(9/13/12)
It's the RSST 4-hour tour week 2! In this week's "Ooh", we kicked off with an unidentified mystery ska from the mid-'60s... I have neither artist, album, label, nor even country of origin on this thing! It's the first '60s-era ska I've heard containing passages in a meter other than 4, and for that reason alone I had to put it on... but to boot, it's a bouncy, energetic, feet-grabbing tune, made to get ya movin'. Azie Lawrence also made his RSST (and Sherwood's!) debut three times this week with a ska, a boogie shuffle and a cha-cha! The "Evening News" sounded slightly different this time because Kentrick Patrick (a.k.a. "Lord Creator") recorded it for Prince Buster before he recorded it for Coxsone, and we played the Buster version this time. A still-earlier version on a Cook 45 was recorded before Creator left Trinidad for Jamaica, and we're in search of a reasonably clean copy of that. The Prince himself also turns up in this set, alongside then-future Bullwackie's founder Lloyd Barnes, Jackie Mittoo and Carlos Malcolm and others. When we got to Sherwood's Planet, it was "Oye Como WHAT???" as The Snapper (artist) did "The Pig" (tune). Saito Neko and his orchestra joined Tokyo Jihen onstage for a killer tune called "Killer Tune" and Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts took The Scenic Route. And just in case you were wondering, It Gets Better... just ask Miles Davis. The Home Stretch gave us a double-dose of GotchaSKAvered's September selection "Guns of Navarone", even if the Col. Elliott version replaced "Navarone" in the title with "Martian Giants". Whatever we may have had planned for the 5@5 went right down the All-Swallowing Hole as our minds blanked at 5:a.m. on the very existence of a "5@5". Oh, well... how 'bout an even 10 for Sept. 20th? Here on the RSST, we've decided (after the 9/13 Ska Trip had concluded) we're gonna call that Slackers' Eve, as the 21st is the night of the great Triple Rock triple-header (Prizefighters, Green Room Rockers, Slackers)... see ya there!
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tommy McCook with Baba Brooks Band
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Rocket Ship (2:39)
|
45
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Treasure Isle
|
159
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|
???
|
mystery unidentified '60s ska... (2:27)
|
?
|
?
|
147
|
|
The Rudies
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The Split (2:30)
|
45
|
Trojan
|
150
|
|
The Riff
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Primitive Man (2:59)
|
45
|
Blue Beat
|
179
|
|
Azie Lawrence
|
Pempelem (2:20)
|
45
|
Blue Beat
|
140
|
|
Prince Buster
|
To Be Loved (3:08)
|
45
|
Blue Beat
|
188
|
|
Lloyd Barnes (then-future Bullwackie!)
|
Time is Hard (2:17)
|
45
|
Blue Beat
|
137
|
|
(bumper) Mutant Frogs
|
5 Fingers of Ska (4:01)
|
"It's One Of Ours"
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
241
|
|
Lord Creator a.k.a. Kentrick Patrick
|
Evening News (2:28) (Buster version)
|
45
|
Prince Buster
|
148
|
|
The Renegades
|
Mr. Hops (3:40)
|
45
|
Merritone
|
220
|
|
Jackie Mittoo
|
Autumn Sounds (3:07)
|
Evening Time
|
Studio 1
|
187
|
|
Carlos Malcolm & his Afro-Jamaican Rhythms
|
Skamania (6:11)
|
Skamania
|
Up Beat
|
371
|
|
The Upsetters
|
So Bad (2:25)
|
45
|
Rio
|
145
|
|
Count Owen
|
Back to Back (3:00)
|
Come Let's Go Ska-Lipso
|
Kentone
|
181
|
|
Azie Lawrence
|
Come Rumble and Tumble with Me (2:27)
|
45
|
Melodisc
|
147
|
|
(bumper) Mutant Frogs
|
60Hz. Ska (2:43)
|
"It's One Of Ours"
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
163
|
|
(bumper) The Upsetters
|
Na Na Hey Hey (4:02)
|
45
|
Upsetter
|
242
|
|
Ken Boothe
|
Come Running Back + Dub (6:11)
|
12"
|
Studio 1
|
371
|
|
(bumper) Mutant Frogs
|
Baron von Skankin' Frank (4:18)
|
"It's One Of Ours"
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
258
|
|
(bumper) Mutant Frogs
|
Monster Sighting ( :36)
|
"It's One Of Ours"
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
36
|
|
(bumper) Mutant Frogs
|
It's One Of Ours (3:08)
|
"It's One Of Ours"
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
188
|
|
Monty Alexander
|
Tivoli Garden Theme (4:01)
|
v.a. Jamaica Today - The Seventies
|
Studio 1
|
241
|
|
Lord Creator a.k.a. Kentrick Patrick
|
Golden Love (2:43)
|
45
|
Rolando & Powie
|
163
|
|
(bumper) Mutant Frogs
|
Sherwood's Planet
|
Warts 'n' all
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
181
|
|
Azie Lawrence
|
Want to Be in Love (3:40)
|
45
|
Melodisc
|
220
|
|
The Snapper
|
The Pig (3:38)
|
45
|
Worthy
|
218
|
|
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
|
Didn't I Love You Girl (5:15)
|
...Goes to Washington
|
Elektra
|
315
|
|
Colman Brothers
|
El Nino (Cha Cha Mix) (4:37)
|
45
|
Wah Wah
|
277
|
|
Tokyo Jihen w/ Saito Neko & Orchestra
|
Killer Tune (live!) (3:57)
|
Bon Voyage
|
Toshiba/EMI
|
237
|
|
(bumper) Mutant Frogs
|
Lymedison (4:30)
|
"It's One Of Ours"
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
270
|
|
Mutant Frogs
|
A Band of Blue Frogs Playing the Greens (2:30)
|
"It's One Of Ours"
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
150
|
|
Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts
|
The Scenic Route (5:51)
|
The Scenic Route
|
Palmetto
|
351
|
|
Senor Coconut
|
Da Da Da (Ich Lieb Dich Nicht Du Liebst Mich Nicht) (3:15)
|
Around the World
|
essay
|
195
|
|
Terry & Lynval (from The Specials, pre-Fun Boy 3)
|
96 Tears (2:51)
|
demo
|
unrl.
|
171
|
|
(bumper) Mutant Frogs
|
Lunar Lily Pad (3:28)
|
"It's One Of Ours"
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
208
|
|
Miles Davis
|
It Gets Better (9:53)
|
Star People
|
Columbia
|
593
|
|
Shiina Ringo
|
Aisaika Choushoku (3:56)
|
Mayonaka wa Junketsu cd single
|
Toshiba/EMI
|
236
|
|
Nino Nardini & Roger Roger
|
Oh Karina (2:21)
|
Gags a Go Go
|
Crea Sound Ltd.
|
141
|
|
(bumper) Mutant Frogs
|
M.F. Bumps (2:23)
|
"It's One Of Ours"
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
143
|
|
Mutant Frogs
|
Pro-Pleasure Gas (Don Cacheine's Disco Kicks) (3:46)
|
"It's One Of Ours"
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
226
|
|
YMCK
|
Milky Blue - Riddle in Wonderland
|
Family Racing
|
Usagi-Chang
|
263
|
|
(bumper) Mutant Frogs
|
One for Freetime
|
Warts 'n' all
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
188
|
|
Colonel Elliott & the Lunatics
|
Guns of the Martian Giants (3:51)
|
Interstellar Reggae Drive
|
Trojan
|
231
|
|
The Skatalites
|
Guns of Navarone (full-length) (3:12)
|
v.a. Rough & Tough - The Story of Ska 1962-66
|
Trojan
|
192
|
|
Owen Gray & King Stitt
|
On the Beach (2:50)
|
(Stitt & v.a.) Dance Hall '63
|
Studio 1
|
170
|
|
The Paragons & U-Roy
|
On the Beach (2:37)
|
Version Galore
|
Trojan
|
157
|
|
Byron Lee & the Dragonaires
|
Ska-De-Wah (2:04)
|
Dance the Ska
|
BMN
|
124
|
|
Byron Lee & the Dragonaires
|
Joy Ride (2:31)
|
Dnace the Ska
|
BMN
|
151
|
|
The Selecter
|
Three-Minute Hero (3:14)
|
Too Much Pressure
|
Chrysalis/2Tone
|
194
|
|
The English Beat
|
March of the Swivel Heads (Extended) (5:08)
|
The Complete Beat 5cd box
|
Go Feet/Shout Factory
|
308
|
|
Phoenix City All Stars
|
Stereotype (2:56)
|
Two Tone Gone Ska
|
Phoenix City
|
176
|
|
(bumper) Mutant Frogs
|
Penguin on Vacation (4:42)
|
"It's One Of Ours"
|
Skankworks/IMT
|
282
|
|
Jimmy Cliff
|
One More (3:23)
|
Rebirth
|
203
| |
|
Cool Wise Men
|
Watching You from the Moon (5:38)
|
Faith
|
Daiki Sound
|
338
|
|
Victor Rice
|
The Whip (2:25)
|
In America
|
Megalith
|
145
|
|
Mike Mainieri
|
Crossed Wires (6:37)
|
Wanderlust
|
WB
|
397
|
|
Jerry Dammers (The Specials) & Gil Evans
|
Riot City (8:30)
|
sdtk. Absolute Beginners
|
Virgin
|
510
|
|
ARTS
|
Day Tripper (2:53)
|
Discover the Ska!
|
Geneon
|
173
|
|
The Brass Circus
|
Strawberry Fields Forever (4:09)
|
Skankin' Beatles (Blue)
|
Geneon
|
249
|
|
Open Season
|
Time to Run (3:24)
|
Hot and Fire
|
Megalith
|
204
|
|
Suzie
|
My Cup of Tea (1:40)
|
(movie) Asa Nisse i Popform
|
Svensk Talfilm
|
100
|
|
After Hours
|
Let's Try It Again
|
The Trouble with Those Guys Is...
|
Jump Up
| |
|
The Slackers
|
Bo Evil (3:00)
|
The Great Rocksteady Swindle
|
Hellcat
|
181
|
|
The Slackers
|
Ain't No Sunshine (3:54)
|
The Great Rocksteady Swindle
|
Hellcat
|
234
|
|
SKAndalous All Stars
|
The End (3:03)
|
Age of Insects
|
Shanachie
|
183
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