Banana Boats 'No Tengo Bandera' LP / CD / CS deleted

It was the first Colour Songs label release in 1991, a record company created by some Malarians members, that was transformed through the years to the Liquidator label you know (and love).

Banana Boats was a brilliant band hailing from La Rioja (where one of the world's best wine comes from), their warm riddims felt like a fresh breath take in the early 90's. No Tengo Bandera (Have Got No Flag), their unique album, is deleted since the late 90's.

Banana Boats also suffered some transformations through the years with names like Los Fabulosos Dolbys and some others, for finishing converting to the nowadays 'The Starlites'.

Skarlatines 'Instrumental 90%' CD / CS

First album by a youg Skarlatines from Móstoles, Madrid, after a couple of years playing extensively live and heading some local constests. They startes as an instrumental band but while they waere gaining in experience and popularity they started to work in the vocal tracks until get a personal sound.

This album was released in 1997 and it is still available after several re-editions.

VV. AA. 'Stay Sharp III' CD deleted

An ambitious project, mainly for the time it was released (1996): the first CD with an interactive track for CD-Rom by an independent spanish label. 20 pages full colour booklet by Benito Lamas, and the best bands on that moment, including jamaicans like Laurel Aitken or Rico Rodriguez.

A percentage of the sales was destined tu support Sharp organizations, which anti-racist message was this album's main intention.

Los Calaveras 'Chick-A-Took' LP / CD vinyl deleted

Chick-A-Took was the only album form this allstar band, pride of Madrid. There was Malarians and Skarlatines members plus myself, Toni Face, in 1998. The album was released both in CD and a 1000 copies limited 10" LP which is still possible to get a copy of, but just for a short time, there are the las copies left.

This album's content are briliant compositions of several jamaican styles like Rocksteady, Reggae, Calypso, Ska & Dub. Besides of the own tunes you could find some covers like 'Viaje en Tren a Rainbow City' from Pyarmids / Symarip, That's How Strong My Love Is, well known track on Otis Redding or Rolling Stone's covers, and an old Lord Ivader calypso cover: 'The Old Cat O Nine'

Laurel Aitken 'Baby, You Got Me Lovin' EP 7" deleted

'Baby, You Got Me Lovin' was the first Laurel Aitken release on Liquidator label, a 7" white vinil EP.

'Baby', the track, is a Ska - Shuffle in the same mood that the song which Laurel used for opening his shows: 'Bartender'. On the B side there was 'Sexy Eyes', an old godfather's hit which wasn't released before, and there also was a Skarlatines track, the backing band, titled 'Te Quiero Chica'.

I was a limited to 500 copies 180gr. vinyl deleted since 2001.

Laurel 'Lorenzo' Aitken 'En Español' LP / CD

First and only Laurel Aitken's album 'In Spanish'. Laurel was borned in Cuba, but moved to Jamaica as a child, he could speak spanish and this was a project which he was wating to see released for decades.

In the album you could find, in that bluebeat style, old spanish classics loke Perfidia, Quizás Quizás or La Paloma, besides of classic Laurel Aitken hits sung in spanish for the very first time.

On the album Laurel was backed by Skarlatines, his usual backing band in Spain, and probably the world's youngest ska band at that moment.

Moonrakers 'Huracán' CD / CS CD deleted

First album by this, now split up, band from Barcelona, originaly released in 1999. Moonrakers was a ska band influenced by black american music and latin grooves. They used to sing in catalan, english and spanish.

This album is already deleted.

Ramiccia 'Meets Begoña' CD deleted

It was a production by Gridalo Forte italian label and licensed by Liquidator for Spain in 2000. It was an album wih brilliant covers, most of them from the classic jamaican legacy, for a limited edition of a thousend copies.

Ramiccia was a popular italian ska band, which don't exist anymore, and joined with Begona Bang-Matu for this release and some successfuly international tours.

VV. AA. 'Rough & Tough' CD deleted

The berst spanish ska & reggaesteady bands from XXI century. A review of the best upcomming bands in 2001 compiled by Uncle Larry from Rough & Tough fanzine. It was the firsrt release for bands like James Band, Lord Kaya & Kinky Coocoo's, Twiris, Peeping Toms, Bang-Matu, Alpha Boys School, The Teenagers, Ministers, etc.

Sold out nowadays.

Laurel Aitken 'Tic Tac' SG 7" / CDSG vinyl deleted

This single was released on 2001. On the A side there is Tic Tac, a jamaican Rhythm & Blues, like that Ska sound created by Laurel and his parters back in the 60's in Jamaica. On the B side there is Ana Maria, a ska in that Mad About You or Sexy Eyes way but alterning english and spanish.

The backing band that Laurel used for the recording were Skarlatines, once again, on that time Laurel was usually playing in Spain and the got into the studio a sunday after a gig for recording this single.

Tic Tac was originaly released both in CD and vinyl limited to 500 copies, but it is only available on CD nowadays.

Bang-Matu & Orquesta Kingston 'Magia Negra' LP / CD deleted

First solo album from Begoña Bang-Matu after her long belonging to Malarians, and after loads of collaborations too. Magia Negra was originally released both in LP and CD, vinyl edition had a bonus track, one of the album track's remix. This album`s stuff was reggae & ska influenced by jazz, more than in the instrumental, in the vocal side, adopting the "diva" concept in ska music. Something between Marcia Griffiths and Sarah Vaughn.

This album is sadly deleted nowadays and there's not a re-pressing intention, for the moment.

Psico Rude Boys del Espacio Exterior 'Nº2 en Inglaterra' EP (7"/CD)
vinyl deleted

This was the first release by the nowadays best known as The Granadians. Since the first moment they clearly showed us their intentions: rocksteady and early reggae, own compositions sung in spanish and passion for the instrumentals.

This EP was originaly released as 45" and CD, but just some weeks after the vinyl was sold out. The title, Number 2 in England, was a tribute to the superb english reggae stars from the late 60's and early 70's.

Tracks on the EP:
Granadian Reggae / Labios de Miel / Shuriken Boogaloo / Lady Jane Silver

The Aggronauts 'Reggaexploitation' EP (7"/CD) deleted

First and unique record from this early reggae fanatics, it was really infected by soul and funk music's seed. This 4 track EP had both instrumentals and vocal tunes. The word 'Reggaexploitation' defined their attitude with reggae music. They have sadly split up.

This, now deleted EP, had 3 own tracks: River, Keep It Warm, Chicken Shake plus a cover.

It's vinyl version had a huge success with it's 500 copies limited unique pressing, wich was quickly sold out. There are not plans for a re-pressing, for the moment.

Lord Kaya & The Kinky Coocoo's 'Co Tonga Tonga' LP / CD

The first album for Barcelona's singer Lord Kaya backed by The Kinky Coocoo's. A tribute to Jamaican music classics: 14 tracks of which 13 are covers and just an own song: Blackstation.

Today both of them, Lord Kaya and the band, The Kinky Coocoo's, are still working on their own carrers while we wait to be surprised by new stuff for any of both parties.

Derrick Morgan 'What It Takes To Love Me' SG 7"

This means a historic point on reggae music, Mr. Skinhead Reggae and The Granadians meeting, a hit recorded on the Reggae Laboratory.

Children will be teached in the schools about ‘What It Takes To Love Me’ reunion.

Jazzbo 'Black Friday' LP (+7") / CD CD deleted

Black Friday is a record that means freshness in the stagnant background of Ska - Jazz. It is a well-structured record, 100% instrumental, in which the title of each tune makes an idea of the feeling of the track we are about to listen to. It is highly advisable, not only for ska staunch supporters, but also for vintage sound sybarites: One of the main features of this record is that it has been recorded live, according to old Jamaican custom when some of the members played with Yebo.
This is a record in which work is easily appreciable as well as a group discipline that seems focused on rescuing, in the most original way, the genuine Jamaican sound. Whatever done that sounds similar to the sound of this record, which has been recorder by a german band in 2004, hasn't been done elsewhere than in Jamaica before 1967.

It is still available it's special vinyl limited edition: an LP + a single.

Los Granadians 'Feliz Navidad' EP 7" / CD vinyl deleted

This is a 4 traditional christmas tunes cover EP played in their unique and original rocksteady - reggay style. All instrumentals, for enjoying not only during christmas time but also at any time during the year.

This EP is available both in vinyl 7" and CD.

The Peeping Toms 'Maximum Rhythm & Reggae' LP / CD

During the 60t’s RCA Victor released under the name of “New Appointment for Dancing” a number of LP’s inviting to dance, of venues and smoke, of orchestras and clubs. The Peeping Toms makes an appointment with you finding a place under the dancehall lights. And the music starts... hypnotic, smart, jamaican; the venue has become a giant dancehall. The Peeping Toms are spying you, direct to your heart, to the dancehall and to you feet. It’s a way of life, it’s just a word: pride.

The Peeping Toms members has a wide history in ska and reggae music coming from bands like Malarians.
At this point it’s not easy to surprise you with new sounds, bands or the way re-interpreting jamaican musical heritage but, nevertheless, The Peeping Toms did it, how? with delightful interpretation, simple, natural and brilliant compositions, and the best live appearances since they’ve got a long expirience over the stage.

Los Granadians 'El Temperamental Sonido' LP / CD

A selction of secret recordings: eleven tracks, 10 of them previously unreleased, which have been played in mostly all their gigs during the last years. This young male group proves, once again, their love for the new fashionable rhythms like Rocksteady & Reggae while shows, through the microgrooves of this album.

Dave Barker 'Peach Green Reggae' SG 7"

The most applauded Dave Barker single for the last decades. Far from limiting himself to re-record his old hits, Dave is now presenting new stuff, backed by the new millenium boss reggae leaders, The Granadians from Outer Space.

The beast is not dead, not even is wounded, it is still fighting, both on the stages and the vinyl grooves, giving the young reggae fans some of the infectious sound they love. This single keeps the soul flame burning, reggae music on it's original form.

Laurel Aitken 'Superstar' LP / CD

This album compiles a collection of gems previously unreleased in a Soul /Funk / Reggae style.

Superstar is a nostalgic piece since Laurel Aitken died on July 2005, just a few days before sending the album to the factory for pressing. So this is the last project he was involved in.

Superstar, the album, has been released on digipack CD and LP limited to 500 copies for collectors with a different cover.

Jazzbo 'Born Blue' CD

It is their best album up to date, I don't mean that it's got a better instrumentation than their other albums, since the musicians has got a proved prestige and quality and couldn't probably play better than they do, with that jazzy feeling, but on this album they have got a wider variety of sounds that touchs you from the begining to the end.

The recording method has been the same as always for a repertory full of strictly instrumentals covers, mostly from jazz standards, but with some own compositions.

Born Blue's successful artwork has been made by Martin Bartels, Jazzbo's double bass player and famous german designer, a digipack case illustrated with pictures taken on their last spanish tour on 2005.

Dennis Alcapone 'Boss Porn Sound' SG 7"

Vinil single for Dennis Alcapone, the jamaican who revolutioned the DJ science in the early 70's. This single was recorded with the support of Wnston Reedy (The Cimarons) doing the backing vocals and The Cabrians as backing band in December 2005.

Mr. Symarip 'The Skinheads Dem A Come' CD/DLP

The return of Symarip's lead singer Roy Ellis to the reggae / ska scene after being involved on his gospel and soul projects in Switzerland for years.

The Skinheads Dem A Come is a classic jamaican album, a brilliant recording with Roy Ellis musicians and the great voice of a master.

The cover shows a crew of skinheads chasing him for autographs. The artwork has been done by Pedro Ramirez.

There's a limited double LP edition for collectors of which you can order now your copy.

The Kinky Coo Coo's 'Montjuic Boneyard' CD

This album is full of Rocksteady rhythms plus some other traditional jamaican styles like the classic Reggae and Ska. It's crowdy line up with 4 singers and some of the best musicians from Catalunya's scene prove both on album and on the stage the name that rules today.

The album has been recorded at the 'Kinkylab', their own recording studio keeping a tender production, both in the musical and in the esthetic way. And very special guest on this recording are names like the jamaican glory Dave Barker and Ruben Lopes Warrior.

Red Soul Community 'Pump Reggae DSG / CD

“Pump Reggae” is not only the name of the new project of Red Soul Community. The term represents a style by itself. It defines the new sound that we all were waiting for. We are talking about breaking compositions, performed from the deepest tradition of the original reggae, and leaded by soul melodies that make them sound different. You won’t find the classic revival of the Jamaican sounds, but songs that won’t stop playing on your radio and on the dancefloor of the best reggae and soul parties in your city.
This work for the Liquidator label is an example of what this band from the Alhambra city can offer to us. Don’t miss the chance of getting it, specially if you love early reggae and black sounds.

Red Soul Community appears with one aim, to create a unique sound that can be both elegant and rough, and that can go beyond the underground scene.

 

Los Granadians 'Space Is Different' 10"

This 10” vinyl is composed by seven new songs which become to be anthems after the first listening, in their own classic style: sincer love songs and wicked instrumental tunes in a Reggae and Rocksteady style. This new disc is only released as a 10 inches vinyl, a kind of gift for their patient fans who has been supporting the band for years.

”The vinyl format is very important for us, too . We sat down and thought in how could we show our respect and affection to all the girls and boys who enjoy with what we do and make us feel special, and decided that our fans are the best in the world and we deserve the best for them.”
"This album resumes in it’s title the Granadian phylosophy, our point of view of how things develope, our fans will understand it perfectly.”

The Cabrians 'For A Few Pussies More' CD

They left Mataró riding through the dangerous far west mountains and now are coming back with a shack full of new adventures with Ska, Calypso and Western Reggae rhythms. For A Few Pussies More shows the far west’s wildest side: executed sheriffs, drunken duels and red hot Can Can dancers selling their bodies for an old whiskey bottle.

Mario Cabretti's band, closely pursued by the Federals and hidden in the border town of Chihuahua, recorded this new album along with other wanted men such as Rubén Lópes Warrior (Black Up/Malarians/Peeping Toms, etc.), Ricard Vinyets (Amusic Skazz Band), Giorgio (Boss-Sounds); and other
wrongdoers.

The Senior Allstars 'Come Around' LP

The band earned its first reputation with years of collaboration with Ska- and Reggae- artist Dr. Ring-Ding, gaining international acclaim through numerous releases and countless tours.

The loose and light hearted opener Ô25 CentÕ or the tune ÔWha'ppenÕ, deeply rooted in Jamaican soil, already communicate visibly that the Senior Allstars attach great importance to an organic growth of their creations. These develop all their unobtrusive and irresistible power of painting a picture in a space of sound that both takes you beyond spheres and lets you get in touch with the instruments as close as possible. Spanning from the slacking charms of the title track to the funky Reggae of ÔT-Bird SkankÕ, the Senior Allstars invite you to ÔCome aroundÕ - without words, but never speechless.

Mr. Symarip - Roy Ellis 'Shine, Shine, Shine' 7"

A great single by Symarip's headquarter, Trojan's ever best seller.
'Shine, Shine, Shine a.k.a. When Those Skins Come Marchin' In' is a catchy reggae tune destined to be a chartbuster hit. Not averybody knows that when Roy formed Symarip he started playing trombone but then he left it for leading the band both singing and writting. On this single's b-side we can see the version with Roy playing trombon after so many years...