Oldians - Moon River
Album: Old Secrets; Label: Liquidator
Album: Old Secrets; Label: Liquidator
Blue Beat Players - Black Rose (Straight Ahead)
Album: Tokyo Money 12; Label: Second City/Phalanx
Album: Tokyo Money 12; Label: Second City/Phalanx
Giuliano Palma the Bluebeaters - Over My Shoulder
Album: Boogaloo; Label: V2/Universal
Album: Boogaloo; Label: V2/Universal
Tomosaka Rie - Tokai no Manner
Album: Toridori; Label: EMI Japan
Album: Toridori; Label: EMI Japan
The Selecter - Cool Blue Lady
Album: Celebrate the Bullet; Label: Chrysalis
Album: Celebrate the Bullet; Label: Chrysalis
100 Men - Yeah Yeah Girl
Album: v.a. 15 Commandments of Ska; Label: Dojo/Skank
Album: v.a. 15 Commandments of Ska; Label: Dojo/Skank
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Pro-Pleasure Gas (Capt. 2much Freetime's Ska Mutation)
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Void Union - (most of) Strange Manor
Album: Undecided; Label: Megalith
Album: Undecided; Label: Megalith
(bumper) SKAndalous All Stars - The End
Album: Age of Insects; Label: Shanachie
Album: Age of Insects; Label: Shanachie
Program:
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