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  "slug": "the-skatalites",
  "name": "The Skatalites",
  "description": "The Skatalites appears once in our Ska list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/the-skatalites/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1965,
    "last": 1965
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 3,
    "list": "Ska"
  },
  "appearsOn": [
    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "ska",
      "name": "Ska",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/ska/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "the-skatalites--guns-of-navarone",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/the-skatalites--guns-of-navarone/",
      "title": "Guns of Navarone",
      "year": 1965,
      "label": "Island",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A film theme turned into a horn workout, and the record that carried ska to British dancefloors. The house band of Jamaican music at full stretch.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Skatalites%20Guns%20of%20Navarone",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=wtESlTKBa4s",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 3,
      "on": {
        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "ska",
        "name": "Ska",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/ska/"
      },
      "artist": "The Skatalites"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}