Various Artists: Ska from the Vaults of Wirl Records - VINYL LP

Various Artists: Ska from the Vaults of Wirl Records - VINYL LPTitle: Ska from the Vaults of Wirl Records Artist: Various Artists Label: Kingston Sounds Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 5060135761813 Genre: International Release Date: 2015 03 17 Number of Discs: 1 LP version. Ska was the name given to the music that came out of Jamaica between 1961 and '66, based on the American R&B and doo wop records that the sound systems in Kingston used to play. But the American records' style started to mellow out while the

Title: Ska from the Vaults of Wirl Records
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Kingston Sounds
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 5060135761813
Genre: International
Release Date: 2015-03-17
Number of Discs: 1

LP version. Ska was the name given to the music that came out of Jamaica between 1961 and '66, based on the American R&B and doo-wop records that the sound systems in Kingston used to play. But the American records' style started to mellow out while the Jamaicans preferred a more upbeat sound. So the sound system bosses became record producers to cater to this demand. Sir Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid led the way, putting the top musicians on the island in the studio to make music, with the emphasis on the offbeat making the music unmistakably Jamaican. WIRL (West Indies Records Limited) was set up by the Jamaican politician Edward Seaga in the late 1950s. He had supervised the recording of an album of ethnic Jamaican music and needed an outlet for it's eventual release. In 1962, the year of Jamaican independence, Seaga became a member of parliament, representing the Jamaica Labour Party, and decided to sell the label to Byron Lee, who changed the name from WIRL to Dynamic Sounds. Ska from the Vaults of WIRL Records features some of the best scorching ska sounds to come out of WIRL, and they still sound as fresh today as they did when they were recorded. Features tracks by the Skatalites, Johnny Moore, Roland Alphonso, and Don Drummond. CD edition features two bonus tracks by the Skatalites: Lawless Street and Marcus Junior.

Tracks:
1.1 01. the Skatalites - Chinatown
1.2 02. the Skatalites - the Reburial
1.3 03. Johnny Moore - South China Sea
1.4 04. Roland Alphonso - Determination
1.5 05. Don Drummond - Love in the Afternoon
1.6 06. the Skatalites - Confucius
1.7 07. the Skatalites - Live Wire
1.8 08. the Skatalites - Ska-Boo-Da-Ba
1.9 09. the Skatalites - a Shot in the Dark
1.10 10. the Skatalites - El Pussycat
1.11 11. the Skatalites - Ska-Ra-Van
1.12 12. the Skatalites - Smiling
1.13 13. the Skatalites - Ringo Rides
1.14 14. Roland Alphonso - VC 10
1.15 15. the Skatalites - Lawless Street*
1.16 16. the Skatalites - Marcus Junior*
1.17 *CD Bonus Tracks