CHILDEN OF THE HORN (SKY BLUE VINYL/140G) | VINYL RECORD (LP)

LONE RASPBERRY, Lone Raspberry was a short lived Orange County ska band in the 1990s, who recorded this lone album in 1996. Due to the band disbanding shortly after completion, 'Children Of The Horn' was never officially released... until now. For years it was traded by die-hard fans on CDR, and now Skanking Force Media has remastered it and pressed all 14 tracks on sky blue vinyl. The band has that classic female fronted early 1990s SoCal sound, trailblazed by No Doubt, Spy Kids, Gangbusters and Donkey Show - most fans draw immediate comparisons to early No Doubt with it's Gwen Stefani like vocals. Don't call them a copycat band - there was a certain vibe at the time which created musical similarities within the tight local scene. Many call the sound ska-punk, but we'd rather label it early American third-wave ska. It's rhythmic base is very 2-Tone, adding edgier punk guitars, funkier bass, and a big horn section. It's a nostalgic sound from a time when ska punk bands still played authentic ska, keeping the Jamaican rhythm intact while adding punk and alternative rock influences. Limited to 250 copies. Tracklisting: Side A: 1. Miracle Man 2. Punk Goes Ska 3. They're Gone 4. Bray 5. Side Show Joe 6. Horn On The Cob 7. Skins Side B: 1. Talk Show Host 2. Louis And Clark 3. Plaid Society 4. Lone Raspberry 5. Rude Girl 6. The Mortician 7. Brats