Symarip
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Symarip became one of the original British bands to play ska and reggae in the late 60s. Founded originally as The Bees by Michael Thomas and Frank Pitter, the band took shape in 1969 with those two alongside Ray Ellis, Joshua Roberts, and Monty Naismith. After some time as The Pyramids backing Jamaican star Prince Buster, the group went into the studio and delivered Skinhead Moonstone, an album that was a decade ahead of its time in 1969. Loaded with stomping beats, tracks like the title track, âSkinhead Girlâ, âSkinhead Jamoreeâ, and a cover of âThese Boots Are Made for Walkingâ captured a particular subculture, gave off a good-time party vibe, and made the group cult stars, but they didnât achieve mainstream success. They spent the 70s playing where they could around Europe, and mixing in notable African rhythms into their signature sound. Their prescience would be rewarded when in 1980, at the height of the UKâs 2 Tone scene, âSkinhead Moonstoneâ would be re-released as a single and climb to number 54. They released a final album, 1985âs Drunk & Disorderly, before disbanding. In the 21st century Naismith and Ellis would start performing again under the Symarip name, while Thomas and Pitter toured as Symarip Pyramid.
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Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Chicken Merry by The Pyramids
- Try Me Best
- Stay With Him
- These Boots Are Made For Walking
- Skin Flint
- Must Catch A Train
- You're Mine
- Fung Shu
- I'm a Puppet
- Phoenix City
- Skinhead Jamboree
- That's Nice
- Skinhead Moonstomp
- Black And White
- Back To The Moon
- Lasting Treasure
- Stop The Train
- Tomorrow At Sundown
- There Goes My Heart
- Parson's Corner
- Redeem
- La Bella Jig
- Holidays By The Sea
- Mosquito Bite
