It was a smörgåsbord of Ska and Reggae, last night!  We heard a few tracks from my Top 10 albums of the year list; some classic Sublime along with some of the legacy tracks, including the new song from Sublime with Rome; new music from MU 330′s Dan P, and Streetlight’s Toh Kay; and the show was finally set aflame by a scorching extended set of Studio One and Trojan sides.  Something for everyone!

If you missed it, as always, you have two weeks to surf over to KDHX.org to stream the archive.

Downbeat Alley “Django Kill” from “Downbeat Alley EP” on Heavy
The Gramophone Allstars “I’ll Be Around” from “Simbiosi” on Liquidator

Green Room Rockers “Bring It On Home feat. Todd Hembrook and JC Brooks” from “Green Room Rockers” on Jump Up
The Bullets “On That Side” from “Sweet Misery” on Jump Up
Sublime “Greatest Hits (live)” from “Stand by Your Van” on MCA
Long Beach Dub Allstars “My Own Life” from “Right Back” on DreamWorks

Big D And The Kids Table “Wailing Pool” from “The Gipsy Hill LP” on Fork In Hand Request
The Drastics “Wild Bunch feat. Dr. Ring Ding” from “Premonition” on Jump Up!
Tracey Dey “Ska-Doo-Dee-Yah” from ““Hangin’ On To My Baby” / “Ska-Doo-Dee-Yah”” on AMY
Las Cuatro Monedas “Buena Suerte” from “Your Guess” on white
Toño Quirazco “Jamaica Ska” from “Jamaica Ska” on white
MU330 “December” from “Winter Wonderland” on Asian Man
Toh Kay & Dan P “I’ve Set Sail” from “You By Me: Vol. 1″ on Pentimento

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Dan Pothast “We Will Fall Together” from “You By Me: Vol. 1″ on Pentimento
Stray Cats “Ubangi Stomp (Live)” from “Live In Europe – Berlin 7/12/04″ on SURFDOG

The Slackers “No More Crying” from “Minha Menina / No More Cryin’ – Ska Version” on Music With Soul
Jackie Edwards “Stir It Up” from “Trojan Bob Marley Covers” on Trojan Request
Roger Rivas “Cold Serenade” from “Roger Rivas – Organ Versions Vol 1″ on self
The Aggrolites “Gotta Find Someone Better” from “The Aggrolites IV” on Hellcat
The Upsessions “Max, You Can’t Ride A Monkey” from “Beat You Reggae” on Grover Records
Prince Francis “Rock Fort Shock” from “Studio One DJ’s” on Soul Jazz
Lester Sterling “Bright As A Rose” from “Bangarang” on Pama
Delroy Wilson “Dancing Mood” from “Rough And Tough (The Story Of Ska 1960 – 1966)” on Trojan
The JJ All Stars “Soup” from “Trojan Suedehead Box Set” on Trojan
Jackie Mittoo “Macka Fat” from “Macka Fat” on Studio One
King Stitt “Doctor Ring Ding” from “Dancehall 63″ on Studio One
Aces/Desmond Dekker “Intensified ’68 (Music Like Dirt)” from “Baba Boom!: Musically Intensified Festival Songs” on Trojan

Tommy McCook “Tunnel One” from “Downbeat The Ruler (Killer Instrumentals From Studio One)” on Heartbeat
Clancy Eccles “Bangarang Crash” from “Trojan Singles Box Set” on Trojan
Lynn Taitt & The Jets “Dreamland” from “Hold Me Tight – Anthology 1965-1973″ on Trojan

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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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Last night’s episode started off as a love letter, of sorts, to The Ska Parade compilation CDs from the late ’90′s.  The Ska Parade was probably the highest profile ska radio show, back in the day, and they released two excellent Skampilations that served as my introduction to the wonders of California Ska.

Of course, the first 30 minutes of the episode were plagued with technical problems, that kept me from getting to the planned playlist.  Otherwise, this would have been a nearly all-Cali episode of STL.  Once the glitches were resolved, most of the bands and/or songs from last night’s episode were featured in the aforementioned Ska Parade CDs.

The Ska Parade is no longer a radio show, per se, but it’s far from dead.  Host, Tazy Phillipz, still spins the finest ska tunes from CA and parts beyond on SP Radio One, on Live365 online radio.  We’re all big fans around here.  Be sure to check out this Rolling Stone article on The Ska Parade from ’98.

If you missed Ska’s The Limit, last night- you’ve got two weeks to catch the archived stream over at KDHX.org.  Thanks for listening, everybody!

Don Drummond – Knock Out Punch – Knock Out Ska – Treasure Isle/Heartbeat

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Dion Knibb – Driving Me Mad – Driving Me Mad – Bib

Eric “Monty” Morris w/ Justin Hinds and The Dominos – Penny Reel – Knock Out Ska – Treasure Isle/Heartbeat

Stingers ATX – Being Deceived – This Good Thing – Grover

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The Aquabats – Theme – The Fury of The Aquabats – Time Bomb

Suburban Rhythm – Game Show – Suburban Rhythm – Solid

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The Untouchables – Amatures Ranking – Decad of Dance: Live – Restless

One Eye Open – Sour Dough Head – 1 in 3000 Nerds Can’t Be Wrong – Dill

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Hepcat – Come Out Live – Live – Live Recording

Skankin’ Pickle – Turning Japanese – Sing Along With Skankin’ Pickle – Asian Man/Dill

7 Seconds – New Wind – New Wind – Better Youth Org.

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Unsteady – Kalinda – Tightrope – Immune

Voodoo Glow Skulls – Los Hombres No Lloran – Give Em The Boot Vol 1 – Hellcat

Mealticket – Super Positive – 13 Appologies – Pork n Beans

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Rhythm Doctors – W’happen? – Rhythm Doctors – White

See Spot – Mercy, Mercy, Baby – Who Got It? – Jump Up!

Fishbone – Date Rape – Look At All The Love We Found- A Tribute to Sublime – Cornerstone Ras

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Goldfinger – Superman – Hang Ups – MOJO+

Jump With Joey – Move Your Body – Generations United – Rykodisc

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Dance Hall Crashers – Othello – The Live Record – Fat Wreck Chords+

Ocean 11 – Stop That Train – Ska Island – Island

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The Siren Six! – Get It Right – The Voice With a Built in Promise – Kingpin

Hepcat – Relation (In Your Bedroom Again) – Scientific – BYO

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After Hours – Almost Like Being In Love – The Trouble With Those Guys… – Jump Up!

Three Spivees – Fire Safety – Ska Parade Vol 2 – A to Y

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Chris Murray – Cooper Station Blues – The 4-Track Adventures of Venice Shoreline Chris – Moon Ska

The Aggrolites – Pop the Trunk – Dirty Reggae – Axe Records

The Impalers – Holding On To You – Blood, Rum and Reggae – Axe Records

The Debonaires – No Dice – Longshout – Jump Up!

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