Music Album: Tribute To Tommy - The Best Of Tommy McCook And The Skatalites
Album Release Date: November 1999
Music Genre: Reggae Ska
Record Label: Heartbeat Records (2)
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 17 Tracks Vinyl LP
Tommy McCook, Rolando Alphonso, Johnny Moore, Lester Sterling, Don Drummond, Lloyd Knibb, Lloyd Brevett, Jerry Haynes, and Jackie Mittoo began working together in 1963 and formed The Ska-talites in May 1964. McCook, Drummond, Moore and Sterling were all students at the famed Alpha Boys School in Kingston.
In August 1965 The Skatalites played their last show after Don Drummond's cofinement to Bellvue for the death of his girlfriend, Margarita. The break-up results in the formation of two studio bands, Rolando Alphonso & The Studio One Orchestra and Tommy McCook & The Supersonics.
The band reformed in 1983 and is still active nowadays, despite the death of many original members.
| A1 | Exodus | 2:43 |
| A2 | Adam's Apple (A.k.a. Don't Bother Me No More) | 2:26 |
| A3 | Ska Ba | 2:55 |
| A4 | Freedom Sounds | 3:42 |
| A5 | Latin Go Ska (A.k.a. Pachito Eche) | 3:01 |
| A6 | Cow And Gate | 2:51 |
| A7 | Don't Slam The Door | 2:17 |
| A8 | Trotting In | 3:03 |
| A9 | Road Block | 2:15 |
| B1 | Ska Legion | 3:08 |
| B2 | Peanut Vendor | 3:12 |
| B3 | Sauvitt (A.k.a. Sauvito) | 3:08 |
| B4 | Goldfinger | 2:57 |
| B5 | Junior Jive | 2:30 |
| B6 | A Little Bit Of Heaven | 2:31 |
| B7 | Wheel And Turn | 2:40 |
| B8 | Jazz Walking | 3:19 |
A7 “Don’t Slam The Door” is actually “Always On Sunday.”
Violin - Raymond
Recorded at Jamaica Recording and Publishing Co., Kingston, Jamaica, 1962 to 1965 (Tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A8, A9, B1, B2, B3, B5, B7)
Recorded at Federal Records (Tracks: A5, B4, B6)
Recorded at Treasure Isle Studio, Kingston Jamaica (Track B8).
cat# on spine an backsleeve: HB 216
cat# on labels: HB216
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