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And This Is A SKA Explosion

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Various Artists

March 19, 2007
I couldn't give this five stars, because there are a few dud tracks on there. But at the price it is well worth the money, because there are loads of great tunes. In fact it is worth the cash just to get a copy of 'Rukumbine'. There is a groovy ska version of the James Bond theme, and a couple of minor key instrumental grooves that really get you dancing. Also 'A little oil in my lamp' is a great singalong ska version of a traditional song, with a gospel feel to it.

I don't know why they chose to start the CD with the Prince Buster tune which is more of a reggae style and not like the rest at all (although it's not a bad tune).

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The Singles 1992 - 2003

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: No Doubt

December 01, 2003
A lovely and very varied collection of No Doubts music. Definitely one for the car!

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Exodus: Remastered

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Bob Marley

November 16, 2001
Personly this is my favourite Bob marley album there all good(exellent)but this is the best with classics like EXODUS/THREE LITTLE BIRDS/ONE LOVE/WAITING IN VAIN/JAMMING you tell me there not some of marleys best work?so this is a must, but if your a big fan like me you'll get them all.

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The Mighty Upsetter

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Lee 'Scratch' Perry

October 20, 2008
Personly this is my favourite Bob marley album there all good(exellent)but this is the best with classics like EXODUS/THREE LITTLE BIRDS/ONE LOVE/WAITING IN VAIN/JAMMING you tell me there not some of marleys best work?so this is a must, but if your a big fan like me you'll get them all.

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Radiodread: Tribute To OK Computer

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Easy Star All Stars

August 28, 2006
Absolute genius. I never thought that I would be able to listen to, let alone own, a "reggae" album. Karma Police and No Surprises make it worth the buy on their own.
Genius

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Greatest Hits

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Selecter

May 13, 1996
Like all cut price compilations they are most telling for their omissions rather than what they include. This one has only one glaring omission debut side `The Selecter' the instrumental on the b-side of The Specials 45 `Gangsters' which created the initial excitement to start the band in the first place. Also absent is the classic version of the cover of `Train to Skaville' which with its 12" dub version was definitely a high point of the bands career.

However gripes aside it manages to include the non album singles `On My Radio' and my personal favourite `The Whisper' along with the best eight cuts from the debut LP `Too Much Pressure'. The remaining six songs are drawn from the bands disappointing second LP `Celebrate the Bullet' which is perhaps too many. ... Read More:

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The Harder They Come

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Jimmy Cliff

July 30, 2001
This is an absolute 100% reggae classic. The movie is memorable, authentic and hip, the soundtrack timeless and brilliant. Every home should have one...

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Forever Bob Marley Special Edition Tin Boxset 3CD

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Bob Marley

December 10, 2007
This is an absolute 100% reggae classic. The movie is memorable, authentic and hip, the soundtrack timeless and brilliant. Every home should have one...

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Barry Myers Presents Scratchy Sounds (Ska, Dub, Roots & Reggae Nuggets)

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Various Artists

February 26, 2008
DJ Scratchy was a regular figure at Punk gigs in the late 70's. He was the DJ who introduced Reggae, Ska and Dub to the bondage trousered crowds at Clash gigs, tirelessly promoting the Jamaican sound. Here with this double CD he relaunchedhis career, and what a wonderful collection it is, with a mixture of old favourites and obscure gems. If you listen carefully, you can still feel the Punk vibe here and relive the whiff of stale beer and marijuana in the air of those grungy London clubs.

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Too Much Two Tone: Ska Classics

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Various Artists

September 17, 2001
`Too Much Two Tone' is a supermarket compilation and yet where other supermarket compilations miss whole swathes of essential tracks this one ticks all the boxes with the all important Special number ones `Too Much Too Young' and `Ghost Town' (the extended 12" dub, no less) as well as a sprinkling of the rarities such as Rico's `Sea Cruise' and the later bands such as The Higsons and The Friday club which are generally air brushed out of the labels history to make for a monochrome Ska label which is readily identified.

That's not to say the Ska is underplayed, as well as the four Specials track, the Madness 45 `The Prince' is here, two Bodysnatchers tracks (neither of which are available on CD elsewhere) and three singles released on Two Tone by The Selector plus ... Read More: