 | Lucky Seven by The Skatalites
Buy used from: $7.98 THE Ska band. They may not have invented Ska, but they defined it. Get all their albums, or just pick up this nifty 'best-of' album here.
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![Prince Buster - Fabulous Greatest Hits [Diamond Range]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/3120YRV143L._SL75_.jpg) | Prince Buster - Fabulous Greatest Hits [Diamond Range] by Prince Buster
Buy used from: $22.98 Prince Buster is another one of the kings of Ska, but his work is a little harder to find.
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 | Live at Club Ska by Laurel Aitken
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.39 The late, great Godfather of Ska.
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 | Rude Boy Ska by Desmond Dekker
Buy used from: $13.39 Desmond Dekker is most famous for the song 'The Israelite', but he did some quality ska work in the 60s.
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 | Greatest Hits at Studio One by Bob Marley & the Wailers
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $7.98 Bob Marley way before reggae was invented. Features familiar songs such as 'One Love', 'Love And Affection', 'Simmer Down', and 'Maga Dog'.
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 | Sweet and Dandy: The Best of Toots & the Maytals by Toots & the Maytals
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $2.98 More reggae and rocksteady than Ska, but still one of the more popular bands.
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 | Specials by The Specials
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.21 The leaders of the late 70s British Ska revival. This is a classic album.
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 | One Step Beyond... by Madness
Buy used from: $24.98 One of the more commercially successful Ska bands of the 70s. Features the timeless classic, 'One Step Beyond'.
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 | Wha'ppen? by The English Beat
Buy used from: $8.38 A 2nd wave band with a cult following who also topped the charts.
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 | Too Much Pressure by The Selecter
Buy new: $19.98 / Used from: $10.03 Another classic 2-Tone artist.
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 | Special Brew by Bad Manners
Buy used from: $4.05 One of the longest running British Ska bands of all time.
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 | Skaboom! by The Toasters
Buy used from: $1.96 One of, if not the, very first American ska bands, formed in 1983, sparking the NYC Ska craze.
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 | Hard Band for Dead by The Toasters
Buy used from: $0.85 Another album from the longest running American Ska band, just as good as 'Skaboom!', featuring the minor hit '2-Tone Army'.
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 | Live!, Vol. 1 by The Scofflaws
Buy used from: $0.57 One of the bands in the huge NYC Ska scene of the late 80s/early 90s. Their live album remains their best, at least, in my opinion.
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 | Better Late than Never by The Slackers
Buy used from: $16.46 A popular NYC Ska band.
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 | Operation Ivy by Operation Ivy
Buy used from: $4.59 Punk music with a slight Ska influence; the beginnings of Ska/punk.
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 | More Noise and Other Disturbances by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Buy used from: $2.63 One of the longest running Ska/punk bands from the late 80s, early 90s.
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 | Let's Face It by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $0.01 The most commercially successful 'Ska' album, featuring a number one hit that sparked the Ska craze of 1997.
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 | Turn the Radio Off by Reel Big Fish
Buy new: $8.98 / Used from: $3.49 Another commercially successful Ska/punk band from the late 90s.
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 | Right on Time by Hepcat
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.22 A popular traditional Ska revival band. A great album.
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 | Trojan Ska Box Set by Various Artists
Buy used from: $55.44 Comprehensive 1st wave Ska compilations for further research.
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 | Trojan Ska Box Set (Vol. 2) by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.97 / Used from: $13.36 Comprehensive 1st wave Ska compilations for further research.
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 | The Two Tone Compilation: A Checkered Past by Various Artists
Buy used from: $14.65 A collection of 2nd wave Ska for further research.
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 | Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music by Various Artists
Buy used from: $49.98 A box set of the history of Ska, rocksteady, and reggae for further research.
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 | The Rough Guide to Reggae 3 (Rough Guide Music Guides) (Rough Guide Reference) by Steve Barrow
Buy used from: $42.62 A comprehensive book of Jamaican music for further research.
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