Name: This Is Jamaica Ska
Brand: Various Artists

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD-SOR-026

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-02-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

634457902626

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

Artist

Various Artists

Genre US

Reggae-Dub

Label US

Studio One

When first released, <i>This Is Jamaica Ska</i> followed in the footsteps of the successful Ska Authentic releases and also marked the first time that Clement Dodd began to showcase on LP his new discovery, The Wailers, who had begun tearing up the dances in Kingston with “Simmer Down.” This song had been held for exclusive use in the dances before it was finally put out on 45, now it gained album status marking the increased visibility of the group in the marketplace. In addition to “Simmer Down,” two other songs by The Wailers are also found on the album: “How Many Times”, and the blazing cover of Jimmy Clanton’s “Go, Jimmy, Go” which Clement Dodd had proposed for the group to incorporate into their repertoire. Transferred in 2020 from the original master tapes, <i>This Is Jamaica Ska</i> is a welcome addition to the Studio One Original Masters Series. 

This Is Jamaica Ska

Music US