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Moon Records/Moon Ska Albums MR051 to MR100

 

Ska in Hi-Fi

Moon Ska MR052 CD, released 1995 (U.S.)

The Scofflaws' second full-length effort did not disappoint. This is a fun album. I highly recommend it. CD only. Common.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR052 CD 3-5 3 Stable

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Grunt!

Pork Hunt PORK 002 CD, released 1994 (Australia)

Moon Ska MR053 CD, released 1995 (U.S.)

Sound System 96CDA003 CD, released 1996 (Australia)

The Porkers were (are?)...silly. They were a loud punk-ska band from Australia. They had a band member who wore a mask (ala He Who Cannot Be Named from the Dwarves). The one time I saw them play, he did something unfortunate with duct tape and a balloon full of whipped cream. They had a couple of fun songs. CD only.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Pork Hunt PORK 002 CD 5-8 4 Stable
Moon Ska MR053 CD 3-5 3 Stable
Sound System 96CDA003 CD 2-4 4 Stable
Moon Ska and Sound System CDs
Credits John Vaccaro: CD image

This page was last updated on April 1, 2020.

 

100% Latin Ska Vol. 1

Moon Ska MR054 CD, released 1995 (U.S.)

Latin Ska Vol. 1...pretty much what you might expect. No vinyl - just CD.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR054 CD 4-6 3 Stable

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S/T

Facefirst 5501 CD, released 1994 (U.S.)

Distributed by Moon Ska as MR055

I never really got into Magadog. I did see them play once or twice - they put on a solid show. This was a CD-only release. There are two versions floating around - one with "5501" on the spine and one without.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Facefirst 5501 CD 2-4 4 Stable
Credits Charlie Leonard: Info about the variations

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The Truth About the...NY Citizens

Moon Ska MR056 CD, released 1995 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 009, released 1996 (UK)

This disc was kind of all over the place. It was not an anthology...not a greatest hits, per se...it basically tied up a lot of loose ends. Several tracks on here were released on their two full-lengths, some others came from singles and compilations, but a good chunk of this CD was made up of previously unreleased material. There is no escaping this one if you want a full NY Citizens collection. CD only, not too hard to find...yet...

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR056 CD 3-5 5 Stable
Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 009 2-4 2 Stable

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S/T

Moon Ska MR057 CD, released 1995 (U.S.)

Jimco JICK-89812 CD, released 1996 (Japan)

Grover GRO-LP 029/GRO-CD 029, released 1998 (Germany)

This is a band that I enjoyed much more in person than in recorded form. I don't know why. I love me some instrumental ska. These were some very talented musicians. This one was initially CD only, but it eventually came out on black vinyl in Germany on Grover.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR057 CD 3-5 3 Stable
Jimco JICK-89812 CD 15-20 3 Stable
Grover GRO-LP 029 Black 20-25 4 Stable
Grover GRO-CD 029 5-8 5 Stable

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Spawn of Skarmageddon

Moon Ska MR058 2xCD, released 1995 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON DCD 502 2xCD (UK)

The Skarmageddon series continues...there some interesting stuff on all of them. They are all chock full of material, and are all double CDs.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR058 2xCD 3-5 2 Stable
Moon Ska Europe MOON DCD 502 2xCD 5-8 5 Stable

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Oolooloo

Moon Ska MR059 CD, released 1995 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 010 CD (UK)

Asbestos/Underground Communique ASB/UCR072 LP, released 2012/2013/2018 (U.S.)

Shattered World SW001 LP, released 2012 (U.S.)

Classic Pietasters. Solid album throughout. This was the Pietasters' first release on Moon Ska. Only available in CD form prior to 2012. At that point, it was released on vinyl for the first time as a joint effort between Asbestos Records, Underground Communique, and others (including my sort-of-active label, Shattered World Music). There were 197 pressed on blue vinyl and 292 on black vinyl. Of the 292 black copies, 50 made up the Shattered World Edition of the record. These were all stamped and hand-numbered:




The vinyl release went well, so there were additional pressings. The second pressing was of 500 copies on red vinyl. All of the smaller participant labels remained on the sleeves for that one. In 2018, there was a third pressing on white vinyl, released exclusively at Commonwealth Dry Goods in Fairfax, VA. Eventually, the band expanded this and started selling the white one through its own website. The white vinyl version retained Asbestos and Underground Communique logos and dropped the rest of the labels that particpated in the first pressing release.

If you buy the original CD, be forewarned - there is no division between the third and fourth tracks ("Tell You Why" and " Maggie Mae"), so the track numbering is off. I heard this actually pissed off the band quite a bit. The whole album was later included on the 1992-1996 anthology.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR059 CD 2-4 3 Down
Asbestos/Underground Communique ASB/UCR072 Blue 20-25 8 Stable
Asbestos/Underground Communique ASB/UCR072 Black 15-20 7 Stable
Shattered World SW001 Black 20-25 9 Stable
Asbestos/Underground Communique ASB/UCR072 Red 20-25 5 Stable
Asbestos/Underground Communique ASB/UCR072 White 20-25 4 Stable
Test Pressing
Blue
Black
Shattered World Edition
Red
White
Test Pressing 1st Press: Black vinyl, white labels

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The Bluebeat Years

Moon Ska MR061 CD, released 1995 (U.S.)


The Story So Far...

Grover GRO-LP 008/GRO-CD 008, released 1995/2016 (Germany)

I adored Laurel Aitken. He was a wonderful man and a great performer. He meant so much to the history of ska, and never quite got full credit because he was not born in Jamaica. I only got to meet him once, and I consider myself a better person for it. The Bluebeat Years (and the German version, The Story So Far..., which is exactly the same album with different artwork) is a great set of more recent recordings of some of his classics. If you are not that familiar with his extensive body of work, this disc is an excellent starting point. The U.S. version was never released on vinyl, but the German vinyl was.

In 2016, Grover re-pressed the vinyl - they did 250 copies on blue vinyl, and it came with a copy of the CD. Easy to find for the moment, despite its scarcity.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR061 CD 5-8 5 Stable
Grover GRO-CD 008 4-6 1 Stable
Grover GRO-LP 008 Black 8-12 4 Stable
Grover GRO-LP 008 Blue + CD 15-20 7 Stable

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Fat Footin'

Moon Ska MR062 CD, released 1995 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 011, released 1995 (UK)

Skavoovie & the Epitones were a truly unique band. They put a ton of energy into their performances, and were always a lot of fun to see live. Fat Footin' was probably their most complete album. Only released on CD.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR062 CD 2-4 2 Down
Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 011 3-5 3 Stable

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Mr. Twist

Moon Ska MR065 CD / MR065C Cassette, released 1996 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 012, released 1996 (UK)

Asian Man AM-309 LP, released 2017 (U.S.)


Spy Market

Tachyon International TR-C-318 CD, released 1997 (Japan)

Mr. Twist...the second Let's Go Bowling album. Originally just released on CD and cassette. Asian Man finally gave it a vinyl release in 2017 - 550 copies were pressed on random color vinyl. Fairly easy to find so far.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR065 CD 1-3 1 Stable
Moon Ska MR065C Cassette 4-6 4 Stable
Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 012 CD 3-5 4 Stable
Tachyon International TR-C-318 CD 20-25 6 Stable
Asian Man AM-309 LP 15-20 5 Stable
Mr. Twist CD variants
Credits John Vaccaro: CD variants image and info

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God Bless Satan

Pass the Virgin MR-666 CD (self-released), released 1994 (U.S.)

Moon Ska MR666 CD, released 1994 (U.S.)

Koch KOC-CD-8060 CD, released 2000 (U.S.)

Jump Up! MEPH666LP + JUMP665 7", released 2012/2016/2017 (U.S.)

Jump Up! JUMPTAPE666 Cassette, released 2017 (U.S.)

Alright, I like this album, and I like myself a little less for it. No, this is a fun one, despite the shtik. When I was a ska DJ in the late '90s, though, people requested the "Bumblebee Tuna Song" almost every show for a year. That got old. I have always loved "Saba," though. I have a great story involving that song and a friend of mine, which I will share over drinks sometime.

Originally, this one was only released on CD, but it was first self-released, but it carried the Moon Ska catalogue number it would later have. Moon Ska re-released it with their logo. They used the number MR666 (because of course they did), but it took the place of MR066 in the numbering system, so that worked out fairly nicely. The CD was reissued in 2000 on Koch Records.

Starting in 2012, Jump Up! started pressing God Bless Satan on vinyl. This part gets a little convoluted. Bear with me. The first vinyl pressing was on blood red vinyl, of course. The album had the catalogue number MEPH666LP, and it came with a bonus 7" of the tracks from the band's original demo tape. The 7" had a different catalogue number: JUMP665. Cool. A version of this pressing came with a slipmat with the Mephiskapheles logo on it. The first re-press has gotten fairly scarce and is not the cheapest. The presence or absence of the slipmat has not seemed to have had any effect on pricing.

Next...there was a run of 50 copies in 2016 with screen-printed sleeves (black sleeves with the band's logo). The vinyl was supposedly black for these, but I have not actually seen this one, so I cannot confirm. I can confirm the 50 copies, though - that was printed on the back of the sleeve. In 2017, it was repressed again. Twice, it would seem. These were definitely red. The 7" was on red vinyl as well, but had blank, black labels. The album came in a plain black sleeve, but inside a screen-printed tote bag with the band's logo on it. Finally, the last version (so far), also in 2017, had the original sleeve, and was on red vinyl. However, the 7" for this edition had no labels at all. Jump Up! also did a cassette in 2017.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Pass the Virgin CD 4-6 3 Stable
Moon Ska MR666 CD 2-4 2 Stable
Koch KOC-CD-8060 CD 4-6 5 Stable
Jump Up! MEPH666LP + JUMP665 7" Red 30-40 6 Volatile
Jump Up! MEPH666LP Black + JUMP665 7" Red - Screen-printed sleeve 30-40 9 Volatile
Jump Up! MEPH666LP + JUMP665 7" Red - Screen-printed Tote Bag, black labels on 7" 30-40 8 Volatile
Jump Up! MEPH666LP JUMP665 7" Red - Screen-printed Sleeve, no labels on 7" 20-30 7 Volatile
Jump Up! JUMPTAPE666 Cassette 6-10 7 Stable
1st Press Red
Red 7" - 1st Press
Slipmat
Credits Screen-printed sleeve images: Discogs

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Better Late than Never

Moon Ska MR067 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 013 CD, released 1996 (UK)

Special Potato SP-0003 2xLP / CD, released 2002 (U.S.)

Asbestos ASB041 LP + 7", released 2009 (U.S.)

Brainlab Groove BLGR011LP 2xLP, released 2015 (Italy)

Jump Up! JUMPTAPE016, released 2018 (U.S.)

The Slackers' first album was a game changer. There were some really solid ska albums on the market when this one came out. Better Late than Never raised the bar. Excellent, top to bottom. The only knock on it might be that the production was a little bit bass-heavy, which muted the rest of the sound a bit. The album was remastered years later and re-released on Special Potato (along with three bonus tracks from the original recording sessions). At that point, it was also released on vinyl for the first time - as a double LP on black vinyl. That double LP was a very easy find for several years, and then suddenly became scarce (which mostly coincided with the Jammyland shop closing).<.p>

Asbestos Records repressed Better Late than Never again in 2009. This version did not include the three bonus tracks. It was also done as an LP + 7". The Asbestos version is much rarer than the previous one (150 copies on black vinyl and 350 on white). It stayed reasonably priced for a long time, but those days are gone.

Not done yet. In 2015, Italy's Brainlab Groove re-pressed it again. This one was the double LP version with the bonus tracks. Pressed on clear (ish) and black vinyl. Already pretty tough to get.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
MR067 CD 6-8 4 Stable
SP-0003 2xLP 35-45 6 Stable
ASB041 LP+7" Black 40-55 8 Volatile
Asbestos ASB041 LP+7" White (350) 35-50 6 Volatile
BLGR011LP 2xLP Clear 30-40 6 Up
BLGR011LP 2xLP Black 25-35 5 Stable
Special Potato Disc 1
Special Potato Disc 2
ASB041 LP Test Pressing
ASB041 7" Test Pressing
ASB041 LP Black Vinyl
ASB041 7" Black Vinyl
ASB041 LP White Vinyl
ASB041 7" White Vinyl
BLGR011LP Clear Vinyl
BLGR011LP Black Vinyl

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Static World View

Moon Ska MR068 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 014 CD, released 1996 (UK)

Tachyon International TR-C-319 CD, released 1996 (Japan)

Asbestos ASB 050 LP, released 2010 (U.S.)

Spring Heeled Jack...who woulda thought that a band name like that would actually bring legal troubles? Apparently, there was a British group named Spring Heel Jack who took issue with the name. They ended up adding "USA" to the end of their name to address it. It was our very own third wave version of The English Beat controversy! Anyway, Static World View was Spring Heeled Jack's first album. It has some good moments. CD only until 2010, when Asbestos pressed it on vinyl for the first time (500 copies on black vinyl).

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR068 CD 2-4 3 Stable
Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 014 CD 2-4 4 Stable
Tachyon International TR-C-319 CD 3-5 6 Stable
Asbestos ASB 050 LP 15-18 5 Stable

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Self-released Cassette, released 1994 (U.S.)

Distributed by Moon Ska as MR069

Agent 99 released their own self-titled cassette in 1994, which was distributed by Moon Ska. Versions exist of the cassette with and without the Moon Ska catalogue number on them. Presumably, those without are earlier. Both are very hard to find. Agent 99 was fronted by Dunia Best. I have always loved her voice.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Agent 99 Cassette 25-30 7 Stable
Credits Charlie Leonard: info about the cassette variants

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Moviendo Los Pies

Self-released LPN020 Cassette, released 1994 (U.S.)

Distributed by Moon Ska as MR070


Pepe Lobo CD, released 2000 (Mexico)

Puerto Rico's Los Pies Negros gained themselves a little mainland U.S. exposure with this cassette (their second). It was distributed by Moon Ska, and is not a common find anymore. A CD version of it was released several years later on Pepe Lobo Records - that one is a bit easier to track down. Both are fairly tough, though.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
LPN020 Cassette 8-12 7 Stable
Pepe Lobo CD 12-15 5 Stable

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The 4-Track Adventures of Venice Shoreline Chris

Moon Ska MR071 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 015 (UK)

Asian Man AM-109 CD, released 2001 (U.S.)

Ska in the World SIWI-028, released 2005 (Japan)

Chris Murray puts on a really good solo show (still). It is truly impressive what he is able to do with just his guitar. This is a good disc. I rarely find myself listening to it these days, but it is solid. CD only, re-released a few times.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR071 CD 3-5 4 Stable
Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 015 5-8 5 Stable
Asian Man AM-109 CD 4-6 4 Stable
Ska in the World SIWI-028 CD 15-20 3 Stable

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Closer Than You: Florida Ska

Moon Ska MR072 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

I have actually never heard this disc, so I can't really comment. No vinyl version - just CD. Still common.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR072 CD 2-4 3 Stable

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Horny for Ska

Moon Ska MR076 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 016, released 1996 (UK)

More Ruder than You. Another CD-only release. It was never that tough to find.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR076 CD 1-3 2 Down
Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 016 2-4 3 Stable

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Skank Down Under

Moon Ska MR077 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

As you might imagine, this was a ska comp of Australilan and New Zealander bands. No, it was not just a Porkers album. CD only.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR077 CD 3-5 3 Stable

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California Skaquake 2: The Aftershock

Moon Ska MR078 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe ‎MOON CD 017, released 1996 (UK)

Well, the sequel was not quite as good as the original. There was still some solid material on this comp, though. Honestly, the overwhelming majority of Moon Ska compilations almost always had a few tracks that made the discs worthwhile. CD only.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR078 CD 3-5 3 Stable
Moon Ska Europe ‎MOON CD 017 2-4 4 Stable

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No Apologies

Moon Ska MR079 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 018, released 1996 (UK)

Another album by the Skunks. Several members of this band ended up in Eastern Standard Time. This was their last album, only available on CD.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR079 CD 1-3 2 Stable
Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 018 6-8 5 Stable

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Traditions

Moon Ska MR080 CD, released 1997 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 019, released 1997 (UK)

Traditions was the only Los Hooligans album to appear on Moon Ska. Only available on CD.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR080 CD 2-4 1 Stable
Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 019 2-4 4 Stable

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Strapped Live!

Moon Ska MR081 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Jump Up! JUMPTAPE019 cassette, released 2019 (U.S.)

You'll be shocked to learn that Strapped Live! was a live album. It was compiled over two nights at the Black Cat in DC, and there could be no more perfect venue for this. It is a great live show (or two live shows) - a good representation of the band's live presence of the era. Steve's banter is included at no extra cost. This CD-only release was also later included in full on the 1992-1996 triple CD. Jump Up! also released a cassette version of it in 2019.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR081 CD 3-5 3 Down

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Hard Band for Dead

Moon Ska MR083 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Moon Ska MR-PRO2 Promo CD (U.S.)

Moon Ska Brazil MSB002 CD, released 1997 (Brazil)


2 Tone Army

Pork Pie EFA 04632 CD, released 1996 (Germany)

Rock'n'Roller RNR 030 Cassette, released 1998 (Poland)

Megalith MEV008 CD, released 2011 (U.S.)

Jump Up! JUMP099LP / Megalith MEV008 LP, released 2011/2017 (U.S.)

Megalith MEGA 042 CD, released 2012 (U.S.)

Jump Up! JUMP099TAPE Cassette, released 2017 (U.S.)

The Toasters in their prime. This one was solid. I swear this used to be a simple entry. No longer, I'm afraid. Initially, Hard Band for Dead was a CD-only release on Moon Ska in the States and in Brazil (there was also a U.S. Moon Ska promo CD). Then...it was released as 2 Tone Army on Pork Pie in Germany and as a Polish cassette. Megalith re-pressed the 2 Tone Army CD in both 2011 and 2012. In 2011, Jump Up! and Megalith combined to press 2 Tone Army on vinyl for the first time. I'm pretty sure it was initially on grey marble and green marble vinyl, but it also ended up on white marble and clear vinyl. They re-pressed it again on black vinyl in 2017, to go along with a Jump Up! cassette version.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR083 CD 2-4 1 Down
Moon Ska MR-PR02 Promo CD 8-12 6 Stable
Moon Ska Brazil MSB002 CD 8-12 6 Stable
Pork Pie EFA 04632 CD 3-5 5 Stable
Rock'n'Roller RNR 030 Cassette 6-8 4 Stable
Megalith MEV008 CD 6-10 4 Stable
Megalith MEGA 042 CD 6-10 4 Stable
Jump Up! JUMP099LP / Megalith MEV008 LP Grey Marble 15-20 4 Stable
Jump Up! JUMP099LP / Megalith MEV008 LP Green Marble 15-20 5 Stable
Jump Up! JUMP099LP / Megalith MEV008 LP White Marble 15-20 4 Stable
Jump Up! JUMP099LP / Megalith MEV008 LP Clear 15-20 6 Stable
Jump Up! JUMP099LP / Megalith MEV008 LP Black 15-20 4 Stable
Jump Up! JUMP099TAPE Cassette 6-8 4 Stable
Grey Marble
Green Marble
Credits Charlie Leonard: Promo CD information
Discogs: Several sleeve images

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Viva Chez Slack

Moon Ska MR084 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Too Hectic should have gotten more attention. They were a great band that put on a consistently fun live show. I saw Too Hectic play a good number of times, as they were from Syracuse, and I lived in upstate New York for most of the time they were together. I feel as though the live band's energy did not fully translate to the studio recordings. It's still very good, and several tracks have stayed in pretty regular rotation for me. It is not the easiest disc to find these days, but it is worth the effort to track down.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR084 CD 10-15 6 Stable

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Barbecued Cats

Moon Ska MR085 CD, released 1997 (U.S.)

Florida ska-punk. CD only.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR085 CD 8-12 5 Stable

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Skoolin' with the Skalars

Moon Ska MR086 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 021, released 1996 (UK)

Jump Up! JUMP158LP / JUMP158TAPE Cassette, released 2019 (U.S.)

Solid band, good female vocals. This one was exclusively available exclusively on CD until Jump Up! did vinyl and cassette versions in 2019. The vinyl was limited to 300 copies on white cloud vinyl.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR086 CD 5-8 4 Stable
Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 021 3-5 4 Stable
Jump Up! JUMP158LP White Cloud 15-18 7 Stable
Jump Up! JUMP158TAPE Cassette 5-8 5 Stable

This page was last updated on March 30, 2020.

 

In a Different Style

Moon Ska MR087 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Dojo Limited DOXO DCD 264 2xCD, released 1996 (UK)

House of Rhythm was a fairly talented British band. They backed Laurel Aitken while he toured in Europe in the mid-'90s, and they did it well. CD only.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR087 CD 2-4 4 Stable
Dojo Limited DOXO DCD 264 2xCD 4-6 2 Stable

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Trojan Warriors: For Your Protection

Moon Ska MR088 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

I don't think it would really be possible to explain just how important Gaz Mayall is to the ska world. His band, The Trojans, was a ubiquitous force in the UK ska scene for a good, long time. Beyond that, Gaz's label, Gaz's Rockin' Records, really kept ska alive globally in the '80s and early '90s. Gaz was also extremely influential in the Japanese ska scene. He released the first Ska Flames album back in 1988, and The Ska Flames effectively became Japan's Skatalites. All the other important bands there through the '90s and beyond can be traced in some way to The Ska Flames...and Gaz must be given some credit for their rise. All of The Trojans' albums were released on Gaz's label. This one was a greatest hits of sorts, only available on CD from Moon Ska.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR088 CD 3-5 3 Stable

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Latin Ska Vol. II

Moon Ska MR090 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

More ska fun in Spanish. CD only.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR090 CD 2-4 5 Stable

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Dance With Me

Moon Ska MR091 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 022, released 1996 (UK)

I liked The Bluebeats. I never actually got to see them (though I once missed them by about two hours at a show in NY due to bad flight timing). They had a solid sound, and I think this was their best effort.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR091 CD 4-6 4 Stable
Moon Ska Europe MOON CD 022 3-5 3 Stable

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Low Blow

Moon Ska MR092 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Grover GRO-LP 013/GRO-CD 013, released 1996/2018 (Germany)

The New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble returns, hitting below the belt this time. It was only available on CD in the States, but Grover offered up a vinyl version. They re-pressed it in 2018 on blue vinyl. The blue one was limited to 250 copies.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR092 CD 3-5 2 Stable
Grover GRO-LP 013 Black 15-18 4 Stable
GRO-CD 013 6-10 2 Stable
Grover GRO-LP 013 Blue 15-18 7 Stable

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The Allston Beat

Moon Ska MR093 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe ‎MOON CD 023, released 1997 (UK)

The sophomore (and, as it was, final) full-length Allstonians release. I like Go You! a bit better, but this one was good as well. CD only.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR093 CD 4-6 5 Stable
Moon Ska Europe ‎MOON CD 023 3-5 4 Stable

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DUI-N-I

Moon Ska MR094 CD, released 1996 (U.S.)

A second Magadog full-length, this time fully released by Moon Ska. CD only.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR094 CD 2-4 2 Stable

This page was last updated on March 30, 2020.

 

Live! Vol. 1

Moon Ska MR097 CD, released 1997 (U.S.)

Moon Ska Europe ‎MOON CD 024, released 1997 (UK)

This CD gave a really good taste of what The Scofflaws' live show was all about (except that you could never get a full Scofflaws show onto one CD...they played sets). Very good. CD only. Common.

Version Value ($) Scarcity Price Trending
Moon Ska MR097 CD 1-3 1 Stable
Moon Ska Europe ‎MOON CD 024 3-5 3 Stable

This page was last updated on March 30, 2020.

Moon Ska Album Index
Moon Ska Single Index
All Moon Ska Albums to MR050
All Moon Ska Albums MR101 and up
All Ska Satellite Albums
All Moon Ska Singles
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Scarcity Score Definition
10 Near impossible: Fewer than 50 copies or publicly sold every few years
8-9 Very rare: 50-199 copies or publicly sold 1-2 times per year
6-7 Rare: 200-499 copies or publicly sold a few times a year
4-5 Medium: 500-999 copies or publicly sold ~10 times a year
1-3 Common: 1000+ copies, readily available, or publicly sold 20+ times a year

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