Various Artists - (PRESALE 7/3/26) Treasure Isle Ska (DELUXE VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

    Treasure Isle Ska (Various Artists)
    (Deluxe Edition, 140 Gram Vinyl, Remastered)
    Artist: Various Artists Format: LP Release Date: 6/12/2026 

    Label: Charly
    Vendor: Charly Records Limited
    Distributor: AMPED
    UPC: 5060767445150
    Genre: Reggae
    Release Date: 6/12/2026
    Product ID: CHAY672.1

    Weight: .5 lb
 

LP 
Description

This specially curated collection brings together the most "treasured" SKA hits produced by the legendary Jamaican label owner Arthur "Duke" Reid.

Jamaica was blessed at the time with a surfeit of great musicians, some who had learned their craft in the jazz and dance bands that played in the island's upmarket resorts, whilst others had come up through the ranks of the Alpha Boys School band. These musicians would fuel the bands that worked long hours in the studios. To augment them there was always an ample supply of singers, keen to make their mark, filtering through from talent shows and song contests. It is from this world that SKA bubbled up, and left Duke Reid in poll position to make some of not just the finest, but also the most exciting SKA records of the era. "We could fill this album several times over, but this Solid Ska, all-killer-no-filler collection is the perfect starting point for anyone wanting to find out what Duke Reid's Treasure Isle is all about." DEAN RUDLAND

    Tracks
    Credits

    1 1. Baba Brooks Watermelon Man
    2 2. Eric Morris & Ba Ba Brooks Band Strongman Sampson
    3 3. Tommy McCook & His Skatalites Silver Dollar
    4 4. the Techniques Little Did You Know
    5 5. the Skatalites Latin Goes Ska
    6 6. Gloria & the Dreamlets Really Now
    7 7. Stranger Cole Run Joe
    8 8. the Skatalites Occupation
    9 1. Baba Brooks Band Independence Ska (Pussycat)
    10 2. Justin Hinds & the Dominos Love Up Push Up
    11 3. Baba Brooks Band Guns Fever
    12 4. Alton and the Flames Dance Crasher
    13 5. Don Drummond with Tommy McCook Band Lucky Seven
    14 6. the Zodiacs Renegade
    15 7. Baba Brooks Duck Soup
    16 8. Owen and Leon Silvera with Tommy McCook and the Skatalites the Fits Is on Me

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Genre: ALT/INDIE
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 07/03/2026