The title of Ska Giants is a bit of a misnomer; although the Selecter is well represented, there are no contributions on this three-disc, 48-track compilation from Madness, the Specials, or the English Beat. As such, Ska Giants cannot be, as the cover claims, "the ultimate ska collection." What is here isn't bad, including tracks from Bad Manners, Judge Dread, Pauline Black, Laurel Aitken, the Loafers, the Hot Knives, and the Big 5, among others. It's just not the essential overview of British ska-revival that The Two-Tone ...
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The title of Ska Giants is a bit of a misnomer; although the Selecter is well represented, there are no contributions on this three-disc, 48-track compilation from Madness, the Specials, or the English Beat. As such, Ska Giants cannot be, as the cover claims, "the ultimate ska collection." What is here isn't bad, including tracks from Bad Manners, Judge Dread, Pauline Black, Laurel Aitken, the Loafers, the Hot Knives, and the Big 5, among others. It's just not the essential overview of British ska-revival that The Two-Tone Compilation: A Checkered Past is. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
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Add this copy of Ska Giants to cart. $18.48, very good condition, Sold by Salzer's Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ventura, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by City Slang.
