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- From: dme@dstos3.dsto.gov.au (Mark Evans)
- Newsgroups: alt.skinheads
- Subject: RE: SKA BAND LIST
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.102831.165133@dstos3.dsto.gov.au>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 16:28:31 GMT
- Organization: Defence Science and Technology Organisation
- Lines: 90
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- Thanks for the very comprehensive SKA list. I have compiled a list of SKA
- bands that are not on your list as well as some possible corrections and a
- few SKA questions.
-
- BANDS
- -----
-
- 1) STRANGE TENNANTS - circa 1984 in Sydney Australia (Blue Beat Records)
- - "Take one Step" was their first album.
- - "Grey Skies" and "Killer Zombies" were popular songs.
- - They are now defunct.
-
- 2) THE ALLNITERS - circa 1984 in Melbourne Australia.
- - "Montego Bay" was a popular song.
- - They are now defunct.
-
- 3) ATHEER & DONNA - circa 1984 in England (SKA/Reggae).
- - "Uptown Rankin, No Pop No Style, I'm Strictly Roots"
- was a great song.
- - I don't know where they are now.
-
- 4) SPECIAL AKA - Formed when THE SPECIALS broke up.
- - Some SKA influence in this band.
-
- 5) FUN BOY THREE - Not strictly SKA but does have Terry from the
- SPECIALS. FUN BOY THREE broke up and the COLORFIELD
- were formed (another great band).
-
- CORRECTIONS
- -----------
-
- 1) You list "THE ENGLISH BEAT" but I have always known them as
- "THE BRITISH BEAT" or "THE BEAT" with such songs as "Tears of a Clown"
- and "Stand down Margaret".
-
- 2) You list the "THE DELTONES" but do you really mean "THE BELTONES" with
- their 1968 hit "No more headaches" ? There is a band called the
- "DELTONES" but they were a 1960's Australian POP band. They are still
- performing today via the 'has-been' circuit.
-
-
- QUESTIONS
- ---------
-
- 1) I have one SPECIALS album titled "THE SPECIALS". It has the following
- songs on it.
-
- "Nite Club", "Message to you Rudy", "Monkey man" etc.
-
- What I would like to know is how many albums did the SPECIALS release
- and what are their titles ?
-
- The songs "Ghost Town" and "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" are not on my
- album so they must have more than one album out.
-
- It's funny you know, the SPECIALS have got to be my favorite modern
- SKA band but I have no information on them and have only ever seen
- one of their film clips ?
-
- I also have "THE SPECIALS LIVE IN MANCHESTER" which I taped of the
- radio a few years back. Can you get this recording ?
-
- Are any of the SPECIALS records available on CD ?
-
- 2) Around 1982 the was a English Reggae band called MUSICAL YOUTH. Their
- members were all under the age of 15. The most popular songs were "Pass
- the Dutchie" and "The Youth of Today". I have their debut album and it's
- excellent pop reggae.
-
- Did they ever release another recording ?
-
- 3) I have the DEAD KENNEDYS album "Plastic Surgery Disasters". What are
- their other albums ?
-
- 4) How about compiling an Oi! band list ?
-
-
- Feel the bass line,
-
- Mark
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