80s Ska Revival on Vinyl Records

As the 1970s were coming to a close, the music scene in the UK was exploding with creative possibilities. New genres that came in to existence earlier in the decade were being creatively mixed with styles from beyond Europe. One such combination created the 80s Ska Revival (AKA The 2 Tone Ska Era). The 60s Ska rhythms from Jamaica and the free form boldness of Punk were blended together with a touch of British Mod style to create a perfect recipe that yielded both jubilation and rebellion. Later in the 80s, the Ska Revival made it's way to the West Coast of America and went through even more transformation. This would eventually lead to Ska's Third Wave. However, that is a story for another video.

In this show we showcase a bunch of Ska Revival essentials from 2 Tone legends such as The Specials and Bad Manners and even a few classics from bands in the U.S.

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[RonnieStanley-tcvi]

I was listening to this in the shower while getting ready for the day. I like the beat of this stuff. It's pretty energetic.

[ecbst]

Perfect start to a road trip this morning.

[Robert-xymt]

Absolutely freakin LOVE your channel!!!!
English Beat! Burning Sensations!! Fishbone!!!
LOVE! LOVE!! LOVE IT!!!

[jimeiden]

Burning Sensations!!! Fantastic Taste. New Fan for Life

[dougterhune]

I forgot how awesome SKA was!!! Thank you for the reminder!

[oldsharkbythesea]

Awesome Z-Bear!
Love the added Video clip / Album Cover format!!!
Best Years for Music.

[RossHMay]

Jacked my back, playin hockey. doin' the heating pad skank, biggliest time! Cheers from SpoCanada...

[hapa]

Cool jams, I haven't heard some these in a long time, and some were new to me.

[Every_Day_islike_Sunday]

This one is going on my regular rotation. Thank you!!❤

[diannalambers]

This was a fun listen!!!! helped me as I sat in my office clacking away on my keyboard!

[SonsOfTheDesert]

Love that this is back!!! Many thanks! Great collection!

[No_Handle_Bars]

I’m pretty sure you’re the DJ that saved my life 💘

[brianreynolds]

Ok. This is awesome!! Thanks so much!!

[BewitchCraft]

I feel like its impossible to be sad to ska, I was feeling kinda meh now I'm bouncing in my chair lol

[claremiller]

I love so much music but ska is my favourite. When I was in high school it was almost all me and my friends listened to (this was the late nineties so we were just weird kids 😂)
Trying to explain A Message To You, Rudy to my own kids, because I play it so often, was surprisingly hard!

[Chalwa]

I would like to hear an East Coast/Carolina beach music show. General Johnson, Tams, Embers, The Showmen, The Tymes, etc.

[LeonardMagnusson]

thankyou thankyou thankyou.
weather has been more like yours around here. the higher numbers.
even had to fire up the fan a couple of times.

[alexmeyers]

Remember ghost town with ska era 80s back in music video i seen it on 2004 zombie movie used bar scene

[jeffl]

It is great to find another eclectic person like me😂

[dukromeo]

back in the mid 90's there was a Ska band out of Missouri that consisted of Elvis, Elvis, and Elvis. 😂 surely someone has heard of or seen the 3 Elvis'
they were wild - shame i don't recall their name.