It looks like I’m not the only Ska DJ to find out about and be won over by A1 Records last week.   Gabe, over at Music Is Our Occupation turned me on to this fine Winnipeg record label.  And now, Roots Rock Rebel, a Montreal Ska/Reggae radio show on KCUT (a very KDHX-like community radio station) has an interview with Gregory Kraj, the head of A1.

Unlike KDHX, KCUT allows Roots Rock Rebel to be podcasted.  I recommend subscribing to Roots Rock Rebel’s feed, along with all the other feeds available at Music Is Our Occupation.  All of these shows are friends of Ska’s The Limit, let them be your friend too.

Read Gabe’s take on A1 Records at Music Is Our Occupation

Listen to Aaron’s interview with Gregory Kraj on Roots Rock Rebel

Find out more about Music Is Our Occupation’s Ska and Reggae podcasts.

I love their distribution model- free downloads, with an option to donate.

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In this episode, I showcased a few of the bands on A1 Records, as well as some of their Canadian contemporaries- live skinhead reggae from Deal’s Gone Bad, The Slackers, Green Room Rockers, and Mr. Symarip- and I even snuck in some Billy Bragg.

You can stream the archive at KDHX.org

Dr. Ring-Ding – Bad Company – Back & Forth – Jump Up!

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Dance Hall Crashers – Shelly (acoustic) – Blue Plate Special – MCA

Mojo Morgan – Tonight – Got Mojo EP – Gedion Soldiers*

Crazy Baldhead feat. King Django – 1969 – Sounds of 69 – Stubborn* – Band Link

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Jefferies Fan Club – Healthy Body – The Songs of Operation Ivy – Glue Factory

Dance Hall Crashers – Pictures – Lockjaw – MCA

Tim Armstrong – Translator – A Poet’s Life – Hellcat – Vid Link1 Vid Link2

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The Aggrolites – Prisoner Song – The Aggrolites – Hellcat - Vid Link

Gregory Kraj – China Town Bank Heist – The Red Demo – A1 Records

The Spades – Gutz! – Winnipeg Sound – A1 Records

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One Night Band – Wait A Minute – Hit & Run – Stomp – Vid Link

The Villains – Life Of Crime – Life Of Crime – Skinhead Records – Link

GROSS – Warp Speed Love Rocket!!!! – Incoming Transmission!!!! – A1 Records

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Gregory Kraj – Sha-la-la – Mama Don’t Cry – A1 Records

JFK & The Conspirators – Boom Sha-la-la – The All Ska-nadian Club – Stomp

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Bedouin Soundclash – St. Andrews – Street Gospels – Dine Alone – Vid Link

Roy Ellis AKA Mr. Symarip feat. Eastern Standard Time – Stay With Him – Live From The Bottom Lounge 10-04-08 – NA

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Esco Chris – Cave Of Rotten Bones – Complete – Esco Music*

Green Room Rockers – She Only Dates (skinheads) – Live and Misc. – NA

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The Debonaires – Left With A Broken Heart – The Debonaires – RSR Records

Deals Gone Bad – Movin On – Live From Ska Weekend ’07 – Ska Weekend – Vid Link

The Slackers – Keep Him Away – Live 11/15/07 Syracuse, NY – NA

New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble – Properly – Properly – Grover

Pama International feat. Billy Bragg – To Have And Have Not – Highrise – Rockers Revolt*

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Billy Bragg and Wilco – Hoodoo Voodoo – Mermaid Ave – Elektra

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Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone – Hearts Of Oak – Lookout!

The Steady Boys – What’s The Point In Fighting – Roots – Do The Dog*

Stubborn All-Stars – Lost Out Again – Back With A New Batch – Stubborn

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Orquestra Brasileria de Musica Jamaica – Aguas De Marco – Skabrazooka – Ska Para Todos

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