Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Phoenix City: A History of the World's Greatest Ska Band (Sanctuary Records, 2004) In the Mood for Ska – The Moonska Years (Recall Records UK, 2004) Independent Ska (Atom Music, 2006) Anthology (Primo, 2007) The Skatalites Play Ska (Kingston Sounds, 2007) Kingston 11 (King Edwards, 2008) Occupation Ska! Very Best of Skatalites (101 ...
Album UK [1] BEL [8] IRE [9] NL [10] US Dance [11] 1979 "Gangsters" (by the Special A.K.A.) / "The Selecter" (by the Selecter) 6 6 27 11 — Non-album singles "On My Radio" (b/w "Too Much Pressure) 8 8 — 13 — 86 1980 "Three Minute Hero" 16 — — — — Too Much Pressure "Missing Words" 23 — — 32 — "The Whisper" 36 ...
Their debut album "The Specials" (1979) and "More Specials" (1980) both achieved Gold status, while their 2019 album "Encore" hit number 1 on the UK chart. The band collaborated with Desmond Dekker on the album "King of Kings" (1993). Their work spans various formats and has seen chart success in multiple countries.
The early 1980s saw a massive surge in ska's popularity in Germany, leading to the founding of many German ska bands like the Busters, record labels and festivals. [27] [30] In Spain, ska became relevant in the 1980s in the Basque Country due to the influence of Basque Radical Rock, with Kortatu and Potato being the most representatives bands.
This category is for greatest hits albums released in the year 1964 ... 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; Pages in category "1964 greatest hits albums"
Two-tone, or 2 tone, also known as ska-rock [citation needed] and ska revival, [1] is a genre of British popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s that fused traditional Jamaican ska, rocksteady, and reggae music with elements of punk rock and new wave music. [1]
This is a list of 1980s music albums that multiple music journalists, magazines, and professional music review websites have considered to be among the best of the 1980s and of all time, separated into the years of each album's release. The albums listed here are included on at least four separate "best/greatest of the 1980s/all time" lists ...
BrooklynVegan included the album in their 2021 list "64 Essential Ska Albums from 1964 to Present". [5] Originally released on the band's own label Pass The Virgin, it saw wider release after being licensed by Moon Ska Records for national distribution [ 4 ] starting in 1995.