The Skatalites - Garden of Love

As featured on the brand new album 'The Essential Artist Collection - The Skatalites - ORDER NOW - Trojan.lnk.to/...
Trojan Records is proud to announce The Essential Artist Collection, a brand new series of artist-focused compilation albums showcasing some of the very best talent from the label’s esteemed roster. Championing their stellar catalogues, the series will highlight the most important ska and reggae tracks from the most influential artists and vocal/instrumental groups with each title available on double colour vinyl, double CD and digital formats
First in the series are The Skatalites and The Maytals, both of which are OUT NOW!
As the sound of ska exploded upon Jamaica’s musical landscape in the early 60s, the driving dynamic sound was championed by a group frequently credited as the originators of ska and the greatest ensemble of musicians ever to have performed and recorded on the island - The Skatalites. Formed in 1964, the group comprised of legendary saxophonist Tommy McCook, trombonist Don Drummond, tenor saxman Roland Alphonso, drumming supremo Lloyd Knibb and keyboard prodigy Jackie Mittoo. The powerhouse instrumental combo dominated the island’s music industry for 18 glorious months, and this new collection includes the very best of their work including ska anthems such as One Eyed Giant, Alley Cat and Music is my Occupation - produced by famed Treasure Isle Records boss, Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid.
The Essential Artist Collection series will continue throughout 2023 with more legendary artists announced in due course.
LP TRACKLIST
LP1 SIDE 1
1. (Music Is) My Occupation (Ring of Fire)
2. Alley Cat Ska
3. Cool Smoke
4. Garden of Love
5. Twelve Minutes to Go
6. Girls Town Ska
7. Vitamin A
LP1 SIDE 2
1. Latin Goes Ska
2. Alipang
3. Lucky Seven
4. Musical Store Room
5. Musical Communion
6. Sandy Gully
7. Doctor Dekker
LP2 SIDE 1
1. Nuclear Weapon
2. Corner Stone
3. Knockout Punch (aka Cotton Tree)
4. Don De Lion
5. Rocket Ship
6. Feeling Fine
7. Mesopotamia
LP2 SIDE 2
1. Eastern Standard Time
2. Thoroughfare (Treasure Isle)
3. Silver Dollar
4. Street Corner
5. University Goes Ska
6. Good News
7. J.F.K’S Memory
CD TRACKLIST
CD 1
1. Music Is) My Occupation (Ring of Fire) Don Drummond, Tommy McCook & The Skatalites
2. Alley Cat Ska - Tommy McCook & The Baba Brooks Band
3. Cool Smoke - Don Drummond & The Skatalites
4. Garden of Love - Don Drummond & The Skatalites
5. Twelve Minutes to Go - Tommy McCook
6. Girls Town Ska - The Baba Brooks Band
7. Stampede - Don Drummond, Baba Brooks & The Skatalites
8. Vitamin A - The Baba Brooks Band
9. Teenage Ska - The Baba Brooks Band
10. Melody Jamboree - Don Drummond & Baba Brooks
11. Boat Ride - Baba Brooks & The Skatalites
12. Around the World - Don Drummond & The Skatalites
13. Watermelon Man - The Baba Brooks Orchestra
14. River Bank, Pt.1 (Bank to Bank) - Baba Brooks & His Band
15. Guns Fever - Baba Brooks & His Band
16. Ska Virginia (Virginia Ska) - The Baba Brooks Band
17. Duck Soup - Cuttings with Baba Brooks & His Band
18. Donkey City, Pt.1 - The Baba Brooks Band
19. Latin Goes Ska - Lester Sterling & The Skatalites
20. Alipang - Roland Alphonso, Don Drummond & The Skatalites
21. Lucky Seven - Don Drummond & The Tommy McCook Band
22. Musical Store Room - Frank Anderson & Roland Alphonso
23. Musical Communion - The Baba Brooks Orchestra
24. Sandy Gully - Roland Alphonso & The Skatalites
25. Doctor Dekker - Don Drummond & The Baba Brooks Band
CD 2
1. Nuclear Weapon - Roland Alphonso & The Baba Brooks Band
2. Corner Stone (A Trip to Mars) - Roland Alphonso & The Skatalites
3. Knockout Punch (Cotton Tree) - Baba Brooks & Don Drummond
4. Don De Lion - Don Drummond & The Skatalites
5. Rocket Ship - Tommy McCook & The Skatalites
6. Feeling Fine - Roland Alphonso & The Skatalites
7. Mesopotamia - Don Drummond & The Skatalites
8. Donkey City, Pt.2 - The Baba Brooks Band
9. Independence Ska (El Pussycat) - Lynn Taitt & The Baba Brooks Band
10. The Rude Boy - Roland Alphonso & Duke Reid’s Group
11. Jelly Bean - The Baba Brooks Band
12. Skalarama (The Magnificent Seven Theme) - Lynn Taitt & The Comets
13. River Bank, Pt.2 - Baba Brooks & His Band
14. Country Town - Baba Brooks
15. One Eyed Giant - Baba Brooks & His Band
16. Twilight Zone (Instrumental) - The Baba Brooks Band
17. Catch a Fire - Baba Brooks & His Band
18. Spider - Don Drummond
19. Eastern Standard Time - Don Drummond & The Skatalites
20. Thoroughfare (Treasure Isle) - Don Drummond & The Skatalites
21. Silver Dollar - Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso & The Skatalites
22. Street Corner - The Skatalites
23. University Goes Ska - Don Drummond
24. J.F.K.’s Memory - Don Drummond & Tommy McCook
25. Good News - The Skatalites

[@NUBBY39]

People who don't listen to SKA don't know what they are missing out on .

[@cesaraugustomedinamolina4197]

Totalmente de acuerdo

[@taketheskatrain]

Good vibes

[@bruce-le-smith]

love The Skatalites, have the Occupation Ska! best of set from the late 90s

[@cesaraugustomedinamolina4197]

Fuerza ska,indetenible .

[@tabbaranks98]

❤💛💚

[@alessandrodesouza6003]

Alessandro de Souza sujeira

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Fuckin' Great song. I love it... 🫶

[@Diogenes_Parrhesiastes]

Fantastic.