Various Artists - Ska from the Vaults of Wirl Records - Music & Performance - Vinyl

LP version. Ska was the name given to the music that came out of Jamaica between 1961 and '66, based on the American R&B and doo-wop records that the sound systems in Kingston used to play. But the American records' style started to mellow out while the Jamaicans preferred a more upbeat sound. So the sound system bosses became record producers to cater to this demand. Sir Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid led the way, putting the top musicians on the island in the studio to make music, with the emphasis on the offbeat making the music unmistakably Jamaican. WIRL (West Indies Records Limited) was set up by the Jamaican politician Edward Seaga in the late 1950s. He had supervised the recording of an album of ethnic Jamaican music and needed an outlet for it's eventual release. In 1962, the year of Jamaican independence, Seaga became a member of parliament, representing the Jamaica Labour Party, and decided to sell the label to Byron Lee, who changed the name from WIRL to Dynamic Sounds. Ska from the Vaults of WIRL Records features some of the best scorching ska sounds to come out of WIRL, and they still sound as fresh today as they did when they were recorded. Features tracks by the Skatalites, Johnny Moore, Roland Alphonso, and Don Drummond. CD edition features two bonus tracks by the Skatalites: Lawless Street and Marcus Junior.

LP version. Ska was the name given to the music that came out of Jamaica between 1961 and '66, based on the American R&B and doo-wop records that the sound systems in Kingston used to play. But the American records' style started to mellow out while the Jamaicans preferred a more upbeat sound. So the sound system bosses became record producers to cater to this demand. Sir Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid led the way, putting the top musicians on the island in the studio to make music, with the emphasis on the offbeat making the music unmistakably Jamaican. WIRL (West Indies Records Limited) was set up by the Jamaican politician Edward Seaga in the late 1950s. He had supervised the recording of an album of ethnic Jamaican music and needed an outlet for it's eventual release. In 1962, the year of Jamaican independence, Seaga became a member of parliament, representing the Jamaica Labour Party, and decided to sell the label to Byron Lee, who changed the name from WIRL to Dynamic Sounds. Ska from the Vaults of WIRL Records features some of the best scorching ska sounds to come out of WIRL, and they still sound as fresh today as they did when they were recorded. Features tracks by the Skatalites, Johnny Moore, Roland Alphonso, and Don Drummond. CD edition features two bonus tracks by the Skatalites: Lawless Street and Marcus Junior.

Performer	Various Artists
Music genre	World / Reggae
Music subgenre	Ska Compilation
Music release type	Release
Media format	LP
Original release date	2015
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Various Artist - Ska From the Vaults of Wirl Records [Vinyl]
Track listing	01. the Skatalites - Chinatown, 02. the Skatalites - the Reburial, 03. Johnny Moore - South China Sea, 04. Roland Alphonso - Determination, 05. Don Drummond - Love in the Afternoon, 06. the Skatalites - Confucius, 07. the Skatalites - Live Wire, 08. the Skatalites - Ska-Boo-Da-Ba, 09. the Skatalites - a Shot in the Dark, 10. the Skatalites - El Pussycat, 11. the Skatalites - Ska-Ra-Van, 12. the Skatalites - Smiling, 13. the Skatalites - Ringo Rides, 14. Roland Alphonso - VC 10, 15. the Skatalites - Lawless Street*, 16. the Skatalites - Marcus Junior*, *CD Bonus Tracks
Record label	Kingston Sounds
Songwriter	songwriter
Music media format	Vinyl Record
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N