Intense Records

Treasure Isle Ska (Collector's Edition) (LP)

Pre-order - Friday 12th June 2026

£20.83 (£24.99 incl. VAT)

"This specially curated collection brings together the most
treasured SKA hits produced by the legendary Jamaican
label owner Arthur Duke Reid.
Jamaica was blessed at the time with a surfeit of
great musicians, some who had learned their craft in the
jazz and dance bands that played in the island's upmarket
resorts, whilst others had come up through the ranks of the
Alpha Boys School band. These musicians would fuel the
bands that worked long hours in the studios. To augment
them there was always an ample supply of singers, keen
to make their mark, filtering through from talent shows and
song contests. It is from this world that SKA bubbled up,
and left Duke Reid in poll position to make some of not just
the finest, but also the most exciting SKA records of the era.
We could fill this album several times over, but this Solid
Ska, all-killerno-filler collection is the perfect starting
point for anyone wanting to find out what Duke Reids
Treasure Isle is all about. DEAN RUDLAND"