Skupina z Jamajky fungovala na počátku šedesátých let, mezi roky 1963 a 1965 natočila řadu svých hitů. V roce 1983 se kapela, která holduje ska a reggae, dala znovu dohromady, přežila rok 2000 a následně i 2010.
Na 2CD a 2LP vychází kompilace nejzásadnějších nahrávek z repertoáru The Skatelites s názvem „Essential Artist Collection“.
Skladby
CD1
1. (Music Is) My Occupation [03:00]
2. Alley Cat Ska [02:39]
3. Cool Smoke [03:05]
4. Garden of Love [03:10]
5. Twelve Minutes to Go [03:06]
6. Girls Town Ska [02:52]
7. Stampede [02:54]
8. Vitamin A [02:45]
9. Teenage Ska [02:39]
10. Melody Jamboree [03:10]
11. Boat Ride [03:04]
12. Around the World [02:56]
13. Watermelon Man [02:50]
14. River Bank, Pt.1 (Bank to Bank) [02:05]
15. Guns Fever [02:52]
16. Ska Virginia (Virginia Ska) [02:19]
17. Duck Soup (with Baba Brooks & His Band) [02:30]
18. Donkey City, Pt. 1 [02:49]
19. Latin Goes Ska [03:02]
20. Alipang (Alley Pon) [03:02]
21. Lucky Seven [02:52]
22. Musical Store Room [02:20]
23. Musical Communion (Sly Mongoose) [03:03]
24. Sandy Gully [02:48]
25. Doctor Dekker [02:49]
CD2
1. Nuclear Weapon [02:54]
2. Corner Stone (A Trip to Mars) [02:30]
3. Knockout Punch (Cotton Tree) [03:11]
4. Don De Lion [02:04]
5. Rocket Ship [02:36]
6. Feeling Fine [02:55]
7. Mesopotamia [02:53]
8. Donkey City, Pt. 2 [02:53]
9. Independence Ska (El Pussycat) [02:35]
10. Rude Boy [02:49]
11. Jelly Bean [03:01]
12. Skalarama (The Magnificent Seven Theme) [02:51]
13. River Bank (Pt. 1) [02:54]
14. Country Town [03:02]
15. One Eyed Giant [03:12]
16. Twilight Zone (Instrumental) [02:52]
17. Catch a Fire [02:39]
18. Spider [02:31]
19. Eastern Standard Time [03:10]
20. Thoroughfare (Treasure Isle) [02:50]
21. Silver Dollar [02:54]
22. Street Corner [03:01]
23. University Goes Ska [02:45]
24. J.F.K.'s Memory [03:04]
25. Good News [02:55]
