{"product_id":"ska-la-rama-treasure-isle-ska-1965-1966","title":"Ska La-Rama – Treasure Isle Ska 1965-1966","description":"\u003cp\u003eIncludes 25 previously unreleased recordings. All tracks unavailable on other Doctor Bird collections. Features numerous major ska hits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first of a trio of newly compiled collections highlighting the very best of Duke Reid’s legendary Treasure Isle recordings from the early-to-mid-60s. The 2CD set focuses on the final years of the ska era, with the first of the discs on the set bringing together many of the producer’s best-known recordings from 1965, with all of the material making its debut on the Doctor Bird label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn contrast, the second CD comprises rare recordings from the Treasure Isle vaults, with 20 of the tracks previously unreleased. As either a stand-alone collection or a companion volume to the existing or soon-to-be issued Doctor Bird compilations showcasing the very best of Duke Reid’s legendary Treasure Isle label, ‘Ska La-Rama’ is an essential acquisition for anyone wanting to own the very best in original Jamaican ska sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDISC ONE:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFROM THE CHARTS\u003cbr\u003e1 Ska La Rama – Lyn Taitt \u0026amp; The Comets\u003cbr\u003e2 Renegade – The Zodiacs\u003cbr\u003e3 Independent Ska (Pussy Cat) – Baba Brooks \u0026amp; His Band\u003cbr\u003e4 Around The Corner – Derrick Morgan\u003cbr\u003e5 One Eyed Giant – Baba Brooks \u0026amp; His Band\u003cbr\u003e6 Koo Koo Doo – Stranger Cole \u0026amp; Owen \u0026amp; Leon Silveras\u003cbr\u003e7 Rocket Ship – Tommy McCook \u0026amp; The Skatalites\u003cbr\u003e8 Jo Ann (take 2) – The Movers\u003cbr\u003e9 Duck Soup – Baba Brooks Band\u003cbr\u003e10 I Wish I Were An Apple – Derrick Morgan \u0026amp; Naomi\u003cbr\u003e11 Nuclear Weapon – Roland Alphonso \u0026amp; Baba Brooks\u003cbr\u003e12 Never Too Young – Justin Hinds \u0026amp; Dominoes\u003cbr\u003e13 University Goes Ska – Don Drummond\u003cbr\u003e14 Run Joe – Stranger Cole \u0026amp; Techniques\u003cbr\u003e15 Teenage Ska – Baba Brooks Band\u003cbr\u003e16 Don’t Call Me Daddy – Derrick Morgan\u003cbr\u003e17 Thoroughfare (Treasure Island) – Don Drummond\u003cbr\u003e18 Toy Cat AKA My Pussy – Stranger Cole\u003cbr\u003e19 Vitamin A – Baba Brooks Band\u003cbr\u003e20 Don’t Do It – Dotty \u0026amp; Bonnie\u003cbr\u003e21 Stampede – Don Drummond \u0026amp; Baba Brooks\u003cbr\u003e22 Seven Days – Stranger Cole \u0026amp; Claudette 2\u003cbr\u003e3 You Are A Fool – The Clarendonians\u003cbr\u003e24 Virginia Ska aka Virginia Ska – Baba Brooks \u0026amp; His Band\u003cbr\u003e25 My True Confession – The Silvertones\u003cbr\u003e26 Tribute To Don – Roland Alphonso \u0026amp; Baba Brooks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDISC TWO:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSKA GEMS FROM THE VAULTS\u003cbr\u003e1 Guns Fever (take 1) – Baba Brooks \u0026amp; His Band\u003cbr\u003e2 Always Remember Me (take 3) – Stranger Cole\u003cbr\u003e3 I Can’t Do The Ska (take 2) – The Zodiacs\u003cbr\u003e4 Forty Miles Of Bad Road (take 2) – Lyn Taitt with Baba Brooks \u0026amp; His Band\u003cbr\u003e5 My Lover Has Left Me – Derrick \u0026amp; Patsy\u003cbr\u003e6 Smokey Ska (take 2) – Baba Brooks \u0026amp; His Band\u003cbr\u003e7 You Wish Me Bad (take 4) – The Spanishtonians\u003cbr\u003e8 Alcatraz (take 1) – The Baba Brooks Band\u003cbr\u003e9 Verona (take 3) – Justin Hinds \u0026amp; The Dominoes\u003cbr\u003e10 Storm Warning (take 3) – Lyn Taitt \u0026amp; The Comets\u003cbr\u003e11 Oh Misery (take 1) – The Movers\u003cbr\u003e12 Western Flyer AKA Road To Nowhere – Ernest Ranglin with Baba Brooks \u0026amp; His Band\u003cbr\u003e13 Ska La Rama (alt. take) – Lyn Taitt \u0026amp; The Comets\u003cbr\u003e14 Wake Me, Shame Me (take 1) – The Zodiacs\u003cbr\u003e15 Love Me Or Leave Me (take 2) – Owen \u0026amp; Leon Silvera\u003cbr\u003e16 Joe Snow Kone (take 2) – Baba Brooks \u0026amp; His Band\u003cbr\u003e17 I Want A Lover (take 2) – Derrick Morgan \u0026amp; Noami\u003cbr\u003e18 I’m All Alone (take 2) – Frank Cosmo\u003cbr\u003e19 Peace And Love (take 3) – Justin Hinds \u0026amp; The Dominoes\u003cbr\u003e20 The Clock (take 2) – Baba Brooks \u0026amp; His Band\u003cbr\u003e21 My Heart Is Aching (take 2) – The Zodiacs\u003cbr\u003e22 How You Know Your Friend (take 2) – Derrick Morgan\u003cbr\u003e23 What A Bailing (take 4) – Duke Reid’s Group\u003cbr\u003e24 Dog War (take 2) – Lyn Taitt \u0026amp; The Baba Brooks Band\u003cbr\u003e25 The Army Is Searching (take 1) – Basil Caral \u0026amp; His Group\u003cbr\u003e26 After A Storm – Baba Brooks \u0026amp; His Band\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doctor Bird","offers":[{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50458587529547,"sku":"1151667","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/72071e66-5ed2-40a6-97c8-3065c42cbbd0_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727212031","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/ska-la-rama-treasure-isle-ska-1965-1966","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}