Tip-A-Top Records

Tip-A-Top Records Authentic groove production with the message of today.

23/01/2026

EXTRA, EXTRA, NEW RELEASE::::::::::::AFTER THREE DECADES OF STAGES, STUDIOS AND SWEATY DANCEFLOORS, Kalles Kaviar RETURN WITH "NINE FEET TALL" - A BOLD STEP BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN. ONE OF SWITZERLAND’S LONGEST-RUNNING SKA OUTFITS, BORN OUT OF 1990S THIRD WAVE, NOW DELIVER THEIR NINTH STUDIO ALBUM WITH A RENEWED FOCUS ON RAW GROOVE AND VINTAGE FEEL.

THIS TIME AROUND, THE BASEL CREW TEAMED UP WITH PRODUCER Jay Moonlitegroover, LEFT THE CLEAN EDGES BEHIND AND EMBRACED A DEEPER, HEAVIER SOUND INSPIRED BY 1960S JAMAICAN SKA, ROCKSTEADY AND EARLY REGGAE. FROM UPBEAT, FLOOR-FILLING SKA SHUFFLES TO SLOW-BURNING ROCKSTEADY MOODS AND DRIVING EARLY REGGAE CUTS, NINE FEET TALL MOVES WITH CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER THROUGHOUT.

THIS RECORD IS A TESTAMENT TO LONGEVITY, PASSION AND STAYING TRUE TO THE RHYTHM. PUT THE RECORD ON - KALLES KAVIAR ARE STILL STANDING TALL, AND THE GROOVE PROVES IT.

AVAILABLE ON VINYL WWW.TIPATOPRECORDS.COM AND WWW.TIPATOP.BANDCAMP.COM

03/01/2026

Jay had a blast today chatting about the latest Skaracha release. Hard to beat the enthusiasm and devotion at Lion Vibes Record Shop - your one-stop destination for all things reggae vinyl!

Happy new year to you all! 💥 What better way than to kick off 2026 with ska music. Here are our very own The Skatanauts ...
01/01/2026

Happy new year to you all! 💥 What better way than to kick off 2026 with ska music. Here are our very own The Skatanauts live in Cologne: https://youtu.be/v4lkyoZAPqw?si=IxccQ19XoGbak5_n Freedom Sounds Festival Vonnemann Jörg Alex Baillod

The Skatanauts featuring special guest Lorraine. Freedom Sounds Christmas Ball, Köln, Gebäude 9, 29.11.2025.

24/12/2025

Big love to all our friends, fans, and family of Tip-A-Top Records 💛

As 2025 winds down, we just want to say thank you for the support you’ve shown this year - whether that’s helping behind the curtain, buying records, coming to shows, backing the bands directly, or simply spreading the word. Every bit of it matters.

A special shout-out to everyone who buys vinyl. In a world where streaming pays next to nothing, physical records are one of the very few ways a small independent label like ours can survive, grow, invest in new band projects and keep putting music out into the world. When you buy vinyl, you’re not just buying music - you’re actively keeping the whole ecosystem alive.

We also want to extend a huge thank you to the record shops and distributors who believe in what we do. Independent shops that take a chance on our releases, stock them, recommend them, and keep physical music culture alive - we genuinely couldn’t do this without you. And to the distributors helping our records travel further than we ever could on our own: your support keeps the music moving.

Big respect as well to the concert promoters and organisers who put in the graft to make shows happen - booking bands, running venues, taking risks, and building scenes from the ground up. Live music doesn’t exist without you, and your belief in these artists is vital.

On top of that, huge thanks to the fanzines, writers, DJs, and radio shows who give this music a voice. Whether it’s a review, an interview, a spin on community radio, or a late-night selector session - your passion, time, and dedication to underground music means everything to us and the artists we work with.

We’re incredibly proud of the artists we’ve worked with this year and beyond, including
The Skatanauts,
Lozzy & The Mountaineers,
Los Billtones,
Kalles Kaviar,
and welcoming the latest addition to the family - Skaracha 🔥

From all of us at Tip-A-Top Records: Merry Christmas, happy holidays, massive thanks for riding with us, and here’s to more records, more shows, and more releases in the year ahead. See you in 2026! God Bless.

SKARACHA - THE FIRST HOME-GROWN JAMAICAN SKA BAND SINCE THE 1960S COMING TO YOU WITH THEIR DEBUT RELEASE. HAILING FROM K...
12/12/2025

SKARACHA - THE FIRST HOME-GROWN JAMAICAN SKA BAND SINCE THE 1960S COMING TO YOU WITH THEIR DEBUT RELEASE. HAILING FROM KINGSTON, THIS CRACK NINE-PIECE UNIT OF YOUNG BLOODS AND SEASONED PROFESSIONALS STEPS FORWARD TO REVIVE THE GRAND TRADITION OF JAMAICA’S SKA ORIGINATORS, BLENDING BRAND-NEW COMPOSITIONS WITH CHOICE CLASSICS. THOUGH SKA HAS CIRCLED THE GLOBE AND INSPIRED COUNTLESS BANDS ABROAD, JAMAICA HAS LONG AWAITED A DEDICATED SKA ENSEMBLE OF ITS OWN ONCE MORE. TODAY, SKARACHA BRINGS THE MUSIC BACK TO ITS BIRTHPLACE. AND LET THERE BE NO DOUBT - THEIR GROOVE AND SWAG WILL BE STUCK IN YOUR HEAD FOR DAYS… AND EXTRA DAYS! AVAILABLE NOW FROM WWW.TIPATOPRECORDS.COM AND WWW.TIPATOP.BANDCAMP.COM

05/12/2025

SKARACHA! THE NEW SKA SENSATION FROM JAMAICA. SINGLE RELEASE: DECEMBER 12.

Your rare chance to catch these cats live on stage, touring Belgium (Brussels) and Germany (Cologne) this weekend, Novem...
26/11/2025

Your rare chance to catch these cats live on stage, touring Belgium (Brussels) and Germany (Cologne) this weekend, November 28 & 29! Don't miss out, tickets are selling out quickly!! The Skatanauts Flying Platane Freedom Sounds Festival

RECORD OF THE MONTH! 🔥 Big Up French Reggae Vibes magazine for presenting the Jamaican Ska Orchestra - A Recording Tribu...
22/10/2025

RECORD OF THE MONTH! 🔥 Big Up French Reggae Vibes magazine for presenting the Jamaican Ska Orchestra - A Recording Tribute to The Skatalites, in their current issue #90. Here's the English translation: "Even if their name still appears on tour posters, it’s been a long time since the current Skatalites had anything to do with the legendary Jamaican group. After the death of saxophonist Lester Sterling, the last trace of magic disappeared - especially for those who once had the joy of seeing the band with several of its key original members. Given the immense influence of the first ska supergroup - a legacy not always properly recognised - such a tribute was hardly excessive.
This isn’t the first of its kind, of course; one might recall the tremendous early records by California’s Western Standard Time. But this one stands out for a reason: it brings together a fine array of contemporary Jamaican musicians to rekindle the spirit of the compositions created by their great predecessors. Considering the often mediocre ska tracks released from the island over the past forty years - with only rare exceptions - one might have thought the genre long dead and buried.
Credit, then, to Jay Schaetz, leader of the excellent Swiss band The Skatanauts, for proving otherwise. To do so, he selected some of the most emblematic pieces composed by the great original combo, while also including lesser-known tracks that are equally successful. Naturally, the works of the great Don Drummond are featured - those early examples of the “Far East” minor-key sound later adopted by Augustus Pablo.
For added variety, the thirteen musicians - including the producer - also chose to perform less melancholic but equally irresistible numbers. It would be pointless to list them all, though our favourites include “Ska Ba”, “Mesopotamia”, “Addis Ababa”, and the emblematic “The Reburial”.
The orchestration of these fifteen standards - twelve on the vinyl edition - is absolutely impeccable, though perhaps the only minor flaw is that these formidable instrumentalists don’t quite let loose enough to set themselves apart from their illustrious elders. Still, it stands as a magnificent declaration of love for an eternal music." Rey D

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03/10/2025

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STEP RIGHT UP, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PEOPLE OF SKA - FEAST YOUR EYES, FREE YOUR EARS, AND EASE UP SO! THE SKATANAUTS HAV...
01/10/2025

STEP RIGHT UP, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PEOPLE OF SKA - FEAST YOUR EYES, FREE YOUR EARS, AND EASE UP SO! THE SKATANAUTS HAVE DONE THE MOST IMPOSSIBLE AND FINALLY ARRIVED WITH A PLATTER THAT TRULY MATTERS: RUN COME DANCE! THAT’S RIGHT, 12 TRACKS OF SOLID AUTHENTIC JAMAICAN SKA, SPICED WITH LATIN, CARIB JAZZ AND R&B. PRESSED HOT ON VINYL, COOKED THROUGH VINTAGE ANALOG AND SERVED UP LIVE AN DIREC! GO GET YOURSELVES A COPY QUICK BEFORE THE COOL CATS SN**CH ‘EM ALL UP. BECAUSE ONCE THE NEEDLE DROPS, THERE’S ONLY ONE THING TO DO... RUN COME A DANCE! SHOP DIRECTLY AT WWW.TIPATOPRECORDS.COM OR WWW.TIPATOP.BANDCAMP.COM

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