50 great ska tracks from the vaults of Trojan Records. Includes cuts by Lord Tanamo, Desmond Dekker, Lee Perry, Roland Alphonso, Jimmy Cliff & Derrick Morgan. Each disc comes in a separate slipcase sleeve & togethe... more »r they come packaged in a full color brilliant box. 1998 release.« less
50 great ska tracks from the vaults of Trojan Records. Includes cuts by Lord Tanamo, Desmond Dekker, Lee Perry, Roland Alphonso, Jimmy Cliff & Derrick Morgan. Each disc comes in a separate slipcase sleeve & together they come packaged in a full color brilliant box. 1998 release.
CD Reviews
A Truly Great Ska Collection
Adam Adam Adam | Placentia, CA United States | 03/21/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"All the hits are here: "Im in the Mood For Ska", "Phoenix City","Carry go Bring Come" and so on......but also a few great unheard of tracks. Each Cd has its own identity and are all great listens. A great buy"
Wrong Em Boyo
Charles Degaulle | Paris France | 11/18/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Yeah. The sound quality isn't any good because no Jamaican recordings have ever been good. The quality of these recordings is suprisingly good considering. The bass comes through very well...check your headphones, the dub recordings are fantastic quality against any recording standards of the time...Allan, pal, if you're going to review something, maybe you should know about it first: these recordings were first laid on wax and recorded by singing into a tin can basically. Bottom line, these recordings are fantastic, Trojan did a great job assembling this and all of their compilations and the sound quality is the best that jamaican music recorded in the 1960's can be."
Bad mastering is Trojan's fault
Jesper C | Sweden | 07/10/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The music is excellent but...
the sound quality on these cheapo box sets IS a let-down. I have quite a few of them and in some instances i have the same songs on other non-trojan cd:s. Sometimes they definitely sound much worse (no high frequences) and sometimes they just sound different.A less important fault with this box set is that it includes some rock steady tracks as well. I love rock steady, but this says something about the lack of care that went into this product.I view these box sets as a road map and an alternative to hard-to-find mp3s. Once I have aquired the majority of tracks on other better compilations then i will sell them all."
Ska 101
David A. George | Long Island City, NY United States | 11/19/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Shame on those listeners who have chosen to criticize Trojan for the release of these comprehensive, low-priced, collections of chestnuts.As another listener pointed out, the sound quality is about what is to be expected given the nature and level of the technology at the time these recordings were originally made. Yes, they're at times a bit primitive, but that's the nature of the beast.If you want Steely Dan, go find it elsewhere.Not strictly for purists, the entire series is a fantastic introduction for the neophyte, as well as a tremendous resource for the long-standing aficionados among us.A better bargain cannot be found. Kudos to Trojan. If you're getting only three of these to start, I'd recommend "Rocksteady" and "Instrumentals" as well. Hopefully Amazon.com will add the latter very soon."
Track Listings (17) - Disc #1