Covert Action [Gold Vinyl LP, 250 Copies]

Spy Kids – Covert Action [Gold Vinyl LP, 250 Copies]

Featuring skateboard legend Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly and A100s fame. Spy Kids were formed in 1990 in San Diego, California by like-minded souls who shared a love of Jamaican music and ska. The band drew its influences from a wide range of artists such as Bad Manners, The Upsetters, local San Diego bands The Donkey Show, Gangbusters, and contemporary California ska bands Let’s Go Bowling, Hepcat and The Specs, among others. By the middle of 1991, Spy Kids gradually came to an end as various members went on to join up with acts such as Flogging Molly, Unwritten Law, Buck-O-Nine, Unsteady and Pivit. Fast-forward to a scooter ride in 2018 which brought several of the original members together; and discussion about re-recording the original songs sparked the process of getting the Spy Kids back together and into the studio. In February 2020, thirty years later, the band recorded the “Covert Action” album, consisting of five songs from its initial incarnation, the reggae-influenced “Wrong Number”, plus versions of Jimmy Cliff’s “Harder They Come” and Prince Buster’s “Judge Dread”, featuring skateboard legend Ron Allen on vocals. There's been renewed interest in the Spy Kids with the recent debut release from the A100s on Pirates Press. Gold vinyl repress limited to 250 copies.
A1 Covert Action
A2 Pushed Away
A3 Wrong Number
A4 Judge Dread
A5 Judge Dread Rap
B1 Carousel
B2 Cheeto
B3 Harder They Come
B4 Today's News