Ska

VA - Ska! An Essential Guide To The Best Of Ska, Two Tone And Blue Beat (2013)

VA - Ska! An Essential Guide To The Best Of Ska, Two Tone And Blue Beat (2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 770 MB
2:04:06 | Rock, Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae | Label: Music Brokers

This is simply an essential album: Three discs that contain the best of ska, a rhythm born in Jamaica (pre-dating reggae) and was so popular in England during the sixties (where they call it bluebeat), to the point where it was the inspiration for a movement (the two-tone) that in the early 80 s gave way to Madness, The Specials, The Selecter, Bad Manners and The English Beat as main exports who earned worldwide fame.

VA - Best Of Ska (2001)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Feb. 1, 2023
VA - Best Of Ska (2001)

VA - Best Of Ska (2001)
CD Rip | FLAC (tracks, no cue, no log) - 899 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 376 MB
2:39:41 | Ska, Reggae, Rocksteady | Label: Disky

Amazon Review by Gavin B.
The "Best of Ska" issued by the British import label Disky Records is a unique collection of Jamaican influenced ska. There are few collections of ska that include a good cross section of the earliest ska classics from Jamaica in the Sixties in the same collection as music of the Great Ska Revival in the United Kingdom in the Eighties.
The "Best of Ska" may disappoint the ska purists but the consistent quality of this massive 3 disc cd is the best argument for musical pluralism I've ever heard. Hard core music collectors often develop tunnel vision and dismiss innovation, simply on the basis of its "inauthenic" origins and end up missing a lot of great music in the process. As such, the music of younger generation of UK ska players should be judged on it's own merits, and not a set of "a priori" standards established by musical snobs.

VA - Trojan Ska Rarities Box Set (Limited Edition) (2005)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Oct. 8, 2021
VA - Trojan Ska Rarities Box Set (Limited Edition) (2005)

VA - Trojan Ska Rarities Box Set (Limited Edition) (2005)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 434 MB
2:12:20 | Reggae, Ska | Label: Trojan Records

With all the recordings making their debut in CD, this compilation is every ska fan's dream. Featured on this 3-CD set are some of the giabts of the age, including instrumentalists, Tommy McCook, Don Drummond and Baba Brooks, top vocal groups, the Maytals, the Techniques and the Clarendonians, and popular vocalists, Stranger Cole, Joe White and Freddie McKay. 50 rare Ska tracks in all from Trojan, packaged in cardboard sleeves and housed in a slimline box. 2005.
VA - Reggae & Ska Classics (The Ultimate Collection) (2022)

VA - Reggae & Ska Classics (The Ultimate Collection) (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.2 GB
4:50:07 | Roots Reggae, Reggae-Pop, Dub, Ska, Rocksteady, Lovers Rock | Label: Union Square Music

100 early reggae and ska hits and classics from numerous well-known reggae legends on five CDs at an attractive take-away price. Bring the original sound of Jamaica into your home! feats Ken Boothe, Dennis Brown, The Maytals, Marcia Griffiths, The Upsetters, Desmond Dekker, Dave & Ansel Collins, John Holt, Sugar Minott, Althea & Donna, The Skatalites and many more.
Various Artists - The Trojan Ska Collection (2009) {2CD Set, Trojan--Sanctuary 1799203 rec 1961-1966} (Item 1of7)

Various Artists - The Trojan Ska Collection (2009) {2CD Set, Trojan–Sanctuary 1799203 rec 1961-1966} (Item 1of7)
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 328 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 249 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (png) -> 96 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2009 Trojan Records / Sanctuary Records / Universal Music | 1799203
Ska / Reggae / Dub

The Style that inspired Two Tone in the late '70s and artists such as Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse today originated in Jamaica some 20 years earlier and this collection provides the perfect introduction to its irresistible rhythms. Included are some of the biggest hits of the era including 'I'm In The Mood For Love', 'The Tide Is High' and 'Train To Skaville' alongside other classic tracks by some of the genre's greatest exponents such as Tommy McCook, Derrick Morgan, Jimmy Cliff and many more.
Desmond Dekker - King of Ska: The Beverley's Records Singles Collection 1963 - 1967 (2023)

Desmond Dekker - King of Ska: The Beverley's Records Singles Collection 1963 - 1967 (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 389 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 251 MB
1:48:00 | Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae | Label: Trojan

In 1963, a 21-year-old welder with dreams of becoming a full-time singer-songwriter, auditioned for one of Jamaica's new elite record producers, Leslie Kong, owner of the recently launched Beverley's Records label. After performing a number of original compositions, a deal was secured and within weeks, Desmond Adolphus Dacres saw his name in print as 'Desmond Dekker' on the labels of what would prove to be the first of his catalogue of 7-inch singles.The record, which coupled two of his own songs, 'Honour Your Mother and Father' and 'Madgie', became an instant best-seller and heralded the beginning of a long and immensely successful run of singles by Dekker, both as a solo artist and later, as lead singer for The Aces.To mark what would have been Desmond's 80th birthday on 16th July 2021, this 2xCD set showcases Dekker's first twenty singles for Kong's Beverley's labels which established him as a true Jamaican superstar.The 2xCD set is presented in a fold out digipack, along with a 12 page booklet with fascinating sleeve notes written by journalist Winston Smith.

VA - Ska for Life (2019)  Music

Posted by Rtax at May 14, 2022
VA - Ska for Life (2019)

VA - Ska for Life (2019)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 807 MB
2:52:47 | Ska, Reggae, Funk, Soul, Pop | Label: Universal

Three CD set. 40 years on from the heyday of UK ska, this set is a bouncing, brilliant celebration of the one-of-a-kind genre. From it's Jamaican '60s roots to the streets of '70s England and beyond, this album is the only ska collection you'll ever need. Featuring Madness, The Specials, Toots and the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, The Upsetters, The Beat and so many more.

Madness ‎– Forever Young - The Ska Collection (2012)  Music

Posted by El Misha at Jan. 12, 2021
Madness ‎– Forever Young - The Ska Collection (2012)

Madness ‎– Forever Young - The Ska Collection (2012)
Ska | FLAC (tracks) | Cover | 01:18:37 | 580 MB + 5% Recovery
Label: Salvo | Tracks: 24 | Rls.date: 2012

While they were never strictly a ska band, Madness had more than their share of skanky moments, many of which can be found on this 24-track compilation from Salvo. Forever Young: The Ska Collection spans the beloved English outfit's entire career, from the manic thump of early hits like "One Step Beyond" and "Baggy Trousers" to "Dust Devil" from 2009's Liberty of Norton Folgate.
VA - This Is Trojan: The Original Sound of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae (2015)

VA - This Is Trojan: The Original Sound of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae (2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 917 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 424 MB
3:01:51 | Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae | Label: Trojan

This Is Trojan brings together 60 Reggae Classics on one 3CD box set including 5 UK No. 1s and 35 UK Top 20 Hits.
Boasting seminal hits from Desmond Dekker, Harry J All Stars, Ken Boothe, John Holt, The Ethiopians and The Maytals, the set also contains sleevenotes by legendary DJ Don Letts. This is all beautifully presented in a 3CD digipack with unique artwork. An essential compilation for fans of the genre and companion piece to Trojans many great studio albums.

Madness - Forever Young: The Ska Collection (2012)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Sept. 27, 2022
Madness - Forever Young: The Ska Collection (2012)

Madness - Forever Young: The Ska Collection (2012)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 620 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 206 Mb
Full Scans | 01:18:27 | RAR 5% Recovery
Ska, Reggae | Union Square Music / Salvo #SALVOCD052

Forever Young: The Ska Collection is a compilation album by English band Madness, released in 2012 by Salvo/Union Square Music as part of their re-issues of the Madness back catalogue. The album consists of a selection of the band's ska sounding songs, including singles, b-sides and album tracks. In addition to the classic Madness tracks, the album contains two previously unreleased covers: Jimmy Cliff's "Vietnam" and Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King". Both of these bonus tracks were originally recorded for the 2005 Madness album The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1.