5/5/2011 Rocket Ship Ska Trip
_5/5 in a nutshell..._
Break into the light! Party at ground zero! And ska-doo-de-yah!
Working backwards from Hour 3, we inaugurated the May GotchaSKAvered Ska Cover-of-the-Month Club selection, Phoenix City, with the Judge Dread version (see embellished non-regulation playlist, posted in Announcements, for the Capt.'s lowdown on this selection_ a rulebook loophole is invoked, 'nuff said). Ska on the jazzy side made up the 4@4, b4 which was Sherwood B. Funn spending an hour in the Voov with great old sides by Googie Rene', The Fireballs, Joe Meek and Peggy Lee, with relative newcomers Dengue Fever and Anna Calvi (both COMING SOON!! to 7th St. Entry and Triple Rock, respectively) contributing quite worthily. Opening the show: a well-rounded set of Jamaica's finest ska oldies from the likes of Peter Tosh, Carlos Malcolm, the Mighty Vikings, and the even mightier Skatalites. Mash it!
Playlist Tracks:
Tommy McCook with Baba Brooks Band - Rocket Ship
Album: 45; Label: Treasure Isle
Album: 45; Label: Treasure Isle
Peter Tosh the Wailing Wailers - Maga Dog
Album: (Bob Marley the Wailers) Birth of a Legend; Label: Epic/Calla
Album: (Bob Marley the Wailers) Birth of a Legend; Label: Epic/Calla
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
Carlos Malcolm his Afro-Jamaican Rhythms - Bonanza Ska
Album: The Royal Ska; Label: Jamaican Gold
Album: The Royal Ska; Label: Jamaican Gold
The Maytals - Hey Hey Girl
Album: 45; Label: N.D.
Album: 45; Label: N.D.
Byron Lee the Dragonaires - Ska-de-Wah
Album: v.a. Dynamite Ska 2; Label: Kingston Gold
Album: v.a. Dynamite Ska 2; Label: Kingston Gold
Eric Monty Morris - Solomon Gundie
Album: v.a. Intensified! Original Ska 1962-66; Label: Island
Album: v.a. Intensified! Original Ska 1962-66; Label: Island
The Blues Busters - Soon You'll Be Gone
Album: v.a. Ska Spectacular vol. 2; Label: Charly
Album: v.a. Ska Spectacular vol. 2; Label: Charly
The Maytals - Daddy
Album: v.a. Ska Spectacular vol. 2; Label: Charly
Album: v.a. Ska Spectacular vol. 2; Label: Charly
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Cozy's Groove
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
The Maytals - Fever
Album: v.a. Ska Spectacular vol. 2; Label: Charly
Album: v.a. Ska Spectacular vol. 2; Label: Charly
Owen Gray - Mash It! Pts. 1 2
Album: v.a. Jamaican RB box set 3cd; Label: Trojan
Album: v.a. Jamaican RB box set 3cd; Label: Trojan
Mighty Vikings - Get On the Right Side
Album: s-t; Label: WIRL
Album: s-t; Label: WIRL
Tommy McCook - Scattered Lights
Album: v.a. Top Sounds from Top Deck Volume One - Ska-Ra-Van; Label: West Side/Top Deck
Album: v.a. Top Sounds from Top Deck Volume One - Ska-Ra-Van; Label: West Side/Top Deck
Roland Alphonso - Ska-Ra-Van
Album: v.a. Top Sounds from Top Deck Volume One - Ska-Ra-Van; Label: West Side/Top Deck
Album: v.a. Top Sounds from Top Deck Volume One - Ska-Ra-Van; Label: West Side/Top Deck
(bumpers) Mutant Frogs - We'll Keep You Posted (twice!) (:45x2=1:30)
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
The International Beat - Rock Steady
Album: SKA - dance hall rockers; Label: Magnum America
Album: SKA - dance hall rockers; Label: Magnum America
Cabernet Deneuve - Titanic
Album: Best; Label: BRP
Album: Best; Label: BRP
Cabernet Deneuve - Chattanooga Ska
Album: Best; Label: BRP
Album: Best; Label: BRP
Ballistic Bros. - (most of) Peckings
Album: 12; Label: Junior/Boys Own
Album: 12; Label: Junior/Boys Own
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Sherwood's Planet
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
The Ventures - Le Petit Fleur
Album: Wild Again!; Label: GNP/Crescendo
Album: Wild Again!; Label: GNP/Crescendo
Ahmad Jamal - Sugar Loaf at Twilight
Album: macanudo; Label: Argo
Album: macanudo; Label: Argo
Peggy Lee - Sneakin' Up on You
Album: Pass Me By; Label: Capitol
Album: Pass Me By; Label: Capitol
David Carroll his Orchestra - Blue Blazer
Album: Happy Feet; Label: Mercury
Album: Happy Feet; Label: Mercury
Zero Zero Seven Band - Death of Goldfiger
Album: ...plays James Bond Thrillers; Label: Somerset Stereo Fidelity
Album: ...plays James Bond Thrillers; Label: Somerset Stereo Fidelity
Joe Meek - Valley of No Return
Album: I Hear a New World; Label: RPM
Album: I Hear a New World; Label: RPM
The Double Six of Paris - Mint Julep
Album: ...sing Ray Charles; Label: Philips
Album: ...sing Ray Charles; Label: Philips
Richard Hayman - The Windmills of Your Mind
Album: Genuine Electric Latin Love Machine; Label: Command/ABC
Album: Genuine Electric Latin Love Machine; Label: Command/ABC
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - (excerpt) This Just In...
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Lymedison
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Emil Richards - Maharimba
Album: Journey to Bliss; Label: impulse!
Album: Journey to Bliss; Label: impulse!
Googie Rene' - Caesar's Pad
Album: 45; Label: Class
Album: 45; Label: Class
Bobby Summers - Pad
Album: 45; Label: Capitol
Album: 45; Label: Capitol
The Fireballs - Carioca
Album: 45; Label: Top Rank
Album: 45; Label: Top Rank
Chaz + 2 - Soup Bone
Album: 45; Label: Mab-Jab
Album: 45; Label: Mab-Jab
Al Kealoha Perry - Song of the Islands
Album: v.a. Hawaii Calls - Favorite Instrumentals of the Islands - presented by Webley Edwards; Label: Capitol
Album: v.a. Hawaii Calls - Favorite Instrumentals of the Islands - presented by Webley Edwards; Label: Capitol
Anna Calvi - First We Kiss
Album: s-t; Label: Domino
Album: s-t; Label: Domino
*Dengue Fever - Kiss of the Bufo Alvarius
Album: Cannibal Courtship; Label: Concord/Fantasy
Album: Cannibal Courtship; Label: Concord/Fantasy
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - A Strange Development
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - (most of) M.F. Bumps
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
Joey Altruda - Buru Jazz
Album: ...presents Kingston Cocktail; Label: Will
Album: ...presents Kingston Cocktail; Label: Will
Jazz Jamaica All Stars - Dolphin Dance
Album: Massive; Label: Dune
Album: Massive; Label: Dune
Tsuyoshi Kawakami his Moodmakers - Cry Moon (ft. Kaori Takeda)
Album: mood inn; Label: Cutting Edge
Album: mood inn; Label: Cutting Edge
The Skatalites - Skalifornia
Album: Ska Voovee; Label: Shanachie
Album: Ska Voovee; Label: Shanachie
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Penguin On Vacation
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: It's One Of Ours; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Judge Dread - Phoenix City
Album: Ska'd for Life; Label: Magnum America
Album: Ska'd for Life; Label: Magnum America
The Donkey Show - Mr. Brown
Album: Bali Island ep; Label: Unicorn
Album: Bali Island ep; Label: Unicorn
Bad Manners - Falling Out of Love
Album: Forging Ahead; Label: Magnet/Epic-Portrait
Album: Forging Ahead; Label: Magnet/Epic-Portrait
Fishbone - Party at Ground Zero
Album: s-t ep; Label: Columbia
Album: s-t ep; Label: Columbia
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - Break into the Light
Album: (anime sdtk. ep) Heroes; Label: Avex
Album: (anime sdtk. ep) Heroes; Label: Avex
Tracey Dey - Ska-Doo-De-Yah
Album: 45; Label: Amy
Album: 45; Label: Amy
(bumper) SKAndalous All Stars - The End
Album: Age of Insects; Label: Shanachie
Album: Age of Insects; Label: Shanachie
Program:
Air Date:
May 5, 2011
DJs:
Rocket Ship Ska Trip Archives
- May 2012 (5)
- April 2012 (4)
- March 2012 (4)
- February 2012 (4)
- January 2012 (4)
- December 2011 (5)
- November 2011 (4)
- October 2011 (4)
- September 2011 (5)
- August 2011 (4)
- July 2011 (4)
- June 2011 (5)
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