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- From: tomas@nbti.msae.wisc.edu (Tomas Charlie Willis)
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- Subject: FAQ: Ska (alt.music.ska) Frequently Asked Questions: Part 2
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- Date: 12 Apr 1994 11:09:10 GMT
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- Summary: Answers to frequently-asked questions about ska music.
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- FAQ for alt.music.ska
-
- In response to all of those ``Isn't ska some dance form of reggae?''
- questions, I present the following historical background to the
- music we call ska, gleaned from liner notes I have lying
- about the place, various postings to alt.music.ska, and sundry
- emailings with helpful ska fans.
-
- This is part 2, $Revision: 1.2.1.1 $ , posted to alt.music.ska,
- rec.music.info, alt.skinheads, alt.answers, rec.answers, and news.answers.
- I plan to post this FAQ about every two weeks.
-
- The FAQ file is also available for anonymous ftp on the archive site
- rtfm.mit.edu as the file `pub/usenet/news.answers/music/ska-faq/part2'.
-
- Disclaimer: I am not a musician, nor do I play one on TV.
- Neither am I a musical historian. I do love ska music, so I offer this
- material unto the public domain.
-
- Acks:
- Michael Cancilla (mcancill@polyslo.calpoly.edu) posted a long list
- of ska bands that I have incorporated into this FAQ. That list has grown
- to list over 300 bands! Mike Fragassi (mfragass@ucs.indiana.edu) emailed
- me about 10k in response to my request for more info and is still at it.
- Thanks Mikes! Thanks also to everyone else in a.m.s and other reaches of
- netspace who sent me info.
-
- Dance harder!
- Tomas Willis (tomas@cae.wisc.edu)
-
- -- zero to 24 pages in only six months ----------------------------------
-
- The ska FAQ is now distributed in two sections. Part 1 addresses
- general questions and part two contains information about bands and record
- labels.
-
- Table of Contents:
- Part 1:
- o What is ska music?
- o Where did ska come from?
- o What is _first-wave_ ska? Second-wave ska? Third-wave ska?
- o What is ska-core?
- o What is a _rude boy_?
- + Why did Prince wear that ``Rude Boy'' button all the time?
- o What is with the narrow-brim hats, dark suits and narrow ties? How come
- some of these ska bands look like the Blues Brothers?
- o What about _reggae_?
- o Oi! What about skinheads?
- o Where can I hear ska on the radio?
- o Is anyone doing ska video?
- o Are there any ska movies?
- o Are there any books about ska?
- o What are some ska-related 'zines (fan-created magazines)?
- o How do I get a ska email-based mailing list?
- o Can anyone reccommend some good ska albums for someone who has absolutely
- no clue about ska?
- Part 2:
- o What are the names of some ska bands?
- o Can I write to any of these bands?
- o What are addresses of some record labels producing ska discs?
- o Are there some mail order stores that carry ska?
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-
- The ska FAQ, part 2:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Q> What are the names of some ska bands?
-
- A> (Names culled from various sources, especially Michael Cancilla
- (mcancill@polyslo.calpoly.edu) and some others on a.m.s. Thanks to
- everyone who sends me info. We now list over 300 bands!)
-
- The format:
- Bandname (Location) {Style} [time period]
- e.g.
- Fubars, The (Verona) {Funky ska} [1989--1992]
-
- So, please help! Send me any info you have for this little project,
- which I think will make this band list much more informative.
-
- Also, for bands with non-English names, I will alphabetize by the name,
- including the article (`Los,' `Die,' `La,' etc.). That is, `Les Enfants de
- St. Gall' are listed under `L,' even though, in a more multilingual world I
- would list them under `E.'
-
- [Also, there has be a request that record labels be listed with the bands
- where possible. This is rather problematic for most of the classical
- Jamaican bands, since the great old Jamaican labels aren't so much around
- anymore. Nevertheless, if people are interested and send me the
- information, I could work it in.]
-
- 100 Men (UK) {traditional/rocksteady}
- A-Kings (New York City) {Modern ska}
- Adams, Aubrey (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Agent 99 (New York City)
- Aitken, Bobby (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Aitken, Laurel (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s--present]
- Akrylykz (UK) {2 Tone (Roland Gift)} [1980]
- Alcapone, Dennis (Jamaica)
- Allniters, The (Australia) {Traditional} [Early--mid 1980s]
- Allsorts, The (Australia)
- Allstonians, The (Boston) [--1993]
- Alphonso, Rolando (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s--present]
- Anderson, Frank (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Andy and Joey (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Apollo 7 (UK)
- Arpioni (Italy) [Current]
- Author K and the Originals
- Bad Manners (UK) {2 Tone} [late 1970s--1980s]
- Bakesy's Midday Joggers (UK)
- Banana Boat (Spain)
- Banditos, The
- Beat, The (English) (UK) {2 Tone} [late 1970s--mid 1980s]
- Beat Soup (Boston) {ska/pop rock} [Current]
- Beurk's Band (France)
- Bigger Thomas
- Bim Skala Bim (Boston)
- Black Happy (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) {jazz/ska/metal/rock} [Current]
- Blechreiz (Germany) [Current]
- Blue Chateau (Germany)
- Blue Meanies, The (Chicago) [Current]
- Bluekilla (Germany)
- Bob and Marcia
- Bodysnatchers, The (UK) {2 Tone} [1980]
- Boilers, The (NY)
- Bombassa Beed (Germany)
- Booth, Ken (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Bop Harvey (Rhode Island) {debateable}
- Boris Gardner (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Bowler Boys (Austin, Texas) [Current]
- Boxboys, The (Los Angeles) [late 1970s]
- Boy O Boy (Richmond, Virginia) [Current]
- Braces, The (Germany)
- Brooks, Baba (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Brownies, The (San Jose, CA) {ska-core} [Current]
- Bruisers, The
- Buck-o-Nine (California)
- Bunny and Skitter (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Burma Jam (Richmond, Virginia)
- Buster's All Stars (UK) {all-star Band with Bad Manners and others}
- Busters, The (German)
- Butlers, The (German)
- Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
- (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Cairo East (London) {Madness covers} [Current]
- Camper Van Beethoven (California) {early albums only}
- Can't Say (Albany, NY) {Modern Ska} [1992 - present]
- Capone & The Bullets (Scotland)
- Carlos Malcom & the Afro Caribs
- (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Carre Blanc Pour Serie Noir
- (France)
- Casino Royale
- Charmers, The (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Checkered Cabs (Washington, D.C.) {Second-wave-ish}
- Checkmates, The (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Citizen Fish (UK)
- Citizens, The
- City Kids (New York City) {Modern ska}
- Clancy Eccles (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Claredonians (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Cliff, Jimmy (Jamaica) {Rocksteady} [mid-1960s]
- Club, The (UK) {former Loafers members}
- Clue J and His Blues Blasters (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Collins, Dave and Ansel
- Connotations
- Cornell Campbell (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Crank (Switzerland) [Current]
- Crazy 8's (Oregon) [1980's--present]
- Crisis Band (New York) {late rocksteady/early reggae}
- Crucial Dread Beat Control
- (Santa Barbara, California) [Current]
- Daddies, The (Eugene, Oregon)
- Dance Hall Crashers (Berkeley)
- Dandy {Old School, original "Rudi, Message to You"}
- Dave's Big Deluxe (Tuscon, Arizona) [Current]
- Deep Size (Sacramento, California) {ska-core}
- Dekker, Desmond (Jamiaca) {Old School - Master} [1960s--]
- Delroy Wilson (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Deltones, The (UK) {2 Tone}
- Desmond Dekker and the Aces
- (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Desorden Publico (Venezuela)
- Die Aeronatuten (Zurich, Switzerland) [Current]
- Dig (Boston????) [Current]
- Dillon, Phyllis (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s--present]
- Donkey Show (Los Angeles)
- Downfall (Berkeley) {ska-core} [late 1980s]
- Dr. Calypso (Spain)
- Dr. No (France)
- Drummond, Don (Jamaica) {Old School - Master}
- Duffus, Shenley (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Durgano 95
- Earth Citizen (South Africa?) {ska/punk}
- East Of Eden
- El Bosso & The Ping Pongs
- (Germany)
- Elevators, The (Milwaukee)
- Ellis, Alton (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Ellis, Bobby
- English Beat (UK - 2Tone, US name for The Beat)
- Erector Set
- Eskarabajo (Puerto Rico?)
- Etch-A-Sketch (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Ethiopians {old school, "Train to Skaville"}
- Exceptions, The (Detroit) {metal/punk/ska} [Current]
- F-Troop (Australia)
- Fabulosos Cadillacs (South America)
- Featherheads, The (South Oxhey, Herfordshire, UK) [Current]
- Fillibuster (Sacramento, California) {ska/rocksteady}
- Fishbone (California) {funk/ska/metal/MTV}
- [Currently not performing ska]
- Floor Kiss (NYC)
- Folkes Brothers, The (Jamaica) [1960s]
- Forest Hillbillies, The (UK)
- Fratelli Di Soledad (Italy)
- Free Cheese for All (Lausanne, Switzerland)
- {punk/funk/rap/hardcore/beat/fusion/ska}
- [Current]
- Free Radicals, The (UK?) {Dave Wakeling's new band} [Current]
- Freedom of Expression (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Frits, The (Germany) [Current]
- Fun Republic (Germany) {former Skaos members}
- Funicello, Annette (Disneyland) {covers ``Jamaica Ska''} [1980s]
- Gal's Panic (Austin, Texas)
- Galaxy of Prizes
- Gangbusters (Los Angeles)
- Gangster Fun (Detroit) [Current]
- Gaylads, The (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- General Public (UK) {pop/ska, former Beat members} [mid 1980s]
- Glory, The
- Goonsquad
- Graduate, The {Current Tears for Fears members}
- Grown-Ups, The (Denton, Texas) [Current]
- Guava Groove
- Happy Campers, The (Massachusetts)
- Harry J and His Allstars
- (Jamaica) [60's]
- Heavy Manners (Chicago) [early 80's]
- Her Majesty's Secret Service
- (Milwaukee) [1980s]
- HL Syndikat (Germany)
- Harriott, Derek
- Headline [early 1980s]
- Hepcat (Los Angeles)
- Hersang and the City Slickers
- (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Hihats (Boston)
- Hoodlum Empire (San Francisco) [Current]
- Hoovers, The (San Francisco) [late 1970s]
- Hopping Penguns (Canada)
- Hotknives, The (UK) [late 1980s]
- House of Whoopee (Kirkwood, Missouri) [Current]
- I. H. Ska (Germany)
- Insatiable (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Insteps, The
- Intensified (Forkenstone, Kent, UK) [Current]
- International Beat, The
- International Jet Set (Milwaukee) [late 1980s--?]
- Invaders, The (Milwaukee) [Current]
- Imperials (Los Angeles)
- Israelites (California)
- Jack Kevorkian (Michigan?)
- Java Dog (Michigan) [Current]
- Jesus Christ Superska (New Haven, Connecticut) [Current]
- Jimmy Bastard (Switzerland) [Current]
- Jiving Juniors, The (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Johnny Moore
- Johnny Socko (Bloomington, Indiana) [Current]
- Johnson, Cluet (Clue J) (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Jolly and the Flytrap (Switzerland) [Current]
- Judge Dread (London) {ska/dub} [1970s--]
- Jump With Joey (Los Angeles) [1989--present]
- Just Kidding
- Justin Hines and the Dominos
- (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Kelly, Pat
- Kill Me
- King Apparatus (Toronto, Canada) [Current]
- King Hammond (UK)
- Kingstonians, The
- Klink Hammer (Holland) [Current]
- Knockouts, The (Spain)
- Komando Moriles (Spain)
- Kortatu (Pamplona, Spain [Basque])
- La Mano Negra (France)
- La Piche (Japan) {punk/ska}
- Latenotes, The (Australia)
- Lawsuit (California) {R&B/jazz/ska} [Current]
- Legal Gender
- Les Bubars (France)
- Les Ejectes (France)
- Les Enfants de St. Gall (Geneve, Switzerland) [Current]
- Les Frelons
- Les Giovannis (France)
- Les Internes (France)
- Les Miserables (Massachusetts)
- Les Saxas (France)
- Let's Go Bowling (Fresno, California) [late 1980s--1994]
- Let's Quit (Holland)
- Lidds, The [Current]
- Liquidators (San Francisco)
- Livingston, Dandy
- Loafers (UK)
- Lodgers (Germany)
- Loonee Toons (UK)
- Lord Brynner and the Shieks [1960s]
- Los Fabulosos Cadilacs (Venezuela)
- Los Hooligans (Fresno, California) [1993--]
- Los Rudiments (San Francisco) [Current]
- Lot Boy Steele
- Lucky Hiob (Switzerland) [Current]
- Machtoc (France)
- Mad Cow (UK) {funk/ska}
- Mad Monster Sound (Germany) {ska/oi}
- Madness (UK) {2 Tone}
- Malarians, The (Spain)
- Mark Foggo's Skasters (Holland)
- Marley, Bob (Jamaica) {Ska, then rock-steady, then reggae superstar}
- [1960s--1980s]
- Marley, Rita (Jamaica) {Ska, then rock-steady, then reggae}
- [1960s--1980s]
- Maroon Town (UK/Massachusetts) {ska/reggae/rap} [late 1980's--?]
- Martin Dupont & His Gitane Mais
- (France)
- Maytals, The (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- McCook, Tommy (Jamiaca) {Old School} [1960s--present]
- Me Mom and Morgen Taylor
- (Canada) {fomerly `Me Mom and Morgentaler'} [Current]
- Mealticket (California)
- Melodians, The (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Melk Them (Switzerland) [Current]
- Mento Buru (Bakersfield, CA) {Traditional, kinda} [Current]
- Mephiskapheles (New York, NY)
- Messer Banzani (Germany)
- Mighty Mighty Bosstones (Boston) {ska-influenced} [Current]
- Mighty Vikings (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Mission Impossible (Massachusetts)
- Mister Bungle
- Mobsters, The (Italy)
- Monsters, The (Switzerland) [Current]
- Morgan, Derric (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Morris, Eric
- Mr. Cranky (Boston) [--1993]
- Mr. Review (Holland)
- M.S.Q.
- MU330 (St. Louis) [--present]
- Mud Sharks (Reno, Nevada) {ska} [Current]
- Murphy's Law
- Mustard Plug (Grand Rapids, Michigan) {ska/funk/metal} [Current]
- My Name (Tacoma, WA) {punk/ska/funk} [Current]
- Nails, The (Denver) [late 1970s]
- Napoleon Solo (Denmark)
- Native Sun {Bigger Thomas}
- Natural Rhythm
- Neurones En Folie (France)
- Ngobo Ngobo (Germany) {Old Style} [Current]
- No Doubt (Los Angeles)
- No Nonsense (Australia) {Nutty} [Early--mid 1980s]
- No Sports (Germany)
- NOFX (California)
- Noir (France)
- Noses, The (Switzerland) [Current]
- Now, The {More Mod}
- Nude Club (Switzerland) [current]
- Nutty Boys (UK) {former Madness members}
- NY Citizens {NY Citizens were previously Legal Gender}
- Oddly Enough (Massachusetts)
- Offs, The (San Francisco) {ska/punk?} [late 1970s]
- Omnious Seapods (Upstate NY) {Ska influences} [modern]
- One Eye Open [Current]
- Opel, Jackie (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Operation Ivy (Berkeley) {Sca-core} [1980's]
- Os Paralamas Do Sucesso (Brasil) {skambalypso} [1980s--present]
- Out of Order [Current]
- Pacers, The (Minneapolis, was Milwaukee) [199x--present]
- Paragons {Old School; "Tide is High"}
- Parka Kings
- Peacocks, The (Switzerland) [Current]
- Pelukera Perez (Spain)
- Perfect Thyroid (NY) {ska/funk} [Current]
- Perkins, Lascelles (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Perry, Lee "Scratch" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Persiana Jones (Italy)
- Piala (Japan) {rock/thrash/ska}
- Pick It Up (France)
- Pie Tasters (Washington, D.C.)
- Pigbag (UK)
- Pioneers, The (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Piranas (UK) [early 80s]
- Plate O' Shrimp (Massachusetts)
- Pork Hunts, The (Australia)
- Potato (Spain)
- Potato Five, The (UK)
- Prince Buster (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s--present]
- PROI (Edinburgh, UK) [Current]
- Public Service (Philadelphia) {ska/funk} [Current]
- Question, The {More Mod}
- Refrescos, The (Spain)
- Regatta 69 (Pennsylvania)
- Reply
- Rhyth-o-Matics (San Francisco) {Afro-Caribbean/Ska}
- Rico (Jamaica/UK)
- Riffs, The (UK)
- Rock Steady Posse (San Luis Obispo, CA) {Ska/reggae} [Current]
- Rolondo and the Soul Brothers
- Romeo, Max
- Rude Boys, The
- Rude-O-Rama (Boston) [late 1980s]
- Rudeness 8
- Rudeness Empire (Holland)
- Ruder Than You (Pennsylvania) [Current]
- Rudiments, The
- Rulers, The (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Saxawaman (France)
- Scarper (UK)
- Scene, The (NY)
- Scooby and the Skamatics
- (Houghton, Michigan) {Ska-energy} [1992-1993]
- Scofflaws, The (Huntington, NY) [Current]
- Second Step (New York City)
- Secret Cajun Band (St. Louis, MO) [Current]
- Selecter, The (UK) {2 Tone} [197x--1981, and current]
- Shanties, The (California?) {All-girl} [Current]
- Sharp Sound Connection
- Shot Black and White (NY)
- Shy Five (Massachusetts)
- Simaryp (Jamaica) {Old School; They do the `skinhead girl' tune}
- Siz Feet Under (Connecticut)
- Ska Flames, The (Tokyo) {New Ska in the old style}
- Ska Trek (Germany)
- Skablins (Pittsburg) [Current]
- Skaboom (UK)
- Skadanks,The
- Skaferlatine (France)
- Skadows
- Skaface (Toronto, Canada)
- Skaflaws, The (Boston) {!= Scofflaws} [Current]
- Skaltere Club (Germany)
- Skandanks, The [Current]
- Skankhead (California)
- Skankin' Pickle (San Francisco Bay Area)
- Skanxters, The (UK)
- Skaos (Germany)
- Skapelle (Germany)
- Skarabajos (Spain)
- Skarred By Ska (Massachusetts)
- Skarface (France)
- Skatet (Minnesota) {60s-style}
- Skatala (Spain) {punk/ska}
- Skapa (Wellington, New Zealand)
- Skapone (Chicago) {traditional-style,
- contains former members of State of
- Emergency} [Current]
- Skappele
- Skatalites (Jamaica; now USA) {_The_ Old School ska
- band;, Tommy McCook, Don Drummond,
- Roland Alphonso, Lloyd Knibbs, Lloyd
- Spence, Jah Jerry, Lester Stirling,
- Baba Brooks} [1964--1965, and present]
- Skatet (Minneapolis) {old school-style} [Current]
- Skatilater (New Zealand)
- Skatrek
- Skatroits (Japan)
- Skatterbrains, The (Ottawa)
- Skavengers (Boston) {instrumental ska/rocksteady/swing/jazz}
- [1993--]
- Skavoovie and the Epitones
- (Boston) {Old style} [Current]
- Skeletones (Anaheim/Riverside, California) [Current]
- Skinnerbox NYC {The Boilers;funk/heavy ska}
- Skooby and the Skamatics
- (Houghton, MI) {Ska-Engery} [1992--93]
- Skunks, The (Washington, D.C.) [--1993]
- Slackers, The (New York City) {ska/punk/mod/soul/jazz} [Current]
- Slap & Tickle (Colorado Springs, Colorado) {all styles} [Current]
- Slickers, The
- SMA (Westfield, Massachusetts) {modern ska} [Current]
- Songhai (Spain) {Afro-reggae-ska}
- Soul Brothers, The (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Soul Vendors, The (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Soulmates, The
- Special Beat, The (UK) {Specials and The Beat, 2 Tone}
- Specials, The (UK) {_THE_ 2Tone band, Jerry Dammers founded 2 Tone}
- [1978--1984]
- Special A.K.A, The (UK) {a.k.a. The Specials} [1978--]
- Specs, The (California) [Current]
- Sprawl (Houston) {ska/psycho-funk} [Current]
- Spring Heeled Jack (New Haven, Connecticut) [Current]
- Spy Eye (Italy)
- Square Roots (San Francisco bay area) [Current]
- State Of Emergency (Chicago) {now Skapone}
- Statics, The
- Steadys, The
- Steady Earnest (Boston) {includes members of Bim Skala Bim, others}
- [Current]
- Strange Tenants (Australia) {Traditional} [Early--mid 1980s]
- Stranger Cole (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Stretch Armstrong (Provo, Utah)
- Sugar & Spice (Germany) {all female}
- Suspect Bill (Minneapolis, Minnesota) [Current]
- Suspects, The (Houston, Texas) [Current]
- Swan Lake {a la Madness}
- Swim Herschel Swim (Provo, Utah)
- Symarip (Jamaica) {The Boss Skinhead} [1960s]
- T-Shirts (Sweden) [early 1980s]
- Tantra Monsters (Hawaii)
- Ten Cent Fun (St. Paul, Minnesota) [1992--1993]
- Tension Friends (Spain)
- Three Tops, The
- Toasters, The (NY) {pretty much head Moon Records} [1980s--present]
- Tom Collins and The Cocktail Shakers
- (Michigan) [Current]
- Tommy McCook and the Supersonics
- (Jamaica) {Old Style/Rocksteady}
- Too Fat To Skate (Lexington, Kentucky) {ska-funk} [Current]
- Too Many Crooks (London) {third wave} [Current]
- Too True (NY)
- Thumper (Boston) [Current]
- Tiny Hat Orchestra (Seattle) [Current]
- Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
- (Japan)
- Toots Hibbert (Jamaica)
- Toots and the Flames {Old School, pre-Maytals}
- Toots & the Maytals {Old school, "Pressure Drop", "Monkey Man"}
- Tosh, Peter (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Trenchtown
- Tribe, Tony (Jamaica) [1960s]
- Trojans (UK)
- Twist Offs (Cleveland)
- Undercover S.K.A. (San Francisco) {all covers} [Current]
- Unsteady (California) {ex-Gangbusters members}
- Untouchables, The (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s]
- Untouchables, The (Los Angeles) {esp. earlier work}
- Upbeats, The (California)
- Upsetters (Jamaica) {Old School, Lee Perry}
- Uptones, The (Berkeley, CA) [mid 1980s]
- Uptown Rulers, The (Illinois) [mid 1980's]
- Urban Blight (NY) [Current]
- Urge, The (St. Louis) {Ska/punk/funk/thrash} [198x--Current]
- Ventilators, The (Buren, Switzerland) [Current]
- Venus In Furs (Houston, Texas) [1990--present]
- Verska Vis (France)
- Village Beat
- VooDoo Glow Skulls (Riverside, California) {ska-core} [--present]
- W8ters (Holland)
- Wailers, The (Jamaica) {originally Bob Marley, Peter Tosh,
- Bunny Wailer}
- Weaker Youth Ensemble (Madison, Wisconsin) [--present]
- Wild Kingdom (Milwaukee) {ska/funk} [1980s--1992]
- Wilson, Delroy (Jamaica) {Old School/rocksteady} [1960s--present]
- Wise, Duke (Jamaica) {Old School}
- Yebo (Germany) {traditional style}
-
- Additionally, Jay Vidheecharoen (jvidhee@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu),
- snail mail me at: 1800 Engel Road #747, Lawrence KS 66045, is developing
- a ``Directory of Ska.'' Contact Jay for details.
-
- Q> Can I write to any of these bands?
-
- A> Why not? Here are some addresses (unverified!) of some bands:
-
- 100 Men
- 18 Westend Ave
- Bentley, Doncaster
- South Yorkshire, DW5 9RG, UK
- - send "a large SASE" for `100 Men Newsletter'
-
- The Allstonians
- 599 Cambridge St., 3rd Floor
- Allston, MAS 02134 USA
-
- Bad Manners
- 33 Springhill
- London E59 BY, UK
-
- Boy O Boy
- P.O. BOX 666
- Richmond VA 23205
-
- Bim Skala Bim
- c/o Bib Records
- P.O. Box 441606
- Somerville, MA 02144 USA
-
-
- Blue Meanies
- Chicago, IL USA
- Emailing List
- lmn52210@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
-
- Boston Stranglers SC
- c/o Greg Woodbury
- 51 Melcher Street, Apt. 9
- Boston, MA 02210 USA
-
- Bowler Boys
- P.O. Box 17262
- Austin, TX 78760-7262 USA
- (voice) (512) 445-7114
- (internet) allumbra@wixer.bga.com
-
- Buck-O-Nine
- P.O. Box 151141
- San Diego, CA 92175 USA
-
- Crank,
- Jolly and the Flytrap,
- Lucky Hiob,
- Melk Them,
- The Monsters,
- The Peacocks,
- The Noses, and
- Nude Club
- c/o
- Benno Riedmann
- Schonengrundstrasse 2
- CH-8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland
-
- Dance Hall Crashers
- P.O. Box 40219
- Berkeley, CA 94704-4219 USA
-
- Dave's Big Deluxe
- c/o Paul Sachelari
- 136 N. Euclid
- Tucson, AZ 85719 USA
- (internet) pauls@gas.uug.arizona.edu
-
- Desorden Publico Fan Club
- c/o Ingrid Dreissig
- Aptdo 66820
- Caracas 1061-A VENEZUALA
- albums and other merchandise are available
-
- Die Aeronauten
- c/o Hipp Mathis and Michael Bugmann
- Seefeldstrasse 199
- 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
-
- The Featherheads
- 244A Gosforth Lane
- South Oxhey, Herfordshire
- WD1 6PA ENGLAND
-
- Free Cheese for All
- CP 1304
- 1001 Lausanne, Switzerland
-
- Gals Panic
- P.O. Box 8717
- Austin, TX 78713-8717 USA
-
- Gangster Fun
- 23 Niagra
- Pontiac, MI 48341 USA
-
- Intensified
- 82 Church Road
- Forkenstone, Kent
- CT20 3EN, ENGLAND
-
- The Invaders
- 3731 S. 56th St.
- Milwaukee, WI 53220
-
- Jump With Joey
- 1565 Labaig Ave.
- Hollywood, CA 90028
-
- Les Enfants de St. Gall
- 1-3 rue Lissignol
- 1201 Geneve, Switzerland
- 022-738 99 34/022-346 82 47
-
- Los Hooligans
- c/o Tony Luna
- (209) 226-8618
-
- Mephaskapheles
- P.O. Box 1068
- New York, NY 10009
- (voicemail) (212) 780-3426
- (internet) brendog@panix.com
-
- Mr. Review
- Postbus 315
- 1270 AH Huizen HOLLAND
- (may be obsolete)
-
- Mustard Plug
- P.O. Box 1440
- Grand Rapids, MI 49501
- (616) 774-7152 (Dave)
-
- No Sports
- Bernd Schelling Harmony
- 304 Georgetown, TX 78626 USA
- voice (512) 863 0948
- fax (512) 863 2026
- (This is the US contact address.)
-
- The Pacers
- <6442 W. Pierner Place>
- <Milwaukee, WI 53223 USA>
- The Pacers have recently relocated to Minneapolis.
- (612) 625-4932
-
- Skablins
- c/o Jump Up Records
- P.O. Box 1721
- York, PA 17405
-
- Skankin' Pickel
- c/o Gerry Lundquist
- 3827 Mabel Ave.
- Castro Valley CA 94546 USA
- gerry@gakhaus.attmail.com
-
- Skapone
- 1327 Parkside
- Park Ridge, IL 60068
-
- The Skunks
- (202) 728-SKA1
-
- Skinnerbox
- c/o Stubborn Records
- 504 Grand Street #F52
- New York, NY 10002 USA
-
- SMA
- 33 Atwater Street
- Westfield, MA 01085 USA
- [Shining Path Records]
-
- Sprawl
- 2140 Lexington
- Houston, TX 77098 USA
-
- Spring Heeled Jack
- PO Box 382
- Monroe, CT 06468 USA
- (203)268-4886
-
- Stretch Armstrong
- c/o Bob Walter
- 2255 N. University Pkwy #15
- Provo, UT 94604
-
- Ten Cent Fun
- c/o Jesse Miner
- 1588 Dayton Ave. #10
- St. Paul, MN 55104 USA
- (612) 645-3630
- jminer@macalstr.edu
- (Ten Cent Fun has broken up.)
-
- Thumper
- 62 Powderhouse Blvd.
- Somerville, MA 02144 USA
-
- Too Fat To Skate
- c/o Eric Little
- 632 Pasadena Dr.
- Lexington, KY 40503 USA
- (internet) plunney@macalstr.edu
-
- The Urge
- Patrick Hagin
- c/o Pagan Music Agency
- P.O. Box 13282
- St. Louis, MO 63137
- (314) 963-1015
- fax (314) 963-9233
-
- The Ventilators
- Postfach 21
- 3294 Buren a.A. Switzerland
- 0-32-811-973
-
- Voodoo Glow Skulls
- 6871 Eagle Rock Dr
- Riverside, CA 92505 USA
-
- Weaker Youth Ensemble
- c/o John Powell
- Madison, WI 5370x USA
- powellj@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
-
-
- Q> What are addresses of some record labels producing ska discs?
-
- A> The following list is by no means exhaustive, merely based on the
- things lying about my house and recent postings to alt.music.ska.
- I have not made any effort to verify these addresses.
-
- Beat Hotel Records
- 3022 W. 12 Mile Road
- Berkley, MI 40872 USA
- (313) 544-2485
-
- Bondage International
- 17, Rue de Montreuil, 75011 Paris FRANCE
-
- BIB Records
- c/o Bim Skala Bim
- P.O. Box 441606
- Somerville, MA 02144 USA
-
- Capitol/EMI Latin
- (Several of the So.American/Spanish groups can be
- found in the "Latin" or "World" music sections of
- larger record stores, released by this label.)
-
- Check Records
- P.O. Box 3042
- London NW5 1EQ UK
- Tel 071-281-5690
-
- Dojo Limited (UK)
- P.O. Box 157
- Sittingbourne
- Kent, ME10 3SD UK
- (Modern European ska compilations; recent releases of Desmond Dekker;
- bluebeat compilations; remastering Prince Buster; more)
-
- Jump Up! Records
- c/o Chuck Wren
- 4409 1/2 Greenview #2W
- Chicago, IL 60640 USA
- (``American Ska-thic,'' a compilation of Midwest US ska is
- scheduled for release 1 December 1993).
-
- Heartbeat
- Poli-Rhythm, Ltd.
- One Camp Street
- Cambridge, MA 02140 USA
-
- Mango (UK/US - a division of Island)
- 14 East 4th Street
- New York, NY 10012 USA
- (Has many Jamaican ska compilations, and
- some recent albums from the "old school", like Toots Hibbert.
- Like Capitol/EMI Latin, this label should be easily found in the
- reggae section of any large record store.)
-
- Moon Records
- P.O. Box 1412
- Cooper Station
- New York, NY 10276 USA
- (201) 857-7044
- (fax) 857-7160
-
- Next Step (UK - formerly Rhythm Foundation)
- 15 Trilleck Ave.
- Hereford, HR2 7HX UK
- (Modern - including Japan's Ska Flames - and classics compilations.)
-
- Pork Pie Records
- Forster St. 4/5
- 1000 Berlin 36 GERMANY
- (No Sports, Fun Republic, The Frits, other German & European bands)
-
- Raw Energy Records
- 65 Front St. West
- Suite 0116-42
- Toronto, Ontario M5J 1E6 CANADA
- (Public Service, King Apparatus)
-
- Rhino Records
- 2225 Colorado Avenue
- Santa Monica, CA 90404-3555 USA
- Toll-free number: 1-800-432-0020
-
- Rounder Records
- Cambridge, MA USA
-
- Signal Sound System Records
- c/o Greg McWhorter
- P.O. Box 1861
- Victorville, CA 92392 USA
- (carries Voodoo Glow Skulls)
-
- Square Records
- P.O. Box 1926
- Harvard Square Station
- Cambridge, MA 02238 USA
-
- Step-1
- P.O. Box 201
- Talding, Kent
- ME18 6HF
-
- Stubborn Records
- 504 Grand St. #F52
- New York, NY 10002 USA
-
- Trojan (UK)
- Iwyman House 34
- 39 Camden Road
- London NW1 91E UK
- FAX: 071 267 6746
- (A classic blue beat label. Send SASE for catalog.)
-
- Tudor Rock
- Badenerstrasse 531
- CH-8048 Zurich Switzerland
- 01-491 72 50
- FAX: 01-493 45 74
-
- Unicorn Records
- 191 Seven Sisters Road
- Finsbury Park
- London N4 3NG UK
- 01-281 2821
- (Unicorn is now defunct.)
-
- Unicorn France
- 11 allee J.-B. Clement
- 78570 Andresey FRANCE
- (Unicorn is now defunct.)
-
- Unicorn Deutschland
- P\"ucklerstrasse 22
- 1000 Berlin 36 GERMANY
- (Unicorn is now defunct.)
-
- Weser Label
- Am Fuchsberg 2
- 2800 bremen, 21 GERMANY
-
- Q> Are there some record stores that carry ska?
-
- A> Some record stores that specialize in ska or at least have a decent stock:
- (Many of these stores will do mail order. Call or send a SASE first.)
-
- Better Days Records
- 1591 Bardstown Rd.
- Louisville, KY 40205 USA
- (502) 456-2394
-
- Boudisque
- Amsterdam (The NETHERLANDS)
-
- CD Bar
- Toronto, Ontario CANADA
- (800) 663-1616
- Does lots of mail order business.
-
- CD Research
- 407 G St.
- Davis, CA USA
- [Carries quite a bit of ska and will special order anything.
- You can also listen to a CD before you buy it.]
-
- Coxsone's Music City
- 3135 Fulton St.
- Brooklyn, NY 11208 USA
- Phone: (718) 277-4166
- [Clement `Coxsone' Dodd is the original ska producer.
- They seem to keep ska behind the counter, so
- you will have to ask for it.]
-
- Daddy Kool
- 9 Berwick Street
- London W1v 3rg UK
- Tel 071-437-3535
-
- Dr. Strange Records
- P.O. Box 7000-117
- Alta Loma, CA 91701 USA
- (Lots of hardcore, punk and thrash, some ska)
-
-
- The Face
- 24 Granton Street
- London W1V 1LA UK
- Tel 071 734-5868
- Fax 071 2878723
-
- iNFINITY nETWORK
- c/o Backstreet Abortions
- P.O. Box 51465
- Raedene 2124, Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA
- (These guys are mail-order only. They carry hardcore bands with
- [anti-fasist] political content to their lyrics, and some ska-core.)
-
- Moon Records
- P.O. Box 1412
- Cooper Station
- New York, NY 10276 USA
- (201) 857-7044
- (fax) 857-7160
- [Moon also does mail order business. Send a SASE for
- catalog/newsletter. These guys just started carrying
- more German stuff and are working on getting exciting
- old Jamaican wax from Coxsone!]
-
-
- RAS Records Mailorder
- P.O. Box 42517
- Washington DC 20015 USA
- (301) 588-5135
- [RAS records has a big catalog with ska and rock-steady:
- Ask for Charlie or Smitty.]
-
- Roundup Records
- P.O. Box 154, Dept. HB
- N. Cambridge, MA 02140 USA
- (800) 44-DISCS
- [Carries Heartbeat titles and maybe more.]
-
- Smash Records
- Constitution Ave.
- Washington, DC USA
-
- Stubborn Records
- 504 Grand St. #F52
- New York, NY 10002
-
- Taaang Records
- Cambridge, MA USA
- (great selection, but pricey)
-
- Vinyl Ink
- Silver Spring, MD USA
-
- Wax Trax (Denver)
- Denver, Colorado USA
-
- WOM
- Munich, GERMANY
-
- Recommended Reading:
- The liner notes to [SB] are particularly rich, with extensive text
- and great photographs. Also, the notes for [C25] and [DD] are quite
- informational.
-
- Also, check into the alt.skinheads and rec.music.reggae Usenet
- groups for related topics.
-
- There is a glossary of Jamaican terms and idioms in the book ``The
- Harder They Come'', by Michael Thelwell (Grove Press, NY, or Pluto Press,
- London, 1980). More etymological information is available in ``Dictionary
- of Jamaican English, by F. G. Cassidy and R. B. Le Page (Oxford
- University Press).
-
- Cited Sources:
- [SB] ``Ska Bonanza: The Studio One Years,'' Various Artists, Heartbeat
- CD: HB 86/87, (1992). Liner notes by Julian Jingles (JJ) and
- Chris Wilson (CW).
- [C25] ``Celebration: Twenty Five Years Of Trojan Records,'' Various Artists,
- Trojan Records CDTRD 413, (1991). Liner notes by Laurence
- Cane-Honeysett.
- [DD] ``The Best of Desmond Dekker: Rockin' Steady,'' Desmond Dekker,
- Rhino Records R2 70271, (1992). Liner notes by Harry Young.
- [LL] ``Labour of Love,'' UB40, Virgin/A&M Records, CD4980, (1983).
- Liner notes by the band.
- [HSBR] ``The History of Ska, Blue Beat and Reggae,'' Various Artists,
- Esoldun S.A.R.L./Blue Beat REG 101, (1992). Liner notes by
- Delroy Sion Eccles.
- [TKS] ``Two Knights of Ska: Derrick and Laurel,'' Derrick Morgan and
- Laurel Aitken, Unicorn Records PHZD-61, (1992). Liner notes
- anonymous.
- [RAR] ``Rasta and Resistance,'' by Horace Campbell, Africa World Press,
- Inc., P.O. Box 1892, Trenton, New Jersey 08607, USA, (1987).
- [RPM] ``RPM'' A Ska museletter. (See the fanzine section.)
-
- Uncited Sources:
- [AMS] alt.music.ska, various postings. This has become the largest source
- of info for this FAQ.
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