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You Can Get It If You Really Want: the Definitive Collection

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by: Desmond Dekker

Release Date March 21, 2005
Ska was a Jamaican musical style that evolved from an amalgam of native Calypso and American R&B in the late 1950s/early 60s. It developed into Rocksteady, Reggae and a host of other variations since. We often overlook how influential these Jamaican styles have been on American and British music. In December, 2005, I took my teenage daughter to a Skafest in Chicago and was amazed at how a packed crowd of Goths, Punks, Emos, et al, responded enthusiastically to all these styles, including some pure Calypso that Harry Belafonte might have recorded back in the 50s!

It was Dekker who introduced Ska to the outside world. Fellow Jamaican Bob Marley became a bigger star, but Dekker was the trailblazer. He is the 'Desmond' referred ... Read More:

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Bob Marley and the Story of Reggae [CASSETTE]

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by: Various Artists

Release Date July 09, 1997
Ska was a Jamaican musical style that evolved from an amalgam of native Calypso and American R&B in the late 1950s/early 60s. It developed into Rocksteady, Reggae and a host of other variations since. We often overlook how influential these Jamaican styles have been on American and British music. In December, 2005, I took my teenage daughter to a Skafest in Chicago and was amazed at how a packed crowd of Goths, Punks, Emos, et al, responded enthusiastically to all these styles, including some pure Calypso that Harry Belafonte might have recorded back in the 50s!

It was Dekker who introduced Ska to the outside world. Fellow Jamaican Bob Marley became a bigger star, but Dekker was the trailblazer. He is the 'Desmond' referred ... Read More:

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The Exotic Beatles Vol.1

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by: Beatles

Release Date March 21, 2005
Each of these tracks are good covers,some funny, some seriously odd,but all good.But whoever put this together ruined it by putting either before or after the track a snippet of an interview with the fab four, which just should not be there.

I bought this so I could copy odd tracks onto compilations to play in my car,for my sole use,but am finding it impossible,nobody wants to hear a fairground organ playing " in my life" and then John talkin about his favourite choc ice.

This is basically a mishmash of interviews wedged between some good,unusual covers.Which is a shame because there are two more volumes and i,m not sure i,ll be rushing out to buy these.Back in the sixties they said that at their peak The Beatles could ... Read More:

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Suited and Booted: Essential Mod & Ska

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by: Various Artists

Release Date June 06, 2005
I have to don my "hmmmmm" face for this review I'm afraid.

So, I suppose it's possible to have a "Mod Music" album without the Who or the Small Faces or The Faces, after all this is one such! But when you also leave out the Lambrettas, The Jam, Rod Stewart and Manfred Mann as well, you do start to wonder. The whole thing plays somewhat like a Madness/UB40/The Beat benefit in fact.

The inclusion of sixties rarities like "Rudi's in Love" by the Locomotive and "Seven Days Too Long" by Chuck Wood (incorrectly credited in the plural "Woods" on this one!) - a straight reggae pop song and a 70s Northern Soul classic respectively - just reinforce the idea that this collection was more about what the compiler could get, rather ... Read More:

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The Very Best of Legends: Capital Gold/the Definitive Collection

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by: Various Artists

Release Date October 25, 2004
65 Tracks for that price! A whole host of classics with very little "fillers". Very best of Legends is indeed a great discription.

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Heartbeat Number 1s

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by: Various Artists

Release Date November 26, 2007
Brilliant CD for those of a certain age. Having owned most of these No. 1's from the 60's it was great to find them on a double CD.

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Massive Reggae

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by: Various Artists

Release Date June 30, 2008
Brilliant CD for those of a certain age. Having owned most of these No. 1's from the 60's it was great to find them on a double CD.

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The Best of Ska Vol.2

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by: Various Artists

Release Date June 01, 2005
Brilliant CD for those of a certain age. Having owned most of these No. 1's from the 60's it was great to find them on a double CD.

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Capital Gold Legends Vol.3

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by: Various Artists

Release Date March 18, 2002
I have lots of compilation CDs and this is one of the best. The sound quality and volume consistency are very good. I was afraid that some of the songs would be edited, but they managed to get everything full length as well.

Songs like John Lennon's "(Just Like) Starting Over" and Peter Gabriel's "Solisbury Hill" are near to impossible to find on various CDs like this. I had forgotten how good "No Milk Today" is, since it wasn't one of Herman's Hermit's biggest hits. And The Temptation's "Get Ready" is perfection. All and all very pleasing indeed.

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The Ultimate Cheeky Party Album: 50 Massive Party Hits

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by: Various Artists

Release Date December 09, 2002
The Ultimate Cheeky Party Album is a MUST for all parties! It ranges from various years of disco. For example the Y.M.C.A takes you back to 1978, where as nigel and Marvin with "Follow da leader" takes the party right up to date. Cd1 have the classic party tunes that everyone knows such as "TimeWarp" and who can forget dancing to Whigfields "Saturday night" and disco's and parties. This album will have people at parties dancing all night long! A must for all parties!