{"product_id":"the-skatalites-ska-boo-da-ba","title":"The Skatalites: Ska-Boo-Da-Ba - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSka-Boo-Da-Ba\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Skatalites\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003ePressure Sounds\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eVINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e781005629693\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eReggae\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2024-01-26\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         In his all too brief involvement in the Jamaican music business Justin Yap left his mark producing some of the best ska ever made, and \"SKA-BOO-DA-BA\" is perhaps the most coherent LP in that genre. Derived from a single 18 hour session at Studio One in November 1964, Justin and brother Ivan laid on food, drink and ganja: as Justin tells it \"This was a monster session and it turned out the greatest recording for me\". The highlights were the five original compositions by Don Drummond - \"Marcus Junior\", \"The Reburial\", \"Confucious\", \"Chinatown\" and \"Smiling\" along some well-chosen cover versions. Two from the Duke Ellington book: \"Ska-Ra-Van\" a take on the classic \"Caravan\" and \"Surftide Seven\", Ellington's \"In A Mellotone\". Title track \"Ska-Boo-Da-Ba\" is a version of Bill Doggett's 1958 \"King\" US 45 \"Boo-Da-Ba\". \"China Clipper\" and \"Ringo\" (titled \"Ringo Oiwake\") are taken from Arthur Lyman's \"Taboo\" LP. The last track on this fine LP, \"Lawless Street\", is a feature for Roland Alphonso.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Ska-Boo-Da-Ba \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Confucious \u003cbr\u003e1.3 China Town \u003cbr\u003e1.4 The Reburial \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Smiling \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Skaravan \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Ringo \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Surftide Seven \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Lawless Street \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Marcus Junior \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Ghost Town \u003cbr\u003e1.12 China Clipper\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Skatalites","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40351774212167,"sku":"43984367","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4272041-3088255.jpg?v=1711817911","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/the-skatalites-ska-boo-da-ba","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}