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The Dualers - "Palm Trees and 80 Degrees" - CD / LP (Sunbeat Records)




Release Date: July 26th 2019 – Yesterday!




The Dualers release a new album of 14 original tracks that cover the full range of Jamaican based music with a little bit of Jazz and Blues added for good measure. With influences throughout from the Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae greats of the 1960’s and 70’s this album is perfect for a celebration of Summer. From their humble origins of busking on the streets of South-East London, Kent and Essex in 1997, the Dualers have grown and continue to grow appealing to fans and families of all ages. The Dualers, led by the distinct crisp vocals of Tyber Cranstoun, take you with them on the next stage of their journey with an immediate feelgood factor from the opening track into your own world of complete satisfaction from upbeat dancing to easy listening and chillin out. This album is suitable for everyone with its haunting rhythms, smooth melodies and hypnotic bass lines. Play it at a BBQ and you will have them all up and dancing...




Order CD /LP @ Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Palm-Trees-80-Degrees-Dualers/dp/B07S98KQDY/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1564131493&sr=1-1




Brand new lyric video for "Only When You're Around" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6buuJzUQhGQ




Album Promo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SIc2AWY6qo




Full Band 2019

Palm Trees & 80 Degrees Tour




Saturday 24th August - Watchet Festival, West Somerset

Friday 6th September - Gavanizers SWG3, Glasgow

Saturday 7th September - Gavanizers SWG3, Glasgow

Friday 20th September - Bromley Civic Centre

Saturday 21st September - Bromley Civic Centre

Saturday 28th September - Leeds Irish Centre

Friday 4th October - Sub 89, Reading

Saturday 5th October - Tramshed, Cardiff

Friday 18th October - Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh

Saturday 19th October - The Empire, Middlesbrough

Saturday 2nd November - Oxford 02 Academy

Saturday 16th November - 02 Academy, Birmingham

Saturday 30th November - The Leadmill, Sheffield

Saturday 7th December - The 1865, Southampton

Saturday 14th December - Indigo at the 02




Tyber & Pete 2019




Thursday 20th June - The Cluny, Newcastle

Sunday 23rd June - Avenue, Hartlepool

Friday 30th August - Patterns, Brighton

Saturday 31st August - The Brass Monkey, Hastings

Thursday 5th September - SWG3 Warehouse, Glasgow

Friday 27th September - Lindon Club, Grimsby

Thursday 17th October - Rattlers, Bradford

Friday 25th October - Mercure, Maidstone

Saturday 26th October - The Hairy Dog, Derby

Friday 29th November - Chinnerys, Southend

Friday 6th December - Romford United Services Club

Friday 20th December - Lordswood Leisure Centre, Chatham




Full Band 2020

Road To Wembley Tour




Saturday 22nd February - Underworld, Camden

Saturday 7th March - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend

Saturday 14th March - 02 Academy, Bristol

Friday 27th March - KK's Steel Mill, Wolverhampton

Saturday 28th March - Camp & Furnace, Liverpool

Saturday 4th April - Mote Hall, Maidstone

Friday 24th April - Limelight, Belfast

Saturday 25th April - Limelight, Belfast

Friday 8th May - The 1865, Southampton

Saturday 9th May - Cheese and Grain, Frome

Friday 15th May - Boilershop, Newcastle

Saturday 16th May - Boilershop, Newcastle

Friday 29th May - Bromley Civic Centre

Saturday 30th May - Bromley Civic Centre

Friday 5th June - Stramash, Edinburgh

Saturday 6th June - The Engine Shed, Lincoln

Friday 19th June - St Albans Arena

Saturday 20th June - Rock City, Nottingham

Saturday 11th July - White Rock Theatre, Hastings

Saturday 12th September - Open, Norwich

Friday 25th September - Leeds Irish Centre

Saturday 26th September - Manchester 02 Apollo

Friday 9th October - The Academy, Dublin

Saturday 10th October - The Academy, Dublin

Friday 23rd October - Leadmill, Sheffield

Saturday 24th October - 02 Academy, Glasgow

Saturday 7th November - 02 Academy, Birmingham

Saturday 14th November - Cardiff Motorpoint Arena

Saturday 28th November - Wembley Arena, London

If you haven't already read them, I recommend both Neville and Horace's books, both different perspectives.

Bizarrely, I'd just finished reading them back to back, putting down Ska'd for Life only a week a go. Brad sounded like a right laugh to be honest, but neither really went into much detail about him. Just seemed like a solid guy, definitely an unnaturally talented drummer.

I searched Ebay first but it looks like Amazon has the better deals on the cds right now..I don't know anything about a compilation cd though!

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That compilation has a great live studio version of Bim Skala Bim's "Wise Up"... way better than any of their other more common versions.

I hope I am not the only one here that will see Bim next month during their short summer tour.

Between Discogs and Amazon you can get most of them:
Bovaquarium
Oh, I do Hope it's Roast Beef
Full Trucker Effect
Quatro
Johnny Socko
Looks like you're out of luck getting "Double Live" for cheap and forget about "Triple Live" it seems.

Also, the "reunion song" can be found on bandcamp and is available in FLAC.

Or reach out to the band through their facebook they might be able to help you as well.

That's Treasure Isle, Universal just this week released a nice and cheap double CD set

http://www.amazon.com/Treasure-Isle-Presents-Rock-Steady/dp/B0079JNDZE/ref=sr_1_5?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1334674240&sr=1-5

You also can't go wrong with the Heartbeat collections like:

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Reids-Treasure-Chest-Rock-Steady/dp/B00000041P/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1334674290&sr=1-1

and

http://www.amazon.com/More-Hottest-Hits-Treasure-Isle/dp/B000000428/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1334674310&sr=1-3

If you are just starting out, dig out some Trojan Box sets. They have a great selection of old ska, and would be a really good starting point.


eg http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trojan-Ska-Box-Various-Artists/dp/tracks/B00000IBBB/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1

http://www.amazon.com/Nerds-Janitors-Against-Apartheid/dp/B000000GYN

This is the only album of theirs that I have. It's a split with another band called "One Eye Open."

Both bands are great enough that I've been listening to that album for 15+ years.

This compilation is a good place to start.

https://www.amazon.com/Ska-Wars-Various-Artists/dp/B0000040LK

Sorry. I have no idea how to link any other way. But, this is also a great place to start.

http://www.amazon.ca/Got-Milka-Whole-Lotta/dp/B0000061XD

I guess it came out in '98. I was thinking it was '96 or '97. Anyway, great album by a very unappreciated ska band.

https://murderbyscooter.bandcamp.com/album/missile-toast-2-songs-for-christmas

https://www.amazon.com/Ska-Bunch-Believers/dp/B00004RGFB

The Skatalites, Foundation Ska: http://www.amazon.com/Foundation-Ska-Skatalites/dp/B00000045F

Dr. Ring Ding, Piping Hot: http://www.amazon.com/Piping-Hot-Dr-Ring-Ding-Ska-Vaganza/dp/B0097JL7QG/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1372954090&sr=1-1&keywords=dr+ring+ding

Westbound Train, Transitions http://www.amazon.com/Transitions-Westbound-Train/dp/B000HDRB5W/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1372954139&sr=1-1&keywords=westbound+train

The Scofflaws, Ska in Hi-Fi

The Allstonians, Go You

Edit- how could I forget?? Anything from The Slackers.