Trojan Ska Revival [Box set, Original recording remastered]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 13, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• ASIN: B000159EGA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #369,427 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Gangsters [Live]

2. Missing Words [Live]

3. Tears of a Clown [Live]

4. My Girl Lollipop [Live]

5. Blank Expression

6. Doesn't Make It Alright [Live]

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Long Shot (Bust Me Bet)

2. Concrete Jungle

3. Carry Go Bring Come

4. Wet Dream [Live]

5. Double Barrel

6. Sally Brown [Live]

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Echo 4+2 [Live]

2. The Selecter [Live]

3. Mirror in the Bathroom [Live]

4. Dawning of a New Era

5. Ghost Town [Live]

6. This Is Ska [Live]

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Skankin' 2-tone classics, November 16, 2004

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virgil (new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trojan Ska Revival (Audio CD)

Another great box set from Trojan. This ska revival set includes tracks by the Specials (as well as old Coventry Automatics recordings), the Selecter, Bad Manners, The Special Beat, and some Desmond Dekker. At first I was a little taken aback to see that most of the tracks were live, as I usually prefer the original recorded version of a song, but the live renditions of such classics like Nite Klub, Lorraine, and Gangsters grew on me. You really get a feel for the bands' energy on some of these live tracks, especially the Bad Manners' performances. This album is a nice compilation of some of the greatest hits (and near misses!)of the most influential second wave ska groups--certainly worth purchasing for any fan of ska.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Essentials, March 9, 2006

By 

Adam B. Brown "skaholic spaceman" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trojan Ska Revival (Audio CD)

It is hard to understand the appeal of ska without going back in time to the Two-Tone era that gave this genre a boost of energy. Bands like Bad Manners and The Selecter had a stage presence that electrified and inspired many musicians, of their day and ours, all around the world. This set is a sampler of live recordings that helped me understand and better enjoy ska. This set in essence is a record each of Bad Manners, The Selecter, and The Specials/Special Beat/Coventry Automatics, an excellent deal. I hope for more sets like this from Trojan.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but..., January 5, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Trojan Ska Revival (Audio CD)

Would love to know what the difference between this album and the one titled 'Trojan Ska Revival' on the Trojan/Sanctuary label is? It says that the other set is remastered, so why is it so much cheaper? Would also love to know the connection between Trojan and Two Tone Records?

Anyone who was around at the time of this boom will love this collection. It brings together the main players and their hits, minus Madness, who strangely appear on another Trojan recent release. Nearly all the tracks are live and are of better quality than the few studio recorded classics. What is with that `hiss'? It's 2004, CDs have been out for nearly a quarter of a century and were supposed to improve sound quality, but we are instead treated to `hiss' on digital equipment. And these record companies complain that their profits are down.