Thursday, March 5, 2020

Record Store Day 2020: US and UK Ska/Reggae Releases!

The 7" single sleeve and paper label feature checkerboards, a stylized illustration of Peter Tosh as a rude boy, and the 2 Tone Records logo.
UPDATE: Record Store Day 2020 has been moved to Saturday, June 20, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic

The list of releases coming out on Record Store Day 2020 in the USA and UK has just been issued--and I've combed through them to see what might be of interest to The Duff Guide to Ska readership. As always, the UK offerings far outpace those in America (sigh), but so it goes. The big headline for 2 Tone fans is a new Specials 10" featuring three previously unreleased dub versions of some of their classic songs, plus reissues of Dance Craze and This Are 2 Tone. Click through the links below for details on each release...

US List:

The Skatalites: Ska Voovee LP + 7" (Jump Up Records)

The Specials: Dubs (“Gangsters (Clangsters Dub)”/“Too Much Too Young (Piano Instrumental)”/“Why? (Dub)”) 10" (Chrysalis/2 Tone)

The TennorsDo the Reggay Dance LP (Sutro Park)

Various Artists: Dance Craze LP (Chrysalis/2 Tone) - Half-speed remaster; first time reissued on vinyl since 1981.

Various Artists: From the Vaults, Volume 2 2xLP/CD (Studio One)

Various ArtistsSoul Jazz Records Presents Studio One 007: Licensed To Ska! James Bond and other Film Soundtracks and TV Themes 7" box set (Soul Jazz Records)

Various ArtistsStudio One Rockers 2xLP (Soul Jazz Records)

Various Artists: The Ska (from Jamaica) LP (BMG/Trojan)

Various Artists: This Are 2 Tone LP (Chrysalis/2 Tone) - Half-speed remaster; first time reissued on vinyl since 1983.


UK List:

Clint Eastwood and General Saint: "Stop That Train" b/w "Talk About Run" 7" (Greensleeves)

The Heptones: Back on Top LP (Burning Sounds)

Lee Perry and Black Ark Players: "Guidance" 12" single picture disc (VP Records)

Lee "Scratch" Perry and Daniel Boyle featuring Max Romeo: Dub Starship Through the Horror Zone LP (Upsetter)

Linton Kwesi Johnson: Bass Culture/LKJ in Dub 2xLP (UMC/Island)

Madness: Work, Rest, and Play EP 2x7" triple gatefold sleeve (Union Square Music/BMG)

Mungo's Hi Fi featuring Marina P., Dennis Alcapone, Tippa Irie: "The Beat Goes Ska!" 7" (Scotch Bonnet)

Operation Ivy: Energy LP (Epitaph)

Peter Tosh: "Buk-In-Hamm Palace" 12" (Spaziale Recordings)

Prince Fatty featuring Shniece Mcmenamin and Horseman: "The Model" 7" (Evergreen Recordings)

The SpecialsDubs (“Gangsters (Clangsters Dub)”/“Too Much Too Young (Piano Instrumental)”/“Why? (Dub)”) 10" (Chrysalis/2 Tone)

Various ArtistsDance Craze LP (Chrysalis/2 Tone) - Half-speed remaster; first time reissued on vinyl since 1981.

Various ArtistsFrom the Vaults, Volume 2 2xLP/CD (Studio One)

Various ArtistsA Mikey Dread Production: His Imperial Majesty 10" (Music on Vinyl)

Various ArtistsSoul Jazz Records Presents Studio One 007: Licensed To Ska! James Bond and other Film Soundtracks and TV Themes 7" box set (Soul Jazz Records)

Various ArtistsStudio One Rockers 2xLP (Soul Jazz Records)

Various ArtistsThe Ska (from Jamaica) LP (BMG/Trojan)

Various ArtistsThis Are 2 Tone LP (Chrysalis/2 Tone) - Half-speed remaster; first time reissued on vinyl since 1983.

Winston Reedy and the Inn House Crew: Black Pearl LP (Room in the Sky)

Xterminator: Earth Feel It 7" box set (Xterminator)

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I will update this list if additional releases are announced.

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