The Ska From Jamaica Vinyl LP RSD Aug 2020
Track Listing
A1 –Jackie Estick The Ska
A2 –The Maytals Let’s Jump
A3 –Winston Samuels What Have I Done
A4 –Clancy Eccles Sammy No Dead
A5 –Horrell Dawkins Cling To Me
A6 –The Carribbeats* Bells Of St. Mary’s (Ska)
B1 –Derrick Harriott Monkey Ska
B2 –Winston Samuels Time Will Tell
B3 –Roy Shirley Paradise
B4 –Ben Levy (2) Doreen
B5 –Glen & Lloyd* Too Late
B6 –Lloyd Brevett Wayward Ska
Originally scheduled for release in 1966, '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 in 2019.Comprising a dozen top-quality tracks, the collection features numerous musical talents now widely regarded as Jamaican legends, their number including the Maytals, Ken Boothe, Clancy Eccles and Derrick Harriott.The album comes presented in a stylish designed sleeve and includes an annotated insert, relating the story behind the discovery of the long-lost tape and the essential ska music featured therein.