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The Toasters
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| The Toasters | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  New York City, New York, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Ska, Reggae, Pop | |
| Years active | 1981–present | |
| Label(s) | Ice Bear, Megalith, Moon Ska, Moon Ska Europe, M.I.L., Grover Records, Asian Man, Skaloid, Sound System, Jimco!, Stomp Records, Unicorn Records, Pork Pie Records | |
| Associated acts |
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, The Klingons | |
| Website | http://www.toasters.org/ | |
| Members | ||
| Robert Hingley Dave Barry Jason Nwagbaraocha Greg Robinson Dan "Duckie" Garrido Jeff Richey |
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The Toasters are a ska band from New York formed in 1983 by Robert 'Bucket' Hingley. They are considered the longest active ska band in the United States.
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Many consider them the first true band of the U.S. era of ska but having a strong influence from the British Two Tone movement.
The Toasters have been around for over 24 years, with Robert Hingley the only original member left. They have released many albums, most of them on the now-defunct Moon Ska record label, at one time the world's largest ska-only record label, founded and owned by Hingley. Since the folding of Moon Ska in 2000, Hingley has founded a new label, Megalith Records.[1]
Their first full length album, Skaboom!, is considered one of the classics of modern ska music. They enjoyed a small degree of commercial success in the late 1990s due to the North American ska explosion, recording the music for the Nickelodeon show KaBlam! (credited as the "Moon Ska Stompers") and background music in countless TV commercials, most notably a line of America Online and Coca-Cola ads.
The Toasters are credited as being the oldest surviving ska band in the United States, still appearing live all over the world with many of the newer ska acts.
| Year | Album |
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| 1987 | Skaboom |
| 1988 | Thrill Me Up |
| 1990 | This Gun for Hire |
| 1992 | New York Fever |
| 1994 | Dub 56 |
| 1996 | Hard Band for Dead |
| 1997 | Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down |
| 2000 | Dog Eat Dog |
| 2002 | Enemy of the System |
| 2006 | You're Gonna Pay |
| 2006 | Dub 56 : Double Disc Version |
| 2007 | One More Bullet |
- 1990: T-Time
- 1995: Ska Killers
- 1996: History Book
- 1998: History Book 1987-1998'
- 2000: The Best Of...
- 2003: In Retrospect
- ^ megalithrecords.com from history section, retrieved October 12, 2006