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  "slug": "prince-buster",
  "name": "Prince Buster",
  "description": "Prince Buster appears once in our Ska list, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/prince-buster/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1964,
    "last": 1964
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 5,
    "list": "Ska"
  },
  "appearsOn": [
    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "ska",
      "name": "Ska",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/ska/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "prince-buster--al-capone",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/prince-buster--al-capone/",
      "title": "Al Capone",
      "year": 1964,
      "label": "Blue Beat",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Screeching tyres, gunshots and a spoken introduction. Buster understood that a record could be a piece of theatre, which is a lesson dancehall never forgot.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Prince%20Buster%20Al%20Capone",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=GBdXyLgjJuA",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 5,
      "on": {
        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "ska",
        "name": "Ska",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/ska/"
      },
      "artist": "Prince Buster"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}