Chapter XII - Chalawa Meets Chapter XII (1979)

Chapter XII released two singles:
Crocodile Ska

and

Buffalo Step

...both songs from the Buffalo Step EP are on this 12" and I included the Crocodile Ska single in this download.

There are two additional songs on the EP that weren't released on any other format
  
A1 - Chapter XII - Buffalo Step
A2 - Chalawa - Hop, Skip, and Jump
A3 - Chapter XII - Topless Reggae
B1 - Chapter XII - Topless Reggae Dub
B2 - Chalawa - Picadilly Hop
B3 - Chapter XII - Buffalo Step Dub


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Jamaican Survivers - Jamaican Survivers LP (1980)

1 Dark Side of Hong Kong
2 Baby Face Nelson
3 Attack of the F.B.I.
4 Buggy's Theme
5 Murders of Chicago
6 Dillinger is Back in Town
7 The Vendetta
8 Chicago Stomp
9 Theme from The Gamblers
10 Stoned in Bangla Desh

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Wide Boys - Stop That Boy 7'' (1980) [REPOST - originally posted October 2009]

submitted by Rikard.


A - Stop That Boy
B - Heart of Stone

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The Notables - Quite Notable (1997) [REPOST]

These guys were from Seattle Washington. This is 13 tracks of pure instrumental ska in the style of the Skatalites.
 
1 Escobar
2 Knuckles
3 Teen Party
4 Who Knows
5 Rude Mood
6 Misfit
7 Godfather Ska
8 Palladin
9 Vital Organ
10 The Beachcomber
11 Perdido
12 Night Watch
13 Freak Shuffle



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The Ska-Ville - Ska Fantastic (1980) [REPOST]

 ...submitted by Ronan (originally posted September 20, 2010)

Some of you may remember Vin Gordon as Don Drummond Jr.

...if not maybe the song The Clash and the Specials Gone to Jail might ring a bell -?

1 Last Call
2 Gun the Man Down
3 Dyema One
4 Military Ska
5 Skin Tone
6 The Clash and The Specials Gone to Jail
7 Skin Head Shuffle
8 River Bank Ska
9 Pink Stripe Shuffle
10 Tribute to the Mods, Skinheads, Punks


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Bertrude Bartok - Léger Contratemps (2006)

I have to admit that I never heard of this band until I received an email from Dylan who contributed this album. Great instrumental ska from this little known, but highly talented, band from Geneva, Switzerland.

1. St James Infirmary (Part. 1)
2. St James Infirmary (Part. 2)
3. Skamasutra
4. Grave Party
5. Kalasmirnoff
6. Pick Up
7. Ginette A La Plage
8. Le Sale Ska De Raymond
9. Voyage Avec Un Ane Dans Les Skarpathes
10. Skadadasurmonbidet
11. Trash Dans Face
12. Manon Des Ours (Part. 1)
13. Manon Des Ours (Part. 2)
14. Melodiska
15. La Tête Dans Le Frigo
16. Elle Est Trop Bonne Ta Trompette

"Melodiska"



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Thank again Dylan!!!

Oiska - Time to Get Naked (2000) [LINK UPDATED 09/11/2016]

...by request. Rare, hard to find Australian CD. Instrumental 2 Tone sounds.

1 Front Bottom
2 Unjumpable Shrubbery
3 Jerk Pork Skank
4 Arabian Taxi Driver
5 Eugene
6 Police Woman
7 Oiska

"Jerk Pork Skank"



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Heavy Manners - World War Six 7" (1979)

This is not the same Heavy Manners from Chicago. These guys were from Belgium and they released two singles that I know of. This one, and one called "That Train" with a b-side called "Barley Wine" which featured Saxa from the English Beat.

A - World War Six
B - Attention


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French Ska Ska 7" (1980)

A - Strange Ska
B - French Can Can

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Tee-Vees - Dr. Headlove 7'' (1980)

Rare disc from this Irish band who were formerly called The Jets.

I must confess that I never attained a copy of this record myself. This rip was found somewhere online and I'm pretty good about giving credit where it's due but I completely forgot where I found it and a simple Google search isn't helping.

A - Dr. Headlove
B - War Machine




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To the original poster:  thank you, and I'm sorry!

Tchicky Monky - Wishbone 7" (1991)

French ska band from Dijon with a 2Tone sound. They released a couple of demo cassettes and this 7" in the late 80s / early 90s before breaking up. They re-formed a while ago (either that, or they never really broke up, they just took an extended hiatus) and they have been very prolific but I'm not sure they've been releasing anything. They have been playing shows and have recorded quite a bit. You can hear more of them on their MySpace.

A - Wishbone
B - Melody Ska

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The Igniters - The Igniters 12" (1981)

The Igniters were an Australian studio-only band made up of members of Allniters, vSpy v Spy, and even INXS. This is their only release and, at one point, it was virtually impossible to find. I spent over $50.00 (US) on my copy. A quick Google search shows there are a few copies available for less. Oh well. I'm not kicking myself for this though. My copy is in great condition (static-y as hell but that's cheap radio-station stock for you).

They only did instrumentals and my understanding was that they were intended to only be a studio band - this EP was recorded in-the-studio at Triple J - 105.7 F.M. (I may be wrong about this and, if I am, I'll respect your corrections) but in 1984 they (whichever members 'they' were at the time) regrouped and played a few live shows. Maybe only two or three.
I don't know the whole story and I'm not really a fan of dub (I'm a drinker - not a smoker) but this is really an amazing record...just listen to the horns on "Ignition" - simple, but fucking awsome!
"Ignition"

A1 - Ignition
A2 - Rubby Dubby
B1 - More Flaming Dub
B2 - Kent St. Skank





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Hope and Glory - Senza Patria 7'' (1984)

Italian Oi! record with one really good ska instrumental.

A1 - Senza Patria
A2 - Skin Heads
B1 - Ghost of the Ska
B2 - Giustizia

"Ghost of the Ska"

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Notables - Quite Notable (2003)

These guys were from Seattle Washington. This is 13 tracks of pure instrumental ska in the style of the Skatalites.
 
1 Escobar
2 Knuckles
3 Teen Party
4 Who Knows
5 Rude Mood
6 Misfit
7 Godfather Ska
8 Palladin
9 Vital Organ
10 The Beachcomber
11 Perdido
12 Night Watch
13 Freak Shuffle

"Godfather Ska"

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The Planets - Lines 7" (1979)

After Deaf School Bette Bright recorded with The Illuminations and Steve Lindsey started The Planets who had several releases:

"Goon Hilly Down" LP 1979
"Spot" LP 1981
"Lines / Further Down" 7" 1979
"Iron for the Iron / Mile High" 7" 1979
"Break it to me Gently / A Minute Ago" 7" 1980
"Too Late / Lines // Break It To Me Gently / Iron for the Iron" EP 1980 on 12" & 7"
"Don't Look Down / I Want To Touch You" 7" 1980
"Intensive Care (single remix) / Earth" 7" 1981
"Let Me Fall / Follow the Leader" 7" 1981

This is their first.
"Lines" is on the Goon Hilly Down LP (HERE)but the instrumental B-side "Further Down" is otherwise unreleased.




http://www.mediafire.com/?09hbp8zbd2cs7d8


The album Spot was posted previously on the Ruder Than Rude blog HERE

The Pharoahs - In the Midnight Hour 7" (1980) [LINK UPDATED 09/11/2016]

You probably know the A side from the 100% British Ska compilation. Thanks to Bruce you can now hear the instrumental B side.

A - In the Midnight Hour
B - Berta

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Sir Horatio - Abracadubra 12" (1981)

Rikard submitted this nice bit of electronic instrumental dub. I'm not a huge fan of dub, but the B-side is a killer track.
I'm not sure what members of A Certain Ratio were involved in this project but these two songs are bonus tracks on the re-release of A Certain Ratio's "To Each..." album.

A - Abracadubra
B - Sommadud

"Abracadubra"




http://www.mediafire.com/?m3747z1kuop40ub

Paul McCartney - Rudolph the Red Nose Reggae (1979)

A - Wonderful Christmastime
B - Rudolph the Red-Nose Reggae


http://www.mediafire.com/?zerw145n7utc75a

The Ska-Ville - Ska Fantastic (1980)

...submitted by Ronan

Some of you may remember Vin Gordon as Don Drummond Jr.

...if not maybe the song The Clash and the Specials Gone to Jail might ring a bell -?

1 Last Call
2 Gun the Man Down
3 Dyema One
4 Military Ska
5 Skin Tone
6 The Clash and The Specials Gone to Jail
7 Skin Head Shuffle
8 River Bank Ska
9 Pink Stripe Shuffle
10 Tribute to the Mods, Skinheads, Punks

http://www.mediafire.com/?yaa8urz1l0yg6yj

Me and You - In the Future 7'' (1979)

A - In the Future
B - In the Future

(same track on both sides)

...submitted by Bruce


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