Discover the Rhythms of British SKA

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gangsters
producer:
The Specials AKA (ska band)
recording of:
Gangsters
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
quotes music from:
Al Capone
The Special A.K.A.4.252:47
2On My Radio
recording of:
On My Radio
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
publisher:
Fairwood Music Ltd.
The Selecter4.23:11
3A Message to You Rudy
producer:
Elvis Costello
guest trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 132)
cover recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
The Specials feat. Rico42:54
4Madness
producer:
Clive Langer
cover recording of:
Madness
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell (until 1962)
Madness2:23
5Too Much Pressure
recording of:
Too Much Pressure
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter2:49
6Tears of a Clown
The Bodysnatchers2:41
7Ranking Full Stop
The Beat2:48
8Too Much Too Young
recorded at:
Lyceum Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Specials3.62:04
9Three Minute Hero
producer:
Errol Ross and The Selecter
recording of:
Three Minute Hero
composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter43:01
10People Do Rock Steady
cover recording of:
Let's Do Rock Steady
lyricist and composer:
Robert Livingstone Thompson
The Bodysnatchers32:55
11Guns of Navarone
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recorded at:
Lyceum Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
live cover recording of:
The Guns of Navarone
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Specials3.52:18
12Missing Words
producer:
Errol Ross
remixer:
Roger Lomas
recording of:
Missing Words
composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter23:18
13Rat Race
producer:
Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Rat Race
lyricist and composer:
Roderick James Byers
The Specials3.253:09
14Easy Life
The Bodysnatchers43:11
15James Bond
cover recording of:
James Bond
writer:
Monty Norman
arranger:
The Selecter
arrangement of:
James Bond Theme
The Selecter2:18
16Stereotype
producer:
Jerry Dammers and Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Stereotype
composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Specials3:48
17Sea Cruise
instrumental cover recording of:
Sea Cruise
writer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
recording of:
Sea Cruise
writer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
Rico33:00
18Ghost Town
engineer:
John A. Rivers
trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1981)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 217)
recording of:
Ghost Town
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use! see annotation)
The Specials3.953:39
19The Boiler
performer:
Rhoda Dakar (British singer and musician, of The Bodysnatchers)
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
Rhoda with The Special A.K.A.45:42
20Nelson Mandela
producer:
Elvis Costello
bass:
Gary McManus (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public)
flute:
David Heath (British composer and flautist)
guitar:
John Shipley
organ:
Jerry Dammers
saxophone:
Andy Aderinto (saxophonist)
tin whistle [penny whistle]:
Paul Speare
trumpet:
Dick Cuthell
background vocals:
Afrodiziak
lead vocals:
Stan Campbell
vocals:
Rhoda Dakar (British singer and musician, of The Bodysnatchers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1984)
music videos:
Nelson Mandela (music video) by The Special A.K.A. (ska band)
recording of:
Free Nelson Mandela
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd. (in 1984)
The Special A.K.A.2.754:11
21What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend
recording of:
What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend
writer:
Jerry Dammers
The Special A.K.A.23:59
22Carry Go Bring Home
producer:
Charlie Anderson (of The Selecter) and Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
mixer:
Mark Lusardi
recorded at:
Tiffany's in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1979-11-29)
live cover recording of:
Carry Go Bring Home (on 1979-11-29)
composer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
The Selecter3:09

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ASIN:DE: B00004VQDP [info]