Customer Reviews
What a box set !! - By: DavyA, 08 Feb 2007 
3 CDs of absolute classic ska. With the sheer volume of tracks this set provides, its a bargain. This is the real deal.A good cross section of Jamaican ska, with some tracks better known than others (perhaps) but don't let that put you off. If you have only heard the tracks that have also appeared on other ska compilations & you liked them, then the rest of this collection is a must.
This is a really expansive collection of quality ska music & Trojan have done a great jobin selecting the tracks for this set.If you enjoy this , then the Rude Boy box set is also worth a punt.
Classic - By: Labal, 26 Mar 2006 
Questionin a pub quiz I was at not so long ago that ran along the lines of 'Who recently covered the Blondie song - The Tide is High?' Wasn't her song, I complained into my beer, & this proves it... Another great Trojan box set with masses of material that has inspired at least 3 waves of Ska revival, outstanding tracks such as Guns of Navarone, Blazing Fire, Train to Skaville, Phoenix City. I could go on. And of course The Paragons covering Blondie. Grrrrr... BTW If you're into the modern equivalent check out Pama International & The Splitters.
Typically Trojan - great value, great selection - By: Peter Fenelon, 11 May 2004 Trojan box-sets are a great way of building up a collection of Jamaican music - the price is right & the choice of music is almost invariably excellent, & this Ska box is another excellent addition to their line. This is an excellent choice of sixties Ska, concentrating as much on those artists who later moved into reggae as those who stayed Ska purists. There's inevitably some differencein quality between the tracks on here, the average standard of performances & recordings is astonishingly good though. As an introduction to Ska this is fantastic - it shows clearly how the genre evolved into rocksteady & reggae, including a few tracks by people who later became reggae greats alongside the Ska purists.
Top 3 tracks for me:
007 - Desmond Dekker
Miss Jamaica - Jimmy Cliff
Guns of Navarone - Skatalites
