Last night I stayed clear of most every fringe style of ska and brought it back to that big ol’ trunk of musical bark, real ska.  Yeah, there was a little from the branches of rocksteady, reggae and neo-traditional, as well as one calypso side, but for the most part, the ska show was a ska show.

Also worth noting, the show finished off with a killer trad-ska DJ Mix from 100 dBs.  Credited here as simply his Winter Skank Mix, you can visit his site to learn what individual, old-school tracks comprised this mix.  And while you’re there, check out his other (non-ska) mixes, made with just 2 turntables and some FX.

As always, this episode of Ska’s The Limit will be streaming from KDHX.org for the next 2 weeks, enjoy it while it lasts.

Gregory “Rocksteady” Kraj “River City Ska Step” from “This Is Rocksteady” on A1 Records
Don Drummond “Rocket Ship” from “Jazz Ska Attack 1964″ on Carol
Eric Monty Morris “Oil In My Lamp” from “Byron Lee – The Man And His Music” on VP
Carlos Malcolm “Skokian” from “Ska Mania” on Island
Millie Small “Bloodshot Eyes” from “My Boy Lollipop” on Fontana

Dionne Bromfield “Oh Henry” from “Introducing Dionne Bromfield” on iTunes New
Derrick & Patsy with Drumbago & His Harmonisers “Let the Good Times Roll” from “Jamaican RnB” on Trojan
The Determinations “Housewife’s Choice” from “Ska Island” on Polygram Records
Christopher Ellis “Tribute To Alton Elis – A” from “Old Skool Young Blood 2″ on peckings
Alton Ellis “La-La Means I Love You” from “Nu-Beat’s Greatest Hits” on Nu-Beat
Si Cranstoun “Dynamo (Radio Edit)” from “Dynamo” on Galley New

The Dualers “Take A Trip” from “Melting Pot” on Galley
Yeska “Tin Tin Deo” from “The Cover Up” on Aztlan Records
Lady Lex “Is This Love” from “Old School Young Blood 2″ on peckings
The Pinstripes “Cool Whip/Hot Sauce” from “Midwest Soundclash” on Dashiki Clout Records Request
Peter Hunnigale “Leave Me Alone” from “Free Soul LP” on peckings
Justin Hinds & The Dominoes “Carry Go Bring Come” from “Rough And Tough (The Story Of Ska 1960 – 1966)” on Trojan

Cedric IM Brooks “Major Vikkly” from “Major Vikkly/Jah Kona 45 (TRT-001)” on Total Running Time New
Top Cats “Lay Down the Law” from “Mr. Donkey Paradise” on Jamdown
Laurel Aitken “Sahara” from “Moonshot! A Moon Ska Records Compendium” on Moon Ska Records
Clive Wilson “One Ska, One Ounce Of Weed, One Beer” from “One Ska, One Ounce Of Weed, One Beer” on white
Lord Mouse And The Kalypso Kats “Wash Your Hands” from “Jump Up Records Caribbean Party Sampler” on Jump Up New
100dBs “Winter Skank Mix” from “Winter Skank Mix” on self
[You gotta listen to the Winter Skank Mix, Free!]

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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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