My compadre Jason @ Spy Vibe made a special request for this version of the James Bond theme, by second wave ska band The Selecter. This was the final track on their debut (and best) album Too Much Pressure:
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This one is awesome! Great how they bring in movie dialog. I’m not positive it’s the one rattling in the back of my memory. I’ll try to look as well.
The “from Russia w/ Love” Skatalies tune you mention is a mystery to me as well because the one record I have found of this has a blank label (found below)
http://www.offbeatska.com/?p=618
Great post! I found this while doing research for a JB Ska music post I did yesterday
http://www.offbeatska.com/?cat=178
Thanks, Matt! I’ll post a link to your post.