Name: The Treasure Isle Ska Albums Collection
Brand: Various

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DBCDD031

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-01-11

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013929273139

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Total Cap

2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Various

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

Label GB

Doctor Bird

Doctor Bird is a music label that was founded in the UK by Graeme Goodall, an Australian sound engineer and original shareholder of Island Records. The label was revived by Trojan Records in 1970 for three releases before being relaunched in 2017 as a division of Cherry Red Records. Doctor Bird specializes in vintage Jamaican sounds licensed from the catalogue of Trojan Records.
Graeme Goodall played a significant role in the Jamaican music scene, engineering sessions at various studios and producing countless recordings during the ska era. He also formed other labels such as Pyramid Records and Attack to promote reggae music. Despite relocating to Atlanta, Georgia in the 1970s, Goodall continued his involvement with music until his passing in 2014.
Today, Doctor Bird continues to bring Jamaican rocksteady and other vintage sounds to music enthusiasts worldwide through their curated selection of releases. With its rich history and dedication to preserving iconic Jamaican music, Doctor Bird remains a respected authority on this genre.

By the time the driving rhythms of ska exploded onto the international music scene in 1964, former policeman and legendary producer, Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid was long established as one of Jamaica’s successful and powerful operators, rivalled only by Clement ‘Coxson’ Dodd of Studio One fame. 

At the height of this ska boom, the Duke set to reinforce his reputation as a leading player on the local music scene with the release of The Birth Of Ska and Latin Goes Ska, each featuring a dozen major Jamaican hits of the early 1960s. Both of these hugely collectable albums, along with a further two original Treasure Isle ska collections, The Skatalite! and Don Drummond Greatest Hits, feature on this essential 2CD set, which also includes an additional 19 Jamaican hits from the original ska era. Performed by many of the island’s greatest talents and produced by one of the most demanding record bosses on the Kingston recording scene, the music is of the highest standard, ensuring this 2CD set is an absolute must for all fans of the ever-popular genre!

It features Justin Hinds and the Dominoes, Lester Sterling and the Skatalites, Roland Alphonso, Duke Reid, Don Drummond, Eric Morris etc,

The Treasure Isle Ska Albums Collection

Music GB