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		THE TROJANS (Ala Ska) Genre: Ska Reggae R&B Label: Gaz's Rockin' Records - 1987 CD audio - 12 Tracks - Trojans official page on Spotify on Last Fm on iTunes Buy a CD Download mobile ringtones
Tracks Listing 1. Tokyo shot 2. Osaka ska 3. Hot sake 4. Lindow man 5. Christine Keiler 6. Ray Himan 7. Ska fever 8. Kurosawa 9. Samurai 10. East river moon 11. Cool smoke 12. Do the mule (Listen to all)		Band line-up: 'Gary Vincent' Gaz Mayall: Vocals, Melodica, Piano Andrew 'Big' Crawford: Bass 'Lucky Pete' Peter Lambert: Drums, Vocals 'Cris' Crispin Gill: Guitar 'Little Paul' Besterman: Harmonica, Flageolet, Vocals Colin 'Kid Rolins'Humphries: Tenor Sax, Flageolet 'J.T.' Rawlinson: Violin Rudy 'Valentino' Jones: Tenor Sax

THE TROJANS : Ala - Ska

Reviewed by Dell (Backdoor Promotions England).

The Trojans are one of the most important bands to ever emerge from the UK' s ska scene. Fronted by ska dude Gaz Mayall, the band mix ska with fusions of hot blues & reggae.

Ala Ska was first issued in 1987, and it set so much of an example in Great Britain, that one year later it inspired another ska revival in the country with the band headlining ska festivals & becoming press darlings in leading music papers like the NME and Melody Maker.

Ala - Ska is a quality album, & its mix of up-tempo ska, soothing reggae & celtic cuts like Gaelic Ska, make it a must for all music lovers.

The authentic ska blasts of When The War Comes, This Music's Got Soul & Good Friends show just why The Trojans became so famous on the international ska scene, while the more mellow tunes of Trojan Warriors and Soul & Inspiration brings to light Gaz Mayall's capability of producing hit reggae tunes.

Ala - Ska started it all in the United Kingdom, and twenty years on, the album still sounds so fresh and full of life, and justifies why it finds itself firmly cemented in the Classic Ska Album category.

Also available from the same artist:
1987 - The Trojans (album - Ala Ska)
1988 - The Trojans (album - Spirit of Adventure)
1990 - The Trojans (album - Save The World)
1992 - The Trojans (album - Skalaltitude)
1993 - The Trojans (album - Wild and Free)
1993 - The Trojans (album - Rebel Blues)
1994 - The Trojans (album - Celtic Ska)
1995 - The Trojans (album - Stack-A-Dub)
1996 - The Trojans (album - Cool Rulers)
1997 - The Trojans (album - Earth First)
1998 - The Trojans (album - Desiderata)
1998 - The Trojans (album - Trojans Warriors The Best of the Trojans)

1990 - Gaz Rockin's Records (album - Ska Stars of the 80s)
1998 - Gaz Rockin's Records (album - Ska Stars of the 90s)
2006 - The Ska Flames (album - Ska Fever)