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Skatisfaction

by Phoenix City All-stars

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Updated... only 74 copies left!
    Only 100 copies being pressed of this highly indemand LP. Comes on coloured vinyl. All numbered. Great ska & reggae takes on The Stones... highly collectible.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Skatisfaction via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days
    edition of 100 
    Purchasable with gift card

      £30 GBP or more 

     

  • Cassette + Digital Album

    Part of Happy People's new cassette series. Minimum 20 copies - maximum 50 copies ever made.

    Collect the set...
    HAPPY PEOPLE cassette series;
    CAS1 Phoenix City All-stars - 2 Tone Gone Ska
    CAS2 Phoenix City All-stars - Skatisfaction
    CAS3 Pama International - s/t debut album
    CAS4 Pama International - Too Many Freaks...

    Released for the first time on the most popular analogue format ever! Great sound, extremely rare and a beautiful collectors piece.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Skatisfaction via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days
    edition of 50 
    Purchasable with gift card

      £10 GBP or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £7 GBP  or more

     

  • Ltd edition LP - on blue vinyl / only 100 copies being pressed *** in stock now
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Happy People Records reissue of Phoenix City All-stars ska take on the Rolling Stones - Skatisfaction!

    *** Update... There are now only 200 copies of Skatisfaction on black vinyl and 100 copies being pressed on blue vinyl. Instead of 300 on black.

    In stock now!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Skatisfaction via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

  • Ltd edition LP (on black vinyl / 200 copies) *** Now in stock
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Happy People Records reissue of Phoenix City All-stars ska take on the Rolling Stones - Skatisfaction!

    *** Update... There are now only 198 copies of Skatisfaction on black vinyl and 100 copies being pressed on blue vinyl. Instead of 300 on black.

    Now in stock.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Skatisfaction via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

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about

This is thee much aticipated follow up to Phoenix City All-Stars critically acclaimed 2 Tone - "Gone Ska" album.

Once again we're transported to 60s Jamaica by a stellar cast of players. With both Jamaican Ska & The Stones drawing heavily from Rhythm & Blues, the marriage is a simple and joyus one. The All-stars influences are unashamed and burst through.

Beit Skatalites inspired horn driven instrumentals (Play With Fire, Paint It Black, Time Is On My Side, Love In Vain & Sweet Virginia), Jackie Mittoo organ homage (Under My Thumb), the soul-fired vocal cuts of Freddie Notes (Satisfaction & Little Red Rooster) or Rocksteady lament of Nathan Thomas from Sidewalk Doctors (Wild Horses & Honky Tonk Woman) rarely has such authenticity been produced outside of Jamaica.

The All-stars take on Play With Fire has gone on to be played every day on Steve Lamacq's BBC6 show at 4.40pm for over 3 years!

Phoenix City All-stars is an ever-growing all-star collective that includes members from Pama International, The Specials, The Sidewalk Doctors, The Loafers, Big Boss Man, Kasabian, Dub Vendor All-stars, The Bongolian, Forest Hillbillies, Intensified, The Delegators plus guest appearances by classic Jamaican singers; Dave Barker (Dave & Ansel Collins), AJ Franklin (The Chosen Few/The Federals) and Trojan Records legend Freddie Notes, famed for his global hit Montego Bay.

In 2012 they launched their debut album 'Two Tone Gone Ska' to critical acclaim. It delivered a truly unique celebration of Britain's iconic 2 Tone label by replanting the hits of The Specials, Madness, Elvis Costello, The Beat & The Selecter in 1960's Jamaica. The resulting tracks are wonderfully inspired, authentic 60's ska, rocksteady & early reggae.

Having stormed Notting Hill Carnival and The London Intl Ska Festival, backed Dave & Ansel Collins and Rico Rodriguez and received national airplay from BBC Radio 2 (Alex Lester, Rodigan), Kiss100 (Rodigan) and BBC6 (Gideon Coe, Radcliffe & Maconie, Steve Lamacq) the all-stars now turn their attention to another British institution - Dexys Midnight Runners for their third release (due out summer 2016).

credits

released May 1, 2016

Produced by Lenny Bignell & Sean Flowerdew

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