The Ska From Jamaica: Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks

Originally scheduled for release in 1966 by leading AfroCaribbean music specialists, The Ska From Jamaica album remained lost for well over half a century before the ¼” master tape was finally discovered in the Trojan archives earlier this year.

Featuring tracks by numerous talents now widely regarded as Jamaican legends, the LP showcased the work of leading producer, Lindon Pottinger, comprising a dozen top quality tracks from his Gaydisc / SEP catalogue that first saw issue in the UK on R&B’s venerated Ska Beat label between 1964 and ’66.

The album finally saw release on vinyl as an extremely limited Record Store Day release in August and with this 2CD set has been expanded to include a further 47 Pottinger-produced recordings.

With over 30 tracks unavailable on any format since the Sixties and virtually all other tracks unavailable for decades, the collection is a ska fan’s dream and in combination with the companion volume, Festival Jump Up, presents the opportunity to discover and enjoy the most popular works of one of the most influential, yet underrated, record producers in Jamaican music history.

DISC ONE: THE SKA FROM JAMAICA

1. "THE SKA (FROM JAMAICA)" – Jackie Estick
2. "LET’S JUMP" – The Maytals
3. "WHAT HAVE I DONE" – Winston Samuels
4. "SAMMY NO DEAD" – Clancy Eccles
5. "CLING TO ME" – Horrell Dawkins
6. "SKA MARY" – Bobby Aitken & The Carib-Beats
7. "MONKEY SKA" – Derrick Harriott
8. "TIME WILL TELL" – Winston Samuels
9. "PARADISE" – Roy Shirley & Ken
10. "DOREEN" – Ben Levy
11. "TOO LATE" – Lloyd & Glen
12. "WAYWARD SKA" – Lloyd Brevett

DISC TWO: THE SKA IS HERE TO STAY

1. "SKA IS HERE TO STAY" – Karl Bryan
2. "UP AND DOWN" – Winston Samuels
3. "CALLING" – Roy & Ken
4. "DERRICK!" – Derrick Harriott
5. "TRIBUTE TO SOBERS" – Count Lasher
6. "SCARAMOUCHE" – Bobby Aiken & The Carib Beats
7. "ROAM JERUSALEM" – Clancy Eccles
8. "YOU’RE MY ANGEL" – Winston Samuels
9. "MY DARLING" – The Maytals
10. "DAISY" – Jackie Estick
11. "FUNNY" – Winston Grennon
12. "COME WHAT MAY" – Winston Samuels
13. "A TEENAGER’S PRAYER" – Dobby Dobson
14. "RASCAL BOY" – Lord Creator
15. "DON’T DO THAT" – Clancy Eccles
16. "I’M SORRY" – Winston Samuels
17. "MATTIE RAG" – Baba Brooks
18. "JERICHO WALL" – Ezekial Brown
19. "LIVE AND LET OTHERS LIVE" – Lloyd & Glen
20. "I’LL MAKE YOU GLAD" – Ben Levy
21. "THUNDER BALL" – The Originators
22. "TURN ON THE LIGHTS" – Winston Grennan
23. "BROKEN HEARTED" – Winston Samuels
24. "MY BLUE ROSE" – Dobby Dobson
25. "GUNS TOWN" – Clancy Eccles
26. "HOT IRON" – The Originators
27. "RUDIES GIVE UP" – Lloyd & Glen
28. "FAST MOUTH" – The Cables
29. "ORANGE STREET SPECIAL" – Bobby Aitken & The Carib Beats