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Skatalites

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All Time

of 149,982

1,558
Decades
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  48
- 2000s
  
  of 10,554
  
  0
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,290
  
  22
- International
  
  of 2,378
  
  15
- Pop
  
  of 13,659
  
  50

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1990s

3.3844

2000s

0.0000

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Skatalites is ranked overall as 2.2433 out of 4 stars

2.2433

Skatalites Album Rankings

Skatalites scores a combined 3.2317 out of 4 stars for Foundation Ska

Foundation Ska (3.2317)

As fans are well aware, although the Skatalites only officially existed for a mere 14 months or so, the bandmembers' impact on Jamaican music extended far beyond that brief period into the rocksteady ...more

18.98

to

24.98

from (5) sources

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Musical Communion

Musical Communion (0.0000)

Along with Jet Set's Skatalite! and Trojan's Music Is My Occupation, this collection from Culture Press focuses on the Skatalites' fine work for producer Duke Reid from roughly 1962-1965. ...more

13.99

to

19.89

from (2) sources

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Skatalite

Skatalite (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for From Paris With Love

From Paris With Love (0.0000)

Ska music, that peculiar and danceable predecessor of reggae that combines calypso, R&B, swing, and boogie-woogie, has proven a remarkably durable musical genre. ...more

6.98

to

15.06

from (4) sources

Skatalites Meet King Tubby by Skatalites

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Skatalites Meet King Tubby

Skatalites Meet King Tubby (0.0000)

No review available

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Return Of The Big Guns

Return Of The Big Guns (0.0000)

No review available

Laurel Aitken Vs. Ska Titans by Skatalites

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Laurel Aitken Vs. Ska Titans

Laurel Aitken Vs. Ska Titans (0.0000)

No review available

8.29

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Nucleus of Ska

Nucleus of Ska (0.0000)

No review available

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Hog in a Cocoa

Hog in a Cocoa (0.0000)

No review available

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Skamania/Skavoovee

Skamania/Skavoovee (0.0000)

No review available

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire (0.0000)

Ball of Fire finds a reunited Skatalites reworking their greatest hits, playing long, extended passages that allow the band to demonstrate their substantial instrumental abilities. ...more

9.59

to

14.86

from (2) sources

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Lucky Seven

Lucky Seven (0.0000)

No review available

11.77

to

24.45

from (3) sources

In the Mood for Ska: The Moonska Years by Skatalites

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for In the Mood for Ska: The Moonska Years

In the Mood for Ska: The Moonska Years (0.0000)

No review available

11.86

to

20.92

from (4) sources

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Stretching Out

Stretching Out (0.0000)

No review available

19.19

to

26.98

from (5) sources

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Ska Voovee

Ska Voovee (0.0000)

No review available

33.87

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Hi-Bop Ska

Hi-Bop Ska (0.0000)

Over the years, the Skatalites went through their share of personnel changes. ...more

7.98

to

17.98

from (5) sources

Skatalites scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Greetings from Skamania

Greetings from Skamania (0.0000)

So you like vintage ska, with its galloping, proto-reggae backbeats, its massive horn sections and its whanging, hip-shaking drum sound? You like the jazzy solos, the catch phrases shouted out at the ...more