Originated from the new-wave scene that followed the punk explosion of the late 70's, The Police stood out of the pack mostly due to the fusion of reggae and punk that permeated their music. When you top that with an exquisite songwriting talent and a level of execution that was way above the band with which they shared the scene, you have a band for the ages. In The Many Faces Of The Police we will explore the band’s different paths, their lesser known projects, we will honor their songs and finally we will examine the scene that gave birth to their career. The Many Faces Of The Police is an essential album for every rock music fan, a fantastic journey through their music, presented with extended liner notes, a luxurious cover art and remastered sound.

The Selecter were one of the key bands of the ska revival in the late 70's. They were one of the few racially and sexually integrated bands on the scene. Vocalist Pauline Black wrote about sexism, racism, and social issues. Their debut release was the AA side of the Specials single 'Gangsters' in the summer of 1979, which just consisted of Neol Davies and John Bradbury (of The Specials) before quickly forming a full band by the end of the year. This new 30 track release collects all their recordings made for the BBC, from radio session, in concert and various TV appearances collected for the first time. The limited-edition vinyl format is a 3LP Standard Weight Black Vinyl in a Rigid Slipcase with printed inners and a 4-page insert and the CD format is a DVD sized Mediabook with 2 CDs and 1 Blu-ray and a 20-page booklet, both featuring new 6000-word liner notes by Simon Price (Melody Make, Curepedia) featuring new band interviews.

Released in 2000 by Hip-O Records, Ultimate Collection is a definitive 19-track retrospective celebrating the career of seminal British ska revivalists Madness. Bringing together iconic tracks previously dispersed across Two-Tone, Stiff, Sire, and Geffen labels, this collection provides an essential overview of the band's peak hit-making era spanning the late 1970s through the mid-1980s. Highlighting their unique blend of energetic 2-Tone ska, catchy pop songwriting, and signature "nutty sound," the release features massive international hits and UK chart-toppers such as "Our House," "It Must Be Love," "One Step Beyond," "House Of Fun," "Night Boat To Cairo," and "Baggy Trousers." Complete with early Two-Tone single versions and key mid-career singles like "Michael Caine" and "The Sun And The Rain," this single-disc compilation remains a essential introduction to one of the UK's most beloved pop-ska acts.

Curated by celebrated broadcaster and DJ Gary Crowley and released in 2004 by Discotheque, Gary Crowley Presents…Where the Action Is! is a definitive 2-CD compilation capturing the vibrant soundscape of 1960s British Mod subculture and its underground influences. Disc 1 dives into explosive UK freakbeat, garage rock, and mod pop, featuring high-energy classics and rare cuts from iconic acts like The Birds, The Creation, Fleur De Lys, David Bowie, The Kinks, Small Faces, and The Action. Disc 2 highlights the soulful dancefloor fillers, northern soul, and Jamaican ska/rocksteady tracks that fueled late-night mod club culture, showcasing legends such as Dobie Gray, Betty Everett, The Showstoppers, The Skatalites, The Ethiopians, and Desmond Dekker & The Aces.

Too Much Pressure (Deluxe 40th Anniversary Edition) is a expanded 3-CD collection released in 2021 by Two-Tone Records (CDL TTX5002), commemorating the classic 1980 debut album by 2 Tone ska pioneers The Selecter. Fronted by Pauline Black, the Coventry-based band blended energetic 2 Tone ska with socially conscious lyrics tackling racism and sexism. CD1 contains the newly remastered original album (featuring hits like "Three Minute Hero" and "Missing Words"). CD2 collects non-album singles, B-sides, a 1979 John Peel session, and rare outtakes. CD3 delivers a newly mixed live concert recorded at Tiffany's in Coventry on November 29, 1979, alongside live bonus tracks from Hemel Hempstead in 1980.

Walk In Africa 1979-81 is a seminal 2013 retrospective anthology released by Light In The Attic Records, documenting the short-lived yet ground-breaking legacy of South African multiracial band National Wake. Operating at extreme personal risk during the height of apartheid in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the band—formed by Jewish architect Ivan Kadey alongside Soweto-born brothers Gary and Steve Khoza—defied brutal racial segregation laws to forge a revolutionary sound. Seamlessly blending the fierce energy of British punk rock (reminiscent of The Clash and The Sex Pistols) with dub reggae, ska, and traditional African rhythms, National Wake created a powerful soundtrack of defiance and unity. Featuring essential, politically charged anthems like International News, Black Punk Rockers, and the title track Walk In Africa, this compilation stands as a vital historical document and a triumphant monument to anti-apartheid musical resistance.

This Is Trojan brings together 60 definitive reggae classics on a stellar 3-CD box set, showcasing the golden eras of Jamaican popular music through 5 UK Number 1s and 35 UK Top 20 hits. Boasting seminal tracks from legendary heavyweights like Desmond Dekker, Harry J All Stars, Ken Boothe, John Holt, The Ethiopians, and The Maytals, the collection also features authoritative liner notes written by the legendary filmmaker and DJ, Don Letts. Beautifully capturing the historical shift from the bouncy syncopation of mid-60s ska to the soulful tempos of rocksteady and the heavy basslines of early roots reggae, this anthology serves as both the perfect entry point for newcomers and an invaluable, high-fidelity archive for seasoned deep-crate aficionados.

Island's multi-part overview of the company's first forty years gets off to a flying start with 1959-1964: Ska's the Limit, an excellent 20-track collection tracking the music's evolution from its origins as a shuffling Caribbean variant of R&B known primarily as "Jamaican blues" to the worldwide success of Millie Small's classic "My Boy Lollipop." Opening with Laurel Aitken's 1959 smash "Boogie in My Bones," the set moves forward in a loosely chronological fashion, the music slowly adopting the more pronounced beats which heralded its transformation into ska; along the way there are early recordings from Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, as well as landmark hits from Derrick & Patsy ("Housewife's Choice") and Justin Hinds & the Dominoes ("Carry, Go, Bring, Come"). A superb introduction not only to early ska, but also to the label which introduced it to the world.

Stand With The Youth is a spectacularly high-octane, deeply infectious, and masterfully paced ska-punk masterpiece by the premier Canadian brass-fueled rock & roll outfit K-Man & The 45s, released in 2019 by the legendary Montreal-based independent label Stomp Records. Spanning a lean, breathless 33 minutes across 12 hyper-energetic tracks, this high-fidelity studio document acts as a definitive showcase of the band's signature "ska-roll" sound—a furious, danceable cocktail that fuses traditional Jamaican offbeats with the raw power of 77 punk rock, heavy garage riffs, and blistering classic horn lines. Driven by frontman K-Man's gritty vocals and an absolutely relentless rhythm section, the production avoids modern, over-polished sterile traps, favoring an explosive organic room sound that captures the sweat and adrenaline of their renowned live performances. The tracklist rolls forward as an unstoppable non-stop barrage, guiding listeners through politically conscious anthems like the title track "Stand With the Youth" and "Hooligans," alongside fast-paced genre-bending ragers like "Hero With a Death Ray" and "Paranoid Panic." Exceptionally preserved in pristine lossless FLAC quality with an intact cue sheet and direct sector verification logging, this modern rude boy document stands as an absolute mandatory cornerstone and a prized collector's holy grail for global purists of modern Third Wave ska, high-energy Canadian punk rock, and triumphant horn-drenched history.

24 tracks new to CD. First serious collection of 60s British ska. The very best of Dandy’s early recordings.