Welcome to another edition of Miss Upsetter’s Retro Vinyl Review!  Miss Upsetter is originally from Arizona where she was very involved with the ska scene and used to run the now-defunct ska site Get Up Edina! Being the vinyl junkie that she is, she posted many quick-hit reviews of some classic ska and reggae albums on that site.  We have unearthed these reviews and will share as many as we can for a somewhat daily review segment.

Today’s review is of the album Better Late Than Never by The Slackers (Moon Ska NYC, Special Potato Records):

First release by the NYC legends, later repressed by their own label, Special Potato with unreleased tracks.  For some reason, this and Wasted Days are probably my favorite Slackers albums.   I think I love this album so much because it definitely is a portrait of the ska scene in NYC and along the east coast in the 1990′s.  Jazzy, well-written, young, and definitely shows that The Slackers have always “had it”.  Songs that get stuck in your head for days on end, but you don’t mind, cause they’re that good.  I think the best track is definitely their cover of “Our Day Will Come” featuring Doreen Shaffer.  I have heard from many people that they don’t like this album, and I can see where they can say that, but, I love it.  A must for any Slackers fan.

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Tags: Doreen Shaffer, Get Up Edina!, Miss Upsetter, Moon Ska NYC, Special Potato Records, The Slackers

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