Side 1
Wailers “Wings of a Dove”
Roland Alphonso “Ska Au-Go-Go”
Gaylads “Big Bamboo”
Roland Alphonso “Cut Munu”
Skatalites “Sugar and Spice”
Roland Alphonso “Pepe To”
Side 2
Roland Alphonso “Something Special”
Wailers “Shame and Scandal”
Roland Alphonso “I Should Have Known Better”
Soulettes “Hey Senorita”
Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Bros. “Wives and Lovers”
Wailers “One Love”.
Playlist :
Jazz Steady
The Hark
Flats
Stranger On The Shore
Jah Shakey
Born To Be Loved
Musical Happiness
What Does It Take To Win Your Love
Higher Sight
Moodorama
Stop The Music
Shelly Belly
This set was a Belgium rerelease of 1st Wave Ska artists (Don Drummond, The Maytals, Byron Lee, The Blues Busters, Prince Buster, Jimmy Cliff, Tommy McCook, Stranger Cole, Roland Alphonso, The Skatalites, & Baba Brooks).
The Covers of these albums use Ska dance instruction photos taken from THIS original “Dance The Ska” release from 1964 by Byron Lee & The Dragonaires.
This was one of the earliest U.S. Ska compilation records (along with “Skaface” found HERE). The notes on the back cover are intriguing to read for many reasons, among them it is revealed that:
The Bosstones (before they were Mighty Mighty) are hailed as showing “great promise with their early recordings” but the author laments that “Sadly they are no longer together”. Thankfully that didn’t last for long and the Bosstones came back to become one of he most popular Ska bands in the world.
This record was also released in the UK under the name “Skaville USA Volume 4″ and can be found HERE.
Side A : Simmer Down – The Wailers, Salt Lane Gal – Skatalites, Push Wood – Jackie Opel, Wonder No More – Andy & Joey, Bongo Tango – Roland Alphonso, Sucu Sucu – Roland Alphonso
Side B : 20 75 – Roland Alphonso, The Vow – Jackie & Doreen – Wailers, Heaven & Earth – Don Drummond & Roland Alphonso, Sit Down Sweet Servant – Jackie Opel, Go Jimmy Go – The Wailers.
