reggae and ska on ebay
June 27th 2006 14:11
I am increasingly becoming addicted to EBAY. As I am into the skinhead/mod thing quite heavily, I love clothes. When I have money I will go to a tailor or buy from a shop, but as I am pretty skint of late, I’ve had to look elsewhere because these options, though usually quite successful, are very expensive.
Ben Sherman and Fred Perry gear is everywhere on EBAY – there is heaps more of a range than the companies offer down here. But enough on that because we are talking reggae. I won’t link to all items because it is easy to search for them.
Reggae-wise, EBAY can be pretty good too. Beginning at reggae/ska 45s, you can see that Dr. Kitch by Lord Kitchener, as referred to a few days ago here, can be had for $US 15 sent to Australia (less if you are in the US). You can also have Andy Capp’s The Law for 1 pound plus postage or The Bleechers/Upsetters 45 for the same price. Both are rare in Australia and if I was selling them it would be for more than that.
Looking into reggae books and I found an awesome document of the famous Studio One’s singles and albums. Owned by Coxsone Dodd, this discography illustrates a very important part of reggae history. Check it out here.
If you love you dancehall dancing and why wouldn’t you? - look at the DVDs. As well as the usual Dancehall Queen DVD, you’ll also find DVDs made of dancehall boat parties, which pretty much just consists of women trying out their dancehall moves to some heavy reggae. This is a little bizarre to me but highly popular and a good way of learning some new moves I suppose.
Remember to always check out a seller’s history. It is easy to be stuffed around, but don’t risk too much money and you won’t get burnt too badly.
Ben Sherman and Fred Perry gear is everywhere on EBAY – there is heaps more of a range than the companies offer down here. But enough on that because we are talking reggae. I won’t link to all items because it is easy to search for them.
Reggae-wise, EBAY can be pretty good too. Beginning at reggae/ska 45s, you can see that Dr. Kitch by Lord Kitchener, as referred to a few days ago here, can be had for $US 15 sent to Australia (less if you are in the US). You can also have Andy Capp’s The Law for 1 pound plus postage or The Bleechers/Upsetters 45 for the same price. Both are rare in Australia and if I was selling them it would be for more than that.
If you love you dancehall dancing and why wouldn’t you? - look at the DVDs. As well as the usual Dancehall Queen DVD, you’ll also find DVDs made of dancehall boat parties, which pretty much just consists of women trying out their dancehall moves to some heavy reggae. This is a little bizarre to me but highly popular and a good way of learning some new moves I suppose.
Remember to always check out a seller’s history. It is easy to be stuffed around, but don’t risk too much money and you won’t get burnt too badly.
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