Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme -  -

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The Aquabats – Martian Girl – The Fury of The Aquabats – Time Bomb

The Slackers – Robots – Boss Harmony Sessions – Special Potato

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Dan Pothast – My Favorite Song – Eyeballs – Asian Man

Chris Murray – I Can’t Wait – NA – Live Recording

The Slackers – I’d Rather Die Happy – Peculiar – Hellcat

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The Granville Williams Orchestra – Honky Tonk Ska – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan – [I've never been able to find out much about this group, other than a handful of early Ska Novelties]

The Cabrians – Bang Bang Shot – For A Few Pussies More – Redstar73

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The Selecter – James Bond – BBC Sessions Live at The Paris Theatre ’79 – BBC

Bluekilla – Secret Agent Man – Ska Is Our Business – Pork Pie

The Kingpins – Beatgirl – Skarmageddon 4 – Moon Ska

Tommy McCook – Goldfinger – Tribute to Tommy – Heartbeat

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Parka Kings – Midnight Sails – Bienvendios – Jump Up!

Warsaw – Monkey Bone – Battle Ska Galactica – Invisible Mass

Deals Gone Bad – Pirates – Skarmageddon 4 – Moon Ska – [Check out this vintage video of DGB doing the Pirate thing]

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Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba! – Ay Caramba! – Cumbancha

Jump With Joey – Undecided – Swingin Ska Goes South of The Boarder – Will – [If you like Latin-influenced Ska, you'd do good to check out this record right here]

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Desorden Publico – Baila Mi Cha Cha Ska – Estrellas Del Caos – RADIO PIRATA

Laurel Aitken – Perfidia – Latin Ska Vol 1 – Moon Ska – [Please, please, please get to know the Godfather of Ska]

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Zeda’s Beat Box – Havenu Shalom Aleichem – Seven – Self – [This St. Louis Jewish Ska and Reggae group's MySpace]

King Django – Ska Mitzvah – Roots and Culture – Stubborn

Matisyahu – Chop ‘Em Down – Live At Stubbs – Or Music

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Johnny Moore – South China Sea – Ska Down Jamaica Way Vol 7 – Top Deck/Warner Special Marketing – [Produced by Chinese-Jamaican, Justin Yap, who ran the killer Top Deck studio]

Don Drummond & The Skatalites – Chinatown – Top Deck Ska 45′s – Top Deck/Warner Special Marketing – [It's unfortunate that most of the info available on Yap is in his obituary]

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The Scofflaws – Rumanian Ska – Record of Convictions – Moon Ska

Pannonia Allstar Ska Orchestra – Skattila – Feel The Riddim! – Megalith – [I honestly cannot find a legitimate link for purchase, but a Google search brings up lot of illegal alternatives.]

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Fishbone – Ma & Pa – Truth and Soul – CBS

Mealticket – Defunct – Misconceptions – Pork and Beans

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Longsy D – Mental Ska – Ska Beats – [Marco On The Bass has a great post about this strange ska splinter style, Skacid or Acid House Ska]

Swagga – Rude Boys – Swagga – Self

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme – [You must get to know Matt Wixson]

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Scrappy – That’s Right – The Smart Sensation – Grover – [Here more songs from this anti-facist, anti-racist group from Bavaria]

See Spot – Hush – The Robbery – Jump Up!* – [Check out Andrew Barker's glowing review of the newest release from See Spot]

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Annette Funicello – Jamaica Ska – At Bikini Beach – Disney Int’l

Tracy Dey – Ska-Doo-Dee-Yah – “Hangin’ On To My Baby” / “Ska-Doo-Dee-Yah” – Amy – [It ain't much to look at, but this video will get you movin']

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Dead 60′s – Riot Radio (Acoustic) – Train To Nowhere – Sony

Babyboom – Sister – Babyboom EP – Self

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Dave and Ansel Collins – Monkey Spanner – The Heavy Heavy Monster Sounds… – Beatville Records – [Watch as the record spins]

Max Romeo – Wet Dream – Trojan X-Rated Box – Trojan – [Read what The Gleaner had to say about the story behind the song]

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Alton Ellis and The Flames – Girl, I’ve Got A Date – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan

The Valkyrians – Valkyrian Ska – High and Mighty – Phantom Sound & Vision

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The Playmates – While The Record Goes Around – The Very Best Of… – Master Classics Records – [Doo-Wop meets Popcorn Ska in this Playmates tune]

Roy & Millie Todd – We’ll Meet – Trojan Duets Box – Trojan

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Oceans 11 – Miss Understanding – The Good The Bad and The Ugly – Stiff Dog Records

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Let’s Go Bowling – More Than A Person – Runnin Naked Thru The Cornfeild: The Best of Ska Parade Vol 2 – A to Y

Lionsclub – Fireball XL5 – The Spirit of Ska – 20 years Jubilee Edition – Pork Pie

Jackie Mittoo – Real Gone Loser – 7″ – White

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Westbound Train – When I Die – Five To Two – HellCat

Chris Murray – Real Ska – Sesion de Radio en Tre Botones – Live Recording – [Chris Murray, Victor Rice, Vic Ruggiero and Firebug doing that Real Ska live from Brasil]

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The Slecter – Cherry Oh Baby – Trojan Songbook Vol 2 – Trojan

Pama International feat Billy Bragg – To Have and Have Not – Highrise – Rockers Revolt – [Listen to Billy Bragg]

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Sir Lord Comic – Lon Chaney – King Edwards What A Skandal – King Edwards

The Wailers – What’s New Pussycat – Ska-Va-Voom – White

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After Hours feat. Greg Lee – Mad Hearted Woman – The Trouble With Those Guys… – Jump Up!

Jump With Joey – Dig That Rock – Swingin’ Ska Goes South of The Boarder – Will Records

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Busty Brown and Clancy Eccles – Here Comes The Night – Fatty Fatty 1967-1970 – Trojan

The Aggrolites – Gotta Find Someone Better – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat

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Firebug – The Quest – On The Move – Jump Up!

Stubborn All-Strs feat. Vic Ruggiero – I’ll Never Go Back Home – Nex Music – Stubborn

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Taj Mahal – Johnny Too Bad – World Music – Sony

One Night Band – Trigger – Hit & Run – Stomp – [The fabulous video for One Night Band's Trigger]

Augustus Pablo – East of The River Nile – 500% Dynamite – Soul Jazz

Dave Hillyard and The Rocksteady Seven – Duppy Conqueror – United Front – Do Tell

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme – -

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Chris Murray – Shades Of The Same Color – Yard Sale – Unstrictly Roots* – [Get your hard or digi copy of Chris Murray's lost gems from Unstrictly Roots]

King Django and The Forthrights – Anywhere I Roam – Anywhere I Roam 7″ – Stubborn* – [Stubborn loves to present their music in a traditional style... vinyl]

The Slackers – Wasted Days – Lost & Found – Special Potato* – [The Slackers have just cleaned out their back room and discovered an entire album's worth of lost material]

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Dawn Penn – You Don’t Love Me (No No No) – Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae – Moll-Selekta*

The Specials – Poor Litte Rich Girl – Live In Glastonbury 2009 – Live Recording

Ken Boothe – Shanty Town (007) – Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae – Moll-Selekta* – [Learn about Rocksteady music and the new documentary on the subject]

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Unlikely Alibi – Do It All Over – At The Ready – Stubborn* – [my apologies to Unlikely Alibi for stating that they are from NYC, they are actually from Indiana- check out there sound here]

Mr. T-Bone and The Young Lions – Money – Heroes – Rudeboy Corner*

Channel One – Hum – Pose Posture – Do The Dog* – [Channel One sounds great live]

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Rancid feat Booker T – Up To No Good – Let The Dominoes Fall – Hellcat*

Sic and Mad – Policeman – Songs For The Revolution – Stubborn* – [Some dumb podcast where you can hear The Silencers/Rancid demos feat. Policeman]

Bedouin Soundclash – Disgeneration – Where Have The Songs Played Gone? – Side One/Dummy Recordings* – [You can listen to this entire EP from RollingStone.com]

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Courtney John – I Want To Get Next To You – Made In Jamaica – Jamaica Records / FiWi Music*

Westbound Train – Critical Ska – Come And Get It – Hellcat*

The Titans feat Roger Rivas – Teardrops – Rehearsal Daze – Self* – [Check out Roger Rivas performing at the final night of LA's Bluebeat Lounge]

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Cartoon Violence – Rattlesnake – Whatever Happened To The Likely Lad? – Do The Dog* – [A fun little video from Cartoon Violence]

Madness – We Are London – Liberty Of Norton Folgate – Lucky Seven*

The Slackers – What Went Wrong – Lost & Found – Special Potato* – [Read The Slackers explanation of all this Lost & Found material]

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King Django and The Stubborn All-Stars – Open Season part 2 – Open Season 7″ – Stubborn* – [Open Season is back again, remastered and generally re-did - on wax!]

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – Lightning Sword – Paradise Blue – JUSTA RECORD* – [The best site for English speakers to learn about TSPO is still their MySpace]

Chris Murray – Play That Fiddle Boy – Yard Sale – Unstrictly Roots*

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Prague Ska Conspiracy – Not For Free – Lies For Everyone – Grover*

The Pepper Pots – Take A Chance – Now! – Black Pepper*

Go Jimmy Go – Devil’s In Her Soul – Go Jimmy Go – * – [check 'em out!]

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Big D and The Kid’s Table – Strictly Rude (Babysitters Mix) – Rude Remix Revolution – Silver Sprocket*

The Drastics feat. Michael Jackson – Rock With You – MJ a Rocker – Self* – [Drastically different takes on the MJ hits]

Culver City Dub Collective – Bad Reaction – Dos – Everloving*