RFI: OK, I'm going mental trying to find "Ska Wars" by Rico

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I am intrigued by the idea of a ska version of the Star Wars theme (as performed by an actual reggae act, not No Doubt or something*), and apparently this was released as a 12" on Island back in '77 (I really wanted this for my CDR-Go), but apparently there's only two ways I've found to get it:

1) on slsk, which is not working all that optimally for me right now because I'm behind an unconfigurable router firewall thing, and besides it only appears to be shared by a grand total of one person

2) by spending upwards of $30 on a Japanese import of Man From Wareika

Anyone got this? Anyone wanna trade?

*No Doubt did, in fact, cover the Imperial March live with the horns and everything. It's pretty fun, actually.

― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Monday, 18 October 2004 19:06 (twenty-one years ago)

janitors against apartheid does ska-wars renditions
in the "breakfast pastry is mighty tasty" song
which is about as tasteful as star wars covers go.

they also did ska tribute to ac/dc i think.

― wooooookie, Wednesday, 20 October 2004 16:59 (twenty-one years ago)

anyhow. found the mp3, so... hooray.

― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 23:54 (twenty-one years ago)

four years pass...

That import is so worth it. Now someone needs to reissue these:

That Man Is Forward (2 Tone) 81
Jama Rico (2 Tone) 82

― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 16:41 (sixteen years ago)

fourteen years pass...

Listening to Man from Wareika for the first time in a while. Marginally prefer the dub version of the album, but some of the bonus tracks on the re-released original are great! Sly and Robbie are immense on this. Yeesh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaRykCzC60o

― Stars of the Lidl (Chinaski), Monday, 5 June 2023 20:28 (two years ago)

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