Big Ska Band - Big Ska Band LP
SKU: JUMP148
Description:
US import!
Big Ska Band has been together for almost 25 years and has recorded
five albums to date including “Skallelujah”, “Big Ska”, “55:22”,
“Revival” and the brand new self titled Jump Up Records release.
The group is led by Grammy winning producer Joe Ferry, whose
credits include “Hi Bop Ska” by The Skatalites; “Greetings From
Skamania” by The Skatalites; and “The Age of Insects”, “Hit Me” and
“Punk Steady” by SKAndalous Allstars. Joe Ferry is also co-writer
of the modern ska classic, “Skalloween” which has been re-recorded
for this new collection.
On this ten track album the band’s lead vocals are shared by Joey
Ray, who is one of the most in-demand session singers in New York
City, and Corey Glover from Grammy Award winning rock legends
Living Colour. Stylistically, the album delivers something for
everyone – up tempo third wave skankers with hi-octane horns and
gang chorus, laid back summer reggae jams, jazzy Skatalites
instrumentals, SKAandalous All Stars style cover tributes
(including Radiohead’s “Creep” and a stadium rock medley),
rub-a-dubby steppers and so much more! A great listen from start to
finish – this record literally takes you back to the diversity of
records that came out in the 90s third wave heyday.
We also need to mention some more all stars that make up the band!
Uzimon contributes vocals and toasting, Vinnie Noble (Bim Skala Bim
/ Pilfers) throws down some manic trombone and arranged all the
horns with saxophonist Neal Spitzer, Guitarist Dan Kottmann
(credits include Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Sheryl Crow, Santana),
drummer Alan Jax Bowers (Parrot Beach / Jimmy Buffett) plus some
studio wizardry to include samples of The Skatalites, courtesy of
Shanachie Records. To round out the release sleeve art and
lettering was and painted by Joe Ferry himself.
Format & package: LP, solid red vinyl
Record label: Jump Up
Year of release: 2025 (repress)
Tracks:
A1 Big Mouth
A2 Mon A Drunk
A3 Skallawalla
A4 Ska Boss
A5 Rock 'N Roll Pt. II
B1 Carry On
B2 Skalloween
B3 Creep
B4 Don Go Bang
B5 Sympathy
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Weight | 0,4 Kg |
