Thanks for checking out this, the first real summer-time episode of Ska’s The Limit, this year!  I was in a tropical espionage ska and reggae kind of vibe, last night, and the playlist proves it!

If you missed the show, last night night, you’ve still got two weeks to catch the archive over at KDHX.org

Gregory “Rocksteady” Kraj – River City Ska Step – This Is Rocksteady – A1 Records

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Isaac Green and The Skalars – High School (Jessica ’97) Remix – Ska Down Her Way – Shananchie – [Finally found a CD that has this track, you can too!]

Millie Small – Bloodshot Eyes – My Boy Lollipop: The Best of Millie Small – 101 DISTRIBUTION

The Heptones – I Love You – 22 Golden Hits – Sonic Sounds – [You know it from when the Skalars covered it, but you had better get to know the roots with this Heptones original]

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Tommy McCook and The Supersonics – Get Me To The Church On Time – Trojan Calypso Box – Trojan

Phyllis Dillon – Long Time – Phyllis Dillon Selected Hits – Charly Records – [watch the record spin and have a listen to the original Long Time]

Boss 501 – Waste My Time – The Spero Demo – Self

Randy’s Allstars – Mission Impossible – 300% Dynamite – Soul Jazz

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Moon Hop – Mango Tree – Rockets To New Heights – Banana Juice

The Toasters (feat. Coolie Ranx) – Secret Agent Man – Hard Band Fe Dead – Moon Ska

Jamo Thomas – I Spy For The FBI – Soul Cargo Vol 1 – Popcorn/Groove

Westbound Train – Come And Get It – Come And Get It – Hellcat

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Eli “Paperboy” Reed – Come and Get It – Come and Get It – Capitol – [There's a new record from the Paperboy?  Better go get it]

The Aggrolites – Reggae Summertime – The Aggrolites IV – Hellcat

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The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go? – From Here To Eternity Live – Sbme Special Mkts.

Ziggy Piggy – Green Banana – Old Songs – Jimmy Jazz

The Aggrolites – Banana – Yo Gabba Gabba – Nick Jr.

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The Busters – Summertime (Live) – Cheap Thrills 150% Live – Weser

The Slackers – I’ll Stay Away – Close My Eyes – Hellcat

Laurel Aitkin & The Skatalites – Summertime In The Ghetto – Clash of The Ska Titans – Moon Ska World – [Here's a lead on this essential recording]

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The Upbeat – Oh No – Mashin’ Up The Nation Vol 1 and 2 – Red Distribution

BB Seaton – Summertime – DJ Spooky In Fine Style… – Trojan

Secret Hate – The Ballad of Johnny Butt – Vegetables Dancing – Cornerstone Ras – [Here's Secret Hate's version mixed into the Sublime cut- kind of cool]

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The Specials – Gangsters – 30th Anniversary Tour – BLINK TV – [This cut came from the 30th Anniversary Tour DVD]

The Determinations – Mango Rock (Shock Steady) – Chat Chat Determination – Zion Japan

The Strangeways – Mango Man – Moonshot! – Moon Ska

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Ministry Of Ska – Danger Man – Rarin To Go – Fu.Le

The Kingpins – Beat Girl – Skarmageddon #4 – Moon Ska

Inspecter 7 – Agent 86 – …The Infamous – Radical

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Gangster Fun – Mario’s Hideout – Mashin’ Up the Nation Vol 1 & 2 – Red Distribution

David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7 – Come and Get Me – United Front – Dotell Records
 

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Last night’s episode flowed so well, didn’t it?  Well, I was happy with it-  I started things off nice and sweet with a couple of slow and spooky numbers from Lord Kitch and Maddie Ruthless, before digging into the straight ska portion of the set.  There was new stuff from The Simmertones, The Beatdown, Dionne Bromfield and more; and the show finished up with a set of dubby ska and reggae from the likes of Scrappy, Victor Rice and The Skatalites.

If you missed the show, all is not lost- head on over to KDHX.org, where the episode will stream for the next two weeks.

Lord Kitchner – Love In The Cemetary – Trojan Calypso Box – Trojan – [Caribbean oldies are so much more fun when you know the words.]

Miss Maddie Ruthless – Graveyard Rocksteady – Unreleased Demo – Self

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The King Blues – Blood On My Hands – Under The Fog – Household Name

The Dualers – Kiss On The Lips – Melting Pot – Galley – [Here's an alternate version of this Dualers' hit, nice quality too!]
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Open Season – Hey Darling – Hey Darling – Leech Records

Th Simmertones – Sammy Dead – Presenting The Simmertones – Self

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Stranger and Patsy – Hey, Hey Baby – Deep Ska – Proper/Treasure Isle

Hortense Ellis – Hold Me Tenderly – Duke Reid – The Trojan – Nuclear Weapon – Trojan

Dionne Bromfield – Oh Henry – Introducing Dionne Bromfield – Lioness

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The Toasters feat Lester Sterling and Laurel Aitkin – Speak Your Mind – Hard Band For Dead – Moon Ska

Prague Ska Conspiracy – Madness – Life On Ropes – Grover

Ringo Ska – Should Have Known Better – Betolzkahitoparat – Pork Pie

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Eric Donaldson – Cherry Oh Baby – Don’t Call Me Ska Face Vol 3 – Dressed To Kill

Lord Mike and His Dirty Calypsonians – Shake Shake Sonora – Live in Chicago 10-04-08 – Live Recording

Jamaska – Skaravan – Live Bash! – White

Errol Dunkley – Please Stop Your Lying – Joe Gibbs Scortchers From The Early Years – Vp Records

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St. Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review – Too Good To Be True – Too Good To Be True – Megalith

Sublime – Doin’ Time (uptown remix) – Second-Hand Smoke – MCA

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King Hammond – King Hammond Shuffle – Don’t Call Me Ska Face Vol 1 – Dressed To Kill – [Read all about The Resurrection of King Hammond]

The Beatdown – Today – The Beatdown – Stomp – [It's been several weeks that I've been playing new Beatdown tracks, but now that the album has dropped, you can play them for yourself.]

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The Caroloregians – Robbery – Hot Blood In Cold Weather – Jump Up!

The Slackers – Have The Time – Live On The West Side NYC June 4, 2010 – Whatevski.org

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Smiley Culture – Shan a Shan – You’ll Never Know… – White – [Okay, I'll let you listen to it, one more time]

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Scrappy – This Generation – The Smart Sensation – Grover

Banana Crusher – Hot Keawi – Ska, Rock-Steady, Reggae Vol 1 – White

Big D and The Kids Table – My Thoughts Take Me Away – Fluent In Stroll – Side One/Dummy Recordings

Victor Rice – Gravity – @ Version City – Stubborn

The Skatalites – Outback Dub – On The Right Track – Aim – [Can you handle The Skatalites in Dub?]

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Well, I wanted to be out of town this weekend, but I stayed for the Ska Show… probably for the best, there’s less hoosiers in the studio.  If you were listening on Saturday, you can see what you heard below.  If you missed it, though, be sure to surf over to KDHX.org to stream the archive.

Dionne Bromfield – Foolish Little Girl – Introducing – Lioness

Bobby Pins and The Saloon Soldiers – My Best Boy – Dancing On The Moon – Rain

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CSS – Alcohol – Cansei De Ser Sexy – Sub Pop

The Pepper Pots feat. Dr. Ring-Ding – Stay On Your Way – Shake It! – Megalith

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Jens Lekman – Drive-In Bingo – Night Falls Over Katadala – Secretly Canadian

Dandy Livingston – There Is A Mountain – Suzanne Beware of The Devil – Trojan

Belle & Sebastian – The Eighth Station of The Cross Kebab House – Help: A Day In The Life – Independiente UK

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Emmy and The Emmies feat. Madonna – Love On The Run – Pre-Madonna – Bootleg – [Learn all about Madonna's Ska Roots]

Elvis Costello – I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down – The Very Best Of Elvis Costello – Rhino – [There's 2 sides to this 2 Tone story]

The Coventry Automatics – Dawning Of A New Era – Trojan Ska Revival Box – Trojan

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The Dead 60′s – We Get Low – The Dead 60′s – Sony

The Fratellis – Henrietta – Costello Music – Cherry Tree

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Rancid – Crane Fist – Life Won’t Wait – Epitaph – [Official Video for Crane Fist]

Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros – Rudy Can’t Fail (Live) – Give Em The Boot DVD – Hellcat – [Dick Rude directs this live video of Rudy Can't Fail]

Maddie Ruthless and The Secret Affair – Funeral Dirge – Unrelesed – Community Records

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Deals Gone Bad – Movin’ On – The Ramblers – Megalith/Jump Up

The Slackers – TV Dinner Song – The Great Rocksteady Swindle – Hellcat

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The Beatdown – Mad Dog – Masters – Unreleased

The Upsessions – Big Boss Reggae – Beat You Reggae – Grover

Chris Murray Combo – Magadog – Why So Rude? – Unstrictly Roots

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Da Whole Thing – Jambalaya – Tooth – Whatevski.org – [Here's what I had to say about the new re-release of DWT's Tooth]

Da Whole Thing – Running For The F-Train (Vic Vox) – Tooth – Whatevski.org

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Mark Foggo – Bang Me Head – Mad – v2 – [Duff Guide's review of Mad is a good read.]

Dad Mom God – Turn The Corner – Poems Like the Gun – White

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Tugg – Cold Drinks – 2010 Promos – Self

1592 – This One’s For You All – This One’s For You All – Abbey

Dr. Ring-Ding – Rudeboy Style – Dandimite – Moon Ska

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Prince Buster – Take It Easy – On Tour 1967 – White

Toots and The Maytals – Funky Kingston – Live in New York 1976 – Island?

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