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01. Reuben Anderson - Ambition Of Men
02. Lord Tanomo - Come Down
03. The Decons - Hungry Man
04. Roland Alphonso & Don Drummond - Yard Broom
05. The Skatalites - Good News
06. Ferdie Nelson - Birds And Bees
07. Bibby & The Astronauts - Please Beverly
08. Don Drummond & The Skatalites - Eastern Standard Time
09. Lord Tanamo - I Am Holding On
10. Ferdie Nelson - Lonely And Blue Boy
11. Rico Rodriguez - Let George Do It
12. Ferdie Nelson & Ivan Jap - Ska Down Jamaica Way
13. Bibby & The Astronauts - Sweet Dreams
14. Jackie Opel - Valley Of Green
15. Lord Tanomo - I Had A Dream
16. The Decons - Men Alone
17. Lloyd Brevett - One More Time
18. Ferdie Nelson - Weeping And Wailing
ARTIST
TITLE
Ska From The Vaults Of Federal Records
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
KSCD 081CD KSCD 081CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
6/7/2019

Ska was the name given to the music that came out of Jamaica between 1961-1966. Based on the American R&B and doo-wop records that the sound systems in Kingston Town used to play. However, the American records style started to mellow out, while the Jamaicans preferred a more upbeat sound. So the sound system bosses became record producers to cater for this demand. Sir "Coxsone" Dodd and Duke Reid led the way putting the top musicians on the Island in the studio to make music unmistakably Jamaican. A lot of their early recordings were cut at Federal Records before they built their own studios. Federal Records was the first domestic Jamaican studio, based at 220 Foreshore Road, Hagley Park, Kingston. It opened its doors in 1961 and was owned by Ken Khouri who first licensed American records to the island of Jamaica, before cutting his own tunes, which were some of the first Jamaican R&B and ska singles. Ken Khouri initial studio was Records Limited but very basic so with the help of engineer Graeme Goodall built the new studio complex at 220 Foreshore Road which also contained a pressing plant and disc cutting room. The studio was not only the forerunner for ska music but the music that followed and in 1981 Ken Khouri sold the complex now on the renamed road Marcus Garvey Drive to Bob Marley who renamed the premises Tuff Gong Studios whose legacy carries on today. Kingston Sounds have compiled some of the best ska sounds that came out of the Federal Vaults, with some of the best artists, musicians from the time. The great Lord Tanomo, Don Drummond, Rico Rodriguez, Roland Alphonso, alongside some lesser-known artists. However, one thing is for sure, the quality never drops on this fine collection of ska hot tunes. Also features Reuben Anderson, The Skatalites, Ferdie Nelson, Bibby And The Astronauts, Ivan Jap, and Jackie Opel. CD version includes four bonus tracks featuring: Lord Tanomo, The Decons, Lloyd Brevett, and Ferdie Nelson.