Band Name: The Ethiopians
Music Album: Train To Skaville: Anthology 1966-1975
Album Release Date: November 2024
Music Genre: Reggae Ska Rocksteady
Record Label: Trojan Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 56 Tracks CD
The Ethiopians are a ska, rocksteady, and reggae vocal group, founded by Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor (15) and Aston Morris. The group started out recording for Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd in 1966. Dillon had previously released some mento songs under the name Jack Sparrow (2). Around late 1966, Morris left the Ethiopians. Having left Dodd, the Ethiopians started recording at Dynamic Studios for the WIRL label, releasing the ska classic song "Train to Skaville", which was their first success. In 1968 they recorded the song "Everything Crash", their first big hit. The song criticised the political situation in Jamaica at the time, such as water rationing and power cuts that led to unrest; such as an incident in which 31 people were shot by police. In September 1975, Taylor was killed by a van while he was crossing a road, but Dillon continued to tour as The Ethiopian.
| 1 | Free Man | 2:38 |
| 2 | Owe Me No Pay Me | 2:30 |
| 3 | Train To Skaville | 2:50 |
| 4 | I Need You | 2:27 |
| 5 | The Whip | 3:00 |
| 6 | Cool It Amigo | 2:35 |
| 7 | Stay Loose Mama | 2:42 |
| 8 | The World Goes Ska | 2:46 |
| 9 | Come On Now | 3:05 |
| 10 | Give Me Your Love | 2:10 |
| 11 | You Got The Dough | 3:15 |
| 12 | Engine 54 | 2:37 |
| 13 | Train To Glory | 2:55 |
| 14 | Fire A Muss Muss Tail | 2:19 |
| 15 | Reggae Hit The Town | 2:26 |
| 16 | I'm Not A King | 2:06 |
| 17 | Not Me | 2:31 |
| 18 | Everything Crash | 2:32 |
| 19 | Hong Kong Flu | 2:17 |
| 20 | Feel The Spirit | 2:25 |
| 21 | What A Fire | 2:39 |
| 22 | Gun Man (Aka You) | 2:03 |
| 23 | Everyday Talking | 3:21 |
| 24 | Woman Captre Man | 2:23 |
| 25 | One (Heart, One Love) | 3:37 |
| 26 | Well Red | 2:46 |
| 27 | My Testimony | 2:24 |
| 28 | Buss Your Mouth (Aka Contention) | 2:38 |
| 1 | Things A Get Bad To Worse | 2:31 |
| 2 | Mek You Go On So | 2:37 |
| 3 | Wreck It Up | 2:26 |
| 4 | Hang On (Aka Don't Let It Go) | 2:10 |
| 5 | I'll Never Get Burnt | 2:57 |
| 6 | Drop Him | 2:22 |
| 7 | Mother's Tender Care | 3:04 |
| 8 | Condition A Bad Yard | 2:25 |
| 9 | Praise Far I | 2:16 |
| 10 | No Baptism | 2:32 |
| 11 | Good Ambition | 2:48 |
| 12 | Lot Wife | 2:45 |
| 13 | He's Not A Rebel | 2:11 |
| 14 | The Selah | 3:05 |
| 15 | Sad News | 3:23 |
| 16 | Solid As A Rock | 3:15 |
| 17 | I Need Someone | 3:09 |
| 18 | Pirate | 2:31 |
| 19 | Israel Want To Be Free | 2:15 |
| 20 | Promises | 2:56 |
| 21 | The Ring | 1:59 |
| 22 | The World Is Love | 2:59 |
| 23 | Hail Brother Rasta, Hail | 3:18 |
| 24 | (I Want To Be A) Better Man | 3:00 |
| 25 | Conquering Lion | 2:38 |
| 26 | Band Yu Belly | 3:12 |
| 27 | Knowledge Is Power | 2:10 |
| 28 | Anorther Moses | 3:00 |
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