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I took a big chance at the high school dance and bought a lot of 75 ska Cd's on ebay. It was listed as from a now defunct distributor's inventory. Not knowing how many dupes I'd get, the quality of the recordings, whether they might be bootlegs, whether I'd get anything at all made it a chance, but I couldn't pass it up. 75 Cd's for $130 including the shipping.

They arrived today. I got 45 unique titles! They were all wrapped in their original plastic, with their full inserts and liner notes. Some even had the price stickers from the original retailer. They also included a VHS tape, some buttons and some stickers. So far I've only listened to 3 of the CD's, but the quality seems to be there (both in recordings and in the bands).



Here are the details. The number in parenthesis is the number of duplicate copies I received.

Individual Artists:

The Allstonians: The Allston Beat (1)
Bad Manners: Rare & Fatty (2)
The Bluebeats: Dance With Me (1)
Lloyd Brevett and the Skatalites: African Roots (1)
The Busters: Make a Move
Can't Say: True Grit (1)
Dem Brooklyn Bums Big Band: There Goes the Neighborhood
Dr. Ring-Ding & The Senior Allstars: Ram Di Dance
Easy Big Fella: Tasty Bits & Spicy Flicks
The Exceptions: Five Finger Discount
Flashlight: Flashlight (1)
Highball: Holiday
House of Rhythm: In A Different Style
Magadog: DUI-N-I
Tommy McCook: The Authentic Sound of Tommy McCook (2)
Mr. Review: One Way Ticket to Skaville
Mobtown: Cactus Juice (1)
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble: Low Blow (1)
Rude Bones: There'll Be Lots of Hard Times Along the Way
Scofflaws: Ska in Hi-Fi
Scofflaws: The Scofflaws
The Skalars: Change Up (3)
The Skalars (Isaac Green and the Skalars): Skoolin' with the Skalars (1)
Skavoovie & The Epitones: Ripe
Skunks: No Apologies
Skunks: Mixed Nuts (1)
The Suspects: How I Learned to Stop Worrying...
The Tantra Monsters: Stereo (1)
Telegraph: Quit Your Band
Telegraph: Skolars collected:93-96
The Toasters: Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down (4)
The Toasters: Live in London (1)
Too Hectic: Viva Chez Slack

Compilations:
Ska United: A Global Ska Sampler (2)
New York City Swing
Spawn of Skarmageddon
Skarmageddon #4: Armageddeon Time! (2)
California Ska-Quake (1)
California Ska-Quake2: the aftershock
The Spirit of Ska: 10 Years Jubilee Edition
Skank Down Under: Australia & New Zealand's Best Ska Bands (2)
Black Jacket Racket: Vol. 1 (1)
The All-Skanadian Club: The Best of Canadian Ska (1)
Land of the Rising Ska: The Best of Japanese Ska
New York Beat: Breaking and Entering (1)

If you would like to relieve me of my duplicate inventory, contact me via email and we may be able to work something out ($2/cd plus shipping).