Ska Story

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1One Step Beyond
cover recording of:
One Step Beyond…
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
Madness2:21
2A 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
writer:
Dandy Livingstone
The Specials42:56
3On My Radio
The Selecter3:16
4Ranking Full Stop
The Beat2:49
5Pressure Drop
producer:
The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
recording of:
Pressure Drop
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert
The Clash2.53:27
6Jamaican Ska
Desmond Dekker & The Specials2:25
7Gangsters
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
version of:
Al Capone
The Specials2:48
8People Do Rocksteady
cover recording of:
Let's Do Rock Steady
lyricist and composer:
Robert Livingstone Thompson
The Bodysnatchers2:57
9Big Six
Judge Dread2:46
10Lucky Seven
recording of:
Lucky Seven
The Skatalites2:53
11Too Much Pressure
recording of:
Too Much Pressure
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter2:51
12The Boiler
performer:
Rhoda Dakar (British singer and musician, of The Bodysnatchers)
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
The Special A.K.A. feat. Rhoda Dakar45:43
13Elvis Should Play Ska
Graduate3:14
14Rat Race
recording of:
Rat Race
composer:
Roderick James Byers
The Specials3:10
15Geno
engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recording of:
Geno
writer:
Al Archer and Kevin Rowland (UK singer and songwriter, in Dexy’s Midnight Runners)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Dexys Midnight Runners33:30
16Baggy Trousers
recording of:
Baggy Trousers
lyricist:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness2:30
17Skinhead Moonstomp (live)
The Specials2:41
18Promised Land (live)
The Jim Murple Memorial3:20
19Christine Keeler
aspo3:19
20It's You
The Specials and Fun Boy Three feat. Neville Staple3:14
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ASIN:FR: B000069V9F [info]