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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Thanks for checking out another episode of Ska’s The Limit.  If you’re here to find out who and what you heard last night, then you’ve come to the right place;  see the enhanced playlist below.

If you missed the live show, you can catch the archived stream at KDHX.org for the next two weeks.

Bobby Pins and The Saloon Soldiers – Duel By Dawn – Dancing On The Moon – Redstar 73 – [Bobby Pins is more than a pretty face, it's three pretty faces!]

The Cabrians – Aerostatic Suit – For A Few Pussies More – Redstar 73

Bim Skala Bim – Pete Needs A Friend – Universal – BIB

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The Slackers feat Cornell Campbell – Come Come – The Slackers and Friends – Special Potato – [Give Come Come one more listen]

The Slackers – No Love – Live on KUT Austin ’06 – KUT – [Click here to listen to the entire Slackers set on KUT in 2006]

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King Django – I Gotta Ride – Reason – Hellcat

Jump With Joey – Green Acres – Ska-Ba – Rykodisc

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Fishbone – Party At Ground Zero – Live In Bordeaux – Ter A Terre – [Get you a copy of this fantastic Fishbone Live Album/DVD]

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Johnny Moore – Reflections of Don D – Joe Gibbs: Scorchers From The Early Years (1967-73) – VP Records

Mento Buru – Swank – Club Ska ’99 – BIB

Skankin Pickle – As Close As You Think – Sing Along With… – Dill/Asian Man

The Scofflaws – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure – The Scofflaws – Moon Ska – [Here's a sampler platter of Live Scofflaws material from 1997, including The Pee Wee Herman Song]

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The Beatdown – Justice – Promo – Unreleased

The Equators – Police On My Back – Hot – A to Y Productions / Ace Boon Tune

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The Pioneers – Long Shot/Jackpot – Joe Gibbs: Scorchers From The Early Years (1967-73) – VP Records

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Jim Murple Memorial – Love Song – Let’s Skank 2 – White

Barrington Sadler and Clancy Eccles – Rub It Down – Fatty Fatty 67-70 – Trojan

The Dynamos feat Vic Ruggiero – Artibella – White – White

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Rude Pressures – How Can I Love You – Always – DIW

The Allstonians – Hangin’ ‘Round – Bottoms Up – Fork in Hand

Eli “Paperboy” Reed and The True Lovers – The Satisfier – Roll With You – Q-Division

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The Pietasters – Chain Reaction – Awesome Mixtape #6 – Hellcat

The Pepper Pots – Young Girl – Now! – Black Pepper

The Drastics – Queen Majesty Riddim – Live in STL 2008 – Live Recording

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Hepcat – Beautiful – Push and Shove – Hellcat

Mephiskapheles – Snack Pack – Maximum Perversion – Moon Ska

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I was out of town for this last episode, but I was in full control, having pre-recorded the entire thing ahead of time.  Big ups to Brother Dan from The Smoking Lounge for pushing all the buttons when they needed pushing.

I put less thought towards the selection this week as well, but I’m very happy with the way it turned out.  Essentially, I went through my library and pulled out a bunch of my most played tracks, along with a few newer sides that I like.  I ended up with more instrumentals than usual and a few unplanned themes reveled themselves as the show progressed.

As always the episode is online for two weeks at STL’s Program Page at KDHX.org

Matt Wixson – The Ska’s The Limit Theme – [Matt's got another free album up for grabs]
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The Debonaires – Broken Heart – The Debonaires – Rivercidal Syndicate
The Slackers – You Don’t Know I – Better Late Than Never – Special Potato
The Stubborn All-Stars – Grand Masters – Nex Music – Stubborn Records
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The Skatalites feat. Ben Harper – Be My Guest – Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino – Vanguard Records
Tommy McCook and The Supersonics – Ska Jam – Trojan Ska Box Vol 2 – Trojan
Rasta 4 Eyes – The Herb – Boss Sounds of the Boom & Bust – Do The Dog*
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Lord Kaya & The Kinky Coo Coos – Hooligans – Co Tonga Tonga – Liquidator Music – [Lot's of great videos from Liquidator]
Mephiskapheles – Alfredo Lopez – Might-Ay White-Ay – Koch Records – [Video for Meph's hit Break Your Ankle, Punk]
Crazy Baldhead feat Bucket – Victoria – Sounds of ’69 – Self-Released*
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No. 1 Station – She’s So Sweet – Boss Beat – Rockers Revolt
The Toasters – Radiation Skank – Skaboom! – Moon – [Classic Video for Radiation Skank]
The Pepper Pots – Young Girl – Now! – Black Pepper Recors*
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Hepcat – I Can’t Wait – Right On Time – HellCat – [Quality Live Video of I Can't Wait]
Desorden Publico – Hipnosis – Estrellas Del Caos – Full House
The Slackers – 86 The Mayo – Peculiar – HellCat
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8º6 Crew – Rude Boy Escape – Bad Bad Reggae – White
Ava Leigh – Mad About The Boy – Rollin’ – Virgin Records – [Offical Video for Mad About The Boy]
The Aggrolites – Let’s Pack Our Bags – Reggae Hit LA – HellCat
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Hepcat – Lovin Man – Scientific – BYO
Bitty McLean – I’m In Love – Made in Jamaica – Perkings
The Dead 60′s – Just Another Love Song – The Dead 60′s – SONY
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The Beatdown – One Night – Online Release – Self-Released – [Brand new Beatdown Video!]
Dion Knibb and The Agitators – Escape In The Night – Driving Me Mad! – BIB
Madness – Night Boat To Cairo – One Step Beyond – Rhino Encore – [Wonderful live performance from 1979]
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Mephiskapheles – Scram – Maximum Perversion – Moon
The Pietasters – Change My Ways – All Day – Indication Records
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Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba! – Ay Caramba! – Cumbancha
The Stingers ATX – She’s My Only 16 – This Good Thing – Grover
Don Drummond – Let George Do It – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan
Royal Roost – No Way Jose – Royal Family Blues – Megalith Records

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