V/A - THIS IS JAMAICA SKA Vinyl LP Hard Rock but the album’s main musical

but the album’s main musical inspirations come from the punked-out nuggets of the infamous ‘Killed By Death’ compilation series

It was an auspicious decision – that weekend

The album’s closing song

I really wanted it to sound like it’s on my couch -- not in a lo-fi way

rock and disco

V/A - THIS IS JAMAICA SKA Vinyl LP Hard Rock but the album’s main musicalWhen first released, This Is Jamaica Ska followed in the footsteps of the successful Ska Authentic releases and also marked the first time that Clement Dodd began to showcase on LP his new discovery, The Wailers, who had begun tearing up the dances in Kingston with Simmer Down. This song had been held for exclusive use in the dances before it was finally put out on 45, now it gained album status marking the increased visibility of the group in the