Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. I'm in the Mood for Ska - Lord Tanamo,
2. Next Door Neighbour
3. Watermelon Man - Baba Brooks
4. Get Up Edina - Desmond Dekker
5. Silver Dollar - Tommy McCook, The Skatalites
6. Doctor Dick - Rita Marley & the Soulettes, Lee "Scratch" Perry
7. When I Call Your Name - Stranger & Patsy
8. Blackberry Brandy - Roland Alphonso
9. Jezebel - Lloyd & Glen
10. Baby I Love You - Carl Dawkins
11. Happy Go Lucky Girl - The Paragons
12. No Raise No Praise - Derrick Morgan
13. Carry Go Bring Come - Justin Hinds & Dominoes
14. Blessings of Love - Alton Ellis
15. I Don't Need Your Love - Chuck & Dobby
16. Congo War - Lord Brynner
17. Don D Lion - Don Drummond

Disc 2:

1. Rough and Tough - Stranger Cole
2. Free Man - The Ethiopians
3. Strongman Sampson - Eric "Monty" Morris
4. Duck Soup - Drumbago All Stars
5. Wrong Embryo - Rulers
6. Sudden Destruction - Johnny "Dizzy" Moore
7. What Can I Say - Tartans
8. I'm So in Love With You - The Techniques
9. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker
10. Want Me Cock - Owen & Leon Silvera, Owen Silvera
11. Iron Bar - Lord Tanamo
12. Miss Jamaica - Jimmy Cliff
13. Jezebel - Owen Gray
14. Pheonix Ciry - Roland Alphonso
15. One Eyed Giant - Baba Brooks
16. Rub and Squeeze - Lee "Scratch" Perry
17. Let George Do It - Don Drummond

Disc 3:

1. Over the River - Justin Hinds & Dominoes
2. If I Didn't Love You - Eric "Monty" Morris
3. Tide Is High - The Paragons
4. Guns of Navarone - The Skatalites
5. Blazing Fire - Derrick Morgan
6. Doctor Zhivago - Tommy McCook, The Skatalites
7. Rudie Gets Plenty - Spanishtonians
8. Train to Skaville - The Ethiopians
9. Open the Door - Clive & Naomi
10. Musical Store Room - Frank Anderson
11. Blam Blam Fever - The Valentines, The Valentines
12. Sammy No Dead - Clancy Eccles
13. Storm Warning - Lyn Taitt & His Comets, Lyn Taitt & His Comets
14. Girl I've Got a Date - Alton Ellis
15. Third Man Theme - Granville Williams
16. Denham Town - Winston & George

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22053 in Music
• Released on: 1999-05-11
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: Box set, Import
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Album Description
50 great ska tracks from the vaults of Trojan Records. Includes cuts by Lord Tanamo, Desmond Dekker, Lee Perry, Roland Alphonso, Jimmy Cliff & Derrick Morgan. Each disc comes in a separate slipcase sleeve & together they come packaged in a full color brilliant box. 1998 release.

Customer Reviews

Ska 101
Shame on those listeners who have chosen to criticize Trojan for the release of these comprehensive, low-priced, collections of chestnuts.

As another listener pointed out, the sound quality is about what is to be expected given the nature and level of the technology at the time these recordings were originally made. Yes, they're at times a bit primitive, but that's the nature of the beast.

If you want Steely Dan, go find it elsewhere.

Not strictly for purists, the entire series is a fantastic introduction for the neophyte, as well as a tremendous resource for the long-standing aficionados among us.

A better bargain cannot be found. Kudos to Trojan.

If you're getting only three of these to start, I'd recommend "Rocksteady" and "Instrumentals" as well. Hopefully Amazon.com will add the latter very soon.

Wrong Em Boyo
Yeah. The sound quality isn't any good because no Jamaican recordings have ever been good. The quality of these recordings is suprisingly good considering. The bass comes through very well...check your headphones, the dub recordings are fantastic quality against any recording standards of the time...Allan, pal, if you're going to review something, maybe you should know about it first: these recordings were first laid on wax and recorded by singing into a tin can basically. Bottom line, these recordings are fantastic, Trojan did a great job assembling this and all of their compilations and the sound quality is the best that jamaican music recorded in the 1960's can be.

A Truly Great Ska Collection
All the hits are here: "Im in the Mood For Ska", "Phoenix City","Carry go Bring Come" and so on......but also a few great unheard of tracks. Each Cd has its own identity and are all great listens. A great buy