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It's Space Month, week 2, on the RSST... already the spaciest ska radio show in the galaxy, and it's time now for the countdown to blast off with Tommy!
Tommy McCook with Baba Brooks Band Rocket Ship (2:39) / 45 [Treasure Isle] >> The Skatalites Ball of Fire (3:06) / >> Peter Tosh & the Wailers Maga Dog (3:02) / The Pioneers Golden Opportunity (2:11) / 45 [Wincox] >> The Vulcans Star Trek (tt) (3:38) / [Trojan] >> Byron Lee & the Dragonaires Ska de Wah (2:07) > Joy Ride (2:29) / (both) Dance the Ska [BMN] >> (bumper) Mutant Frogs The Astro 'Gator (3:35) / Warts 'n' all [Skankworks/IMT] >> Mango Jones & his Orchestra Calalue Ska (2:11) > The Brave Bulls (2:19) / (both) Explosive New Dance Rhythm! The SKA [Vee Jay] >> Carlos Malcolm & his Afro-Jamaican Rhythms Hunch Back (2:49) / Ska Mania [Up Beat] > Bonanza Ska (3:04) / Space Flight [Up Beat] >> Colonel Elliott & the Lunatics Telstar (3:04) / Interstellar Reggae Drive [Trojan] >> Rico Oh Carolina (4:04) / 45 [2Tone] >> The Specials (ft. Rico) Sea Cruise (3:08) / The BBC Sessions [EMI/BBC] >> *(bumper) Mutant Frogs Perception (3:29) / unrl. [Skankworks] (intermixed with "Cosmic Background Wakes Up", a Froggie fx track; unrl.) >> Baba Brooks Band Cocktails for Two (2:53) / v.a. King Size Ska [Trojan] >> Bobby Jay & the Hawks Tea for Two (2:23) / Everybody's Doing It - The SKA [WB] >> Colonel Elliott & the Lunatics Cosmic Bust (2:51) / Interstellar Reggae Drive [Trojan] >> Roy Richards Contact (2:24) / v.a. Club Ska '67 [Mango]
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(bumper) Mutant Frogs Sherwood's Planet (3:01) / Warts 'n' all [Skankworks/IMT] >> Billy May Laurel's Theme (2:19) > Themes from "The Strange One" (2:16) / (both) 45 [Capitol] >> Boots Brown & his Block Busters Juicy (2:04) > Cerveza (2:04) / (both) 45 [RCA] >> Mike Simpson Argo Rock (2:42) > Cuban Twilight (2:05) / (both) 45 [Argo] >> *(bumper) Mutant Frogs (most of) Interstellar Teakettle (3:09) / unrl. [Skankworks/IMT] >> Mutant Frogs (not as bumper) Cassini at Titan (10: 32) / Warts 'n' all [Skankworks/IMT] >> Hugo Montenegro In the Hall of the Mountain King (3:21) / v.a. Taste of Brass [Time] >> Martin Denny Little Bird (2:32) / The Versatile... [Liberty] >> Barry Gray The Trip (2:20) / (tv sdtk.) UFO [Trunk/Fanderson] >> Eastman Rochester Pops Sandpaper Ballet (3:15) / v.a. Curtains Up! [Mercury] >> Alec Wilder The Amorous Poltergeist (3:20) / Octets by... [MGM] >> Akira Ifukube Planning King Kong's Transport (2:11) / v.a. Best of Godzilla 1954-75 [GNP/Crescendo] >> (bumper) Mutant Frogs Ocean Moon (5:05) / Warts 'n' all [Skankworks/IMT] >> Shiina Ringo Kareha (Autumn Leaves) (6:24) / Utaite Miyouri [Toshiba/EMI]
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Rocket Ship (bumper) Mutant Frogs One for Freetime (3:08) / Warts 'n' all [Skankworks/IMT] >> Bad Manners Black Night (3:12) / Heavy Petting [Moon Ska] >> Chris Murray & the Secondhands Thrill Me Up (4:14) / Ska in the Key of Love [Moon Ska] >> The Toasters I'm Running Right Through the World (3:46) / v.a. New York Beat: Breaking and Entering [Moon Ska] >> Tricia & the Supersonics Be My Guest Tonite (3:56) / King Bravo Selects Ska Authentic (Miss Jamaica meets The Skatalites) [Moon Ska] >> (bumper) Mutant Frogs Hang Tight (2:39) GotchaSKAvered: Big 10 Echo 4-2 (1:48) / live at Hootenanny's in Brixton 29/10/10 (Oct. 29, 2010) [video on YouTube] >> (bumper) Mutant Frogs (over half of) Interstellar Teakettle (2:30) / unrl. [Skankworks/IMT] >> The Top Cats Caught in a Fire (4:05) / Mr. Donkey Paradise [Jamdown] >> The Dualers Cool Under Fire (3:11) / The Cooking Pot [Galley] >> Buford O'Sullivan The Night Sky's Turning Blue (3:13) the club of hopes and fears [Ska Satellite] >> Giuliano Palma & the Bluebeaters Mr. Make Believe (4:19) / Boogaloo [V2/Universal] >> The Dynamics Move On Up (6:00) / Version Excursions [grooveattack] >> The Selecter On My Radio '91 (Radio Mix) (3:26) / Rare [Dojo] >> Corey Dixon & the Zvooks Play Those Records (2:08) / Calm Down [Mad Butcher] >> The Smooths Return of the Dragon (3:23) / [no brakes] (yes, the brackets are part of the album title!) [SideOneDummy] >> SKAndalous All Stars (over half of) The End (1:48) / Age of Insects [Shanachie]
Playlist Tracks:
Tommy McCook with Baba Brooks Band - Rocket Ship
Album: 45; Label: Treasure Isle
Album: 45; Label: Treasure Isle
The Skatalites - Ball of Fire
Album: v.a. Strictly for You (vol. 1); Label: Studio 1
Album: v.a. Strictly for You (vol. 1); Label: Studio 1
Peter Tosh & the Wailers - Maga Dog
Album: (Bob Marley & the Wailers) The Birth of a Legend; Label: Epic/Calla
Album: (Bob Marley & the Wailers) The Birth of a Legend; Label: Epic/Calla
The Pioneers - Golden Opportunity
Album: 45; Label: Wincox
Album: 45; Label: Wincox
The Vulcans - Star Trek
Album: Star Trek; Label: Trojan
Album: Star Trek; Label: Trojan
Byron Lee & the Dragonaires - Ska De Wah
Album: Dance the Ska; Label: BMN
Album: Dance the Ska; Label: BMN
Byron Lee & the Dragonaires - Joy Ride
Album: Dance the Ska; Label: BMN
Album: Dance the Ska; Label: BMN
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - The Astro 'Gator
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Mango Jones & his Orchestra - Calalue Ska
Album: Explosive New Dance Rhythm! The SKA; Label: Vee Jay
Album: Explosive New Dance Rhythm! The SKA; Label: Vee Jay
Mango Jones & his Orchestra - The Brave Bulls
Album: Explosive New Dance Rhythm! The SKA; Label: Vee Jay
Album: Explosive New Dance Rhythm! The SKA; Label: Vee Jay
Carlos Malcolm & his Afro-Jamaican Rhythms - Hunch Back
Album: Ska Mania; Label: Up Beat
Album: Ska Mania; Label: Up Beat
Carlos Malcolm & his Afro-Jamaican Rhythms - Bonanza Ska
Album: Space Flight; Label: Up Beat
Album: Space Flight; Label: Up Beat
Colonel Elliott & the Lunatics - Telstar
Album: Interstellar Reggae Drive; Label: Trojan
Album: Interstellar Reggae Drive; Label: Trojan
Rico - Oh Carolina
Album: 45; Label: 2Tone
Album: 45; Label: 2Tone
The Specials - Sea Cruise (ft. Rico)
Album: BBC Sessions; Label: EMI/BBC
Album: BBC Sessions; Label: EMI/BBC
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Perception
Album: unrl.; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: unrl.; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Baba Brooks Band - Cocktails for Two
Album: v.a. King Size Ska; Label: Trojan
Album: v.a. King Size Ska; Label: Trojan
Bobby Jay & the Hawks - Tea for Two
Album: Everybody's Doing It vol. 2 The SKA; Label: WB
Album: Everybody's Doing It vol. 2 The SKA; Label: WB
Colonel Elliott & the Lunatics - Cosmic Bust
Album: Interstellar Reggae Drive; Label: Trojan
Album: Interstellar Reggae Drive; Label: Trojan
Roy Richards - Contact
Album: v.a. Club Ska '67; Label: Mango
Album: v.a. Club Ska '67; Label: Mango
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Sherwood's Planet
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Billy May - Laurel's Theme
Album: 45; Label: Capitol
Album: 45; Label: Capitol
Billy May - Themes from "The Strange One"
Album: 45; Label: Capitol
Album: 45; Label: Capitol
Boots Brown & his Block Busters - Juicy
Album: 45; Label: RCA
Album: 45; Label: RCA
Boots Brown & his Block Busters - Cerveza
Album: 45; Label: RCA
Album: 45; Label: RCA
Mike Simpson - Argo Rock
Album: 45; Label: Argo
Album: 45; Label: Argo
Mike Simpson - Cuban Twilight
Album: 45; Label: Argo
Album: 45; Label: Argo
*(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Interstellar Teakettle
Album: unrl.; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: unrl.; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Mutant Frogs (not as bumper) - Cassini at Titan
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Hugo Montenegro - In the Hall of the Mountain King
Album: v.a. Taste of Brass; Label: Time
Album: v.a. Taste of Brass; Label: Time
Martin Denny - Little Bird
Album: The Versatile...; Label: Liberty
Album: The Versatile...; Label: Liberty
Barry Gray - The Trip
Album: (tv sdtk.) UFO; Label: Trunk/Fanderson
Album: (tv sdtk.) UFO; Label: Trunk/Fanderson
Eastman Rochester Pops - Sandpaper Ballet
Album: Curtains Up!; Label: Mercury
Album: Curtains Up!; Label: Mercury
Alec Wilder - The Amorous Poltergeist
Album: Octets by...; Label: MGM
Album: Octets by...; Label: MGM
Akira Ifukube - Planning King Kong's Transport
Album: v.a. Best of Godzilla 1965-75; Label: GNP/Crescendo
Album: v.a. Best of Godzilla 1965-75; Label: GNP/Crescendo
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Sherwood's Planet
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Shiina Ringo - Kareha (Autumn Leaves)
Album: Utaite Miyouri (A Singer's Luck); Label: Toshiba/EMI
Album: Utaite Miyouri (A Singer's Luck); Label: Toshiba/EMI
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - One for Freetime
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Bad Manners - Black Night
Album: Heavy Petting; Label: Moon Ska
Album: Heavy Petting; Label: Moon Ska
Chris Murray & the Secondhands - Thrill Me Up (Toasters cover!)
Album: v.a. love & affection - ska in the key of love; Label: Moon Ska
Album: v.a. love & affection - ska in the key of love; Label: Moon Ska
The Toasters - I'm Running Right Through the World
Album: v.a. New York Beat - Breaking and Entering; Label: Moon Ska
Album: v.a. New York Beat - Breaking and Entering; Label: Moon Ska
Tommy McCook & the Supersonics - Be My Guest Tonite
Album: King Bravo Selects Ska Authentic (Miss Jamaica meets The Skatalites); Label: Moon Ska
Album: King Bravo Selects Ska Authentic (Miss Jamaica meets The Skatalites); Label: Moon Ska
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Hang Tight
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Big 10 - Echo 4-2
Album: YouTube video clip shot live at Hootenanny's Brixton, 29 Oct. 2010 ; Label: s-r
Album: YouTube video clip shot live at Hootenanny's Brixton, 29 Oct. 2010 ; Label: s-r
*(bumper) Mutant Frogs - (over half of) Interstellar Teakettle
Album: unrl.; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: unrl.; Label: Skankworks/IMT
The Top Cats - Caught in a Fire
Album: Mr. Donkey Paradise; Label: Jamdown
Album: Mr. Donkey Paradise; Label: Jamdown
The Dualers - Cool Under Fire
Album: The Cooking Pot; Label: Galley
Album: The Cooking Pot; Label: Galley
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
Giuliano Palma & the Bluebeaters - Mr. Make Believe
Album: Boogaloo; Label: V2/Universal
Album: Boogaloo; Label: V2/Universal
The Dynamics - Move On Up
Album: Version Excursions; Label: grooveattack
Album: Version Excursions; Label: grooveattack
The Selecter - On My Radio '91
Album: Rare; Label: Dojo
Album: Rare; Label: Dojo
Corey Dixon & the Zvooks - Play Those Records
Album: calm down; Label: Mad Butcher
Album: calm down; Label: Mad Butcher
The Smooths - Return of the Dragon
Album: [no brakes] (the brackets are part of the title); Label: SideOneDummy
Album: [no brakes] (the brackets are part of the title); Label: SideOneDummy
SKAndalous All Stars - (over half of) The End
Album: Age of Insects; Label: Shanachie
Album: Age of Insects; Label: Shanachie
Program:
Air Date:
July 12, 2012
DJs:
Rocket Ship Ska Trip Archives
- May 2011 (4)
- April 2011 (4)
- March 2011 (5)
- February 2011 (4)
- January 2011 (4)
- December 2010 (5)
- November 2010 (4)
- October 2010 (4)
- September 2010 (5)
- August 2010 (4)
- July 2010 (5)
- June 2010 (4)
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