Band Name: The Skatalites
Music Album: Ska Authentic
Album Release Date: April 1974
Music Genre: Reggae Ska
Record Label: Studio One
Album Release Country: Jamaica
Music Record Type: 12 Tracks Vinyl Album LP Repress
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 | Lee Oswald |
| A2 | Bridge View |
| A3 | President Kennedy |
| A4 | Further East |
| A5 | You're So Delightful |
| A6 | Ska In Vienna Woods |
| B1 | Four Corners |
| B2 | Scrap Iron |
| B3 | Royal Flush |
| B4 | Feeling Good |
| B5 | Ball Of Fire |
| B6 | Christine Keiler |
Sleeve subtitled: "Presenting THE ORIGINAL SKA-TALITES From Jamaica"
Etched Matrix Nbr: CN 2886
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The back cover as well as the label list only 5 titles for the A side although 6 are on the vinyl, A6 is the non mentioned title.
A1 is Titled "Lee Oswald" on the cover but "Lee Harvey Oswald" on the label.
Re-Pressing from 1974. The matrix confirms this. Not only that, but the cover has Authentic in a red box (originally in an orange box up until 1970) and the 'K' in Ska is in green - originally just a darker yellow.
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