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Sound System Records is an Australian based label best known for being the label behind The Porkers.
Sound System Music is the retail online storefront for all Sound System releases and merchandise, as well as a large range of local and imported music. From ska and reggae to rockabilly, from punk to funk, and the best of the rest, we hope you can find what you are looking for. Please bare with us as we sort our the teething problems of a new site, and please mail me direct with any problems, questions, or friendly hello's !
Currently through our checkout payment is by Paypal only, if you are in Australia and wish to pay by Direct Deposit, Money order, Bank cheque, or well concealed cash, please mail me direct with order.
Outside Aus - All prices are in Australian Dollars $AUD. We can also ship cd's without jewel cases to save on shipping costs, so drop us a line and we'll sort out what's the best solution, we are friendly folk !
Pete Cooper, - Head Honcho
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The Porkers 20th Birthday T-shirts !
The New album from The Porkers is here !
Ska is Dead CD - 23 bands that prove it aint ! Budget priced compilation with 23 current ska bands - $10 plus post !
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Los Capitanes - NO BUTTS - the debut cd, long unavailable has been re-pressed ! Updated cover art and just $10 !
Black Cat Zoot - Big band swing plus a little bit of ska featuring Dr. Ring Ding.
The Big - 2 cd set from one of the UK's best upcoming ska bands featuring members of Bad Manners. Sounds like the Hotknives and Billy Bragg.
Lord Mike's Dirty Calypsonians - Big band calypso from Chicago yie yie yie !
New Skatalites album here ! 'On the Right Track' recorded in Byron Bay Australia in 2006 !
Ska vs Rockabilly t-shirts are now here !
New Sound System T-shirts available now !
New just in -
Strange Tenants
New 4 CD pack ‘Rude Celebration’ 
Melbourne ska legends Strange Tenants, one of the country’s most successful live bands of the 1980s, celebrate their 25th anniversary
by releasing an amazing new 70 track 4 CD pack, ‘Rude Celebration’, containing 14 new songs as well as 56 live tracks, dating back to 1981 shortly after the bands formation. These historic recordings capture the very birth and evolution of Australian ska. For fans of the Tenants, ska fans, or anyone interested in alternative music, this incredible pack is essential for your CD collection.
Avalable now exclusively in Australia to Sound System - The Slackers - Slack in Japan CD - 15 tracks of authentic roots ska and reggae from New Yorks kings of the trad groove, recorded live in Japan. This is a Japan only release available here in limited numbers!
And if you're a fan of the Slackers style, check out the 2 releases we have here from California's Lets Go Bowling - a highly overlooked band!
 The Casino Rumblers album - 'See How It's Gonna End' is out now! Mixing rockabilly and swing roots and slammin' it home with punk rock attitude, the 'Rumblers will hit you over the head and kick your ass! Check their website for tour dates - www.casinorumblers.com And don't miss out on their 3 track debut single 'Black Holiday' which has 2 non album tracks, it's only $5, and is limited edition of 500!!!!
 Los Capitanes - 'The captains of Canberras Skaship' is what Blunt Magazine has called this 7 piece from A.C.T. but there is more to their music than just ska, they mix reggae and world rhythms with melodic punk energetic punk rock, check out their debut album 'No Fun Intended' - produced by Pete Porker.
www.loscapitanes.net
Out NOW is the brand new album from Bostons Big D and the Kids Table, 'How it Goes' is a mix of ska and punk rock, for fans of Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, and Less than Jake. Order now!
 Some recent imports now available - from Switzerland - The Hillybilly Moon Explosion, their new album 'Bourgeois Baby', features male and female lead vocals over a traditional rockabilly sound, very similar to Australias 'Satellites'.
 From Germany, checkout 'Speedswing' their self titled debut is 4 tracks of ska mixed with big band swing!
 Porkers fans, in stock, as well as the Japanese 'best of' cd 'Raw Porking Power' we now have limited copies of the Brazillian release 'Aporkalypso' which comes with 2 Porkers clips viewable on your computor. Both albums have different tracks and unique cover art. And look out for a Porkers DVD with all their clips (12 or more!) plus live footage - hopefullyready for the Porkers 20th anniversary in 2007!
More stuff being added to the store on a daily basis, keep checking back with us or drop us a line if you're looking for something in particular !
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