Music Album: Kingston Affair
Album Release Date: May 2024
Music Genre: Reggae Ska
Record Label: Moon Ska Europe
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 14 Tracks CD Album
2 Tone ska group formed in 1979 in Coventry, England. The original band split up in 1981 after releasing their second album.
In 1991 Neol Davies and Pauline Black reformed The Selecter with new musicians and toured with the classic repertoire. Two years later Neol Davis left, leaving Pauline Black leading The Selecter through the 90's up to 2004 aided by original Producer Roger Lomas.
In 2010 Davies started a new band and performing as 'Neol Davies aka The Selecter' while Pauline Black reunited with Arthur "Gaps" Hendrickson recorded a new Selecter album, 'Made In Britain' and started touring again up to the present.
| 1 | Kingston Affair |
| 2 | Can U Hear |
| 3 | Spirit Of 69 |
| 4 | What A Confusion |
| 5 | Scorpion Rising |
| 6 | Jack Knife |
| 7 | Better Must Come |
| 8 | Scorpion Hits Back |
| 9 | Ultra Viper |
| 10 | Cactus Rock |
| 11 | Kingston Excursion |
| Bonus Tracks | |
| 12 | Double Barrel (Live) |
| 13 | Monkey Spanner (Live) |
| 14 | Train To Skaville (Live) |
Record label sales notes:
Moon Ska are proud to release an album of all time Reggae and Ska legend Dave Barker. Famous for his chart topping Skinhead Reggae hits "Double Barrel" and "Monkey Spanner" with Ansel Collins back in the late 60s.
This album released in 2000 on Moon Ska Europe captures Dave Barker in the studio with 2-Tone Ska legends The Selecter creating a new album of Skinhead Reggae and Ska classics for the new century. Featuring new and exciting versions of "Better Must Come" and "What A Confusion" (originally featured on The Selecter’s "Cruel Britannia" album) and an updated version of "The Viper" aka "Ultra Viper".
This album will not disappoint true Ska fans. There are also new live versions of "Double Barrel", "Monkey Spanner" and "Train To Skaville" recorded live on the The Selecter and Dave Barker tour.
The CD comes with a 6 page booklet with informative sleeve notes.
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