Name: Ska La-Rama – Treasure Isle Ska 1965-1966
Brand: Various

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DBCDD107

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-07-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013929280748

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2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Various

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

Label GB

Doctor Bird

Doctor Bird is a music label that was founded in the UK by Graeme Goodall, an Australian sound engineer and original shareholder of Island Records. The label was revived by Trojan Records in 1970 for three releases before being relaunched in 2017 as a division of Cherry Red Records. Doctor Bird specializes in vintage Jamaican sounds licensed from the catalogue of Trojan Records.
Graeme Goodall played a significant role in the Jamaican music scene, engineering sessions at various studios and producing countless recordings during the ska era. He also formed other labels such as Pyramid Records and Attack to promote reggae music. Despite relocating to Atlanta, Georgia in the 1970s, Goodall continued his involvement with music until his passing in 2014.
Today, Doctor Bird continues to bring Jamaican rocksteady and other vintage sounds to music enthusiasts worldwide through their curated selection of releases. With its rich history and dedication to preserving iconic Jamaican music, Doctor Bird remains a respected authority on this genre.

Includes 25 previously unreleased recordings. All tracks unavailable on other Doctor Bird collections. Features numerous major ska hits.

The 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.

In 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.

FROM THE CHARTS 1 Ska La Rama – Lyn Taitt &amp; The Comets 2 Renegade – The Zodiacs 3 Independent Ska (Pussy Cat) – Baba Brooks &amp; His Band 4 Around The Corner – Derrick Morgan 5 One Eyed Giant – Baba Brooks &amp; His Band 6 Koo Koo Doo – Stranger Cole &amp; Owen &amp; Leon Silveras 7 Rocket Ship – Tommy McCook &amp; The Skatalites 8 Jo Ann (take 2) – The Movers 9 Duck Soup – Baba Brooks Band 10 I Wish I Were An Apple – Derrick Morgan &amp; Naomi 11 Nuclear Weapon – Roland Alphonso &amp; Baba Brooks 12 Never Too Young – Justin Hinds &amp; Dominoes 13 University Goes Ska – Don Drummond 14 Run Joe – Stranger Cole &amp; Techniques 15 Teenage Ska – Baba Brooks Band 16 Don’t Call Me Daddy – Derrick Morgan 17 Thoroughfare (Treasure Island) – Don Drummond 18 Toy Cat AKA My Pussy – Stranger Cole 19 Vitamin A – Baba Brooks Band 20 Don’t Do It – Dotty &amp; Bonnie 21 Stampede – Don Drummond &amp; Baba Brooks 22 Seven Days – Stranger Cole &amp; Claudette 2 3 You Are A Fool – The Clarendonians 24 Virginia Ska aka Virginia Ska – Baba Brooks &amp; His Band 25 My True Confession – The Silvertones 26 Tribute To Don – Roland Alphonso &amp; Baba Brooks

SKA GEMS FROM THE VAULTS 1 Guns Fever (take 1) – Baba Brooks &amp; His Band 2 Always Remember Me (take 3) – Stranger Cole 3 I Can’t Do The Ska (take 2) – The Zodiacs 4 Forty Miles Of Bad Road (take 2) – Lyn Taitt with Baba Brooks &amp; His Band 5 My Lover Has Left Me – Derrick &amp; Patsy 6 Smokey Ska (take 2) – Baba Brooks &amp; His Band 7 You Wish Me Bad (take 4) – The Spanishtonians 8 Alcatraz (take 1) – The Baba Brooks Band 9 Verona (take 3) – Justin Hinds &amp; The Dominoes 10 Storm Warning (take 3) – Lyn Taitt &amp; The Comets 11 Oh Misery (take 1) – The Movers 12 Western Flyer AKA Road To Nowhere – Ernest Ranglin with Baba Brooks &amp; His Band 13 Ska La Rama (alt. take) – Lyn Taitt &amp; The Comets 14 Wake Me, Shame Me (take 1) – The Zodiacs 15 Love Me Or Leave Me (take 2) – Owen &amp; Leon Silvera 16 Joe Snow Kone (take 2) – Baba Brooks &amp; His Band 17 I Want A Lover (take 2) – Derrick Morgan &amp; Noami 18 I’m All Alone (take 2) – Frank Cosmo 19 Peace And Love (take 3) – Justin Hinds &amp; The Dominoes 20 The Clock (take 2) – Baba Brooks &amp; His Band 21 My Heart Is Aching (take 2) – The Zodiacs 22 How You Know Your Friend (take 2) – Derrick Morgan 23 What A Bailing (take 4) – Duke Reid’s Group 24 Dog War (take 2) – Lyn Taitt &amp; The Baba Brooks Band 25 The Army Is Searching (take 1) – Basil Caral &amp; His Group 26 After A Storm – Baba Brooks &amp; His Band

Ska La-Rama – Treasure Isle Ska 1965-1966

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