Ska Heroes

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1-01One Step Beyond
cover recording of:
One Step Beyond…
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
Madness2:21
1-02A 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
1-03On My Radio
The Selecter3:10
1-04Ranking Full Stop
The Beat2:49
1-05Pressure Drop
recording of:
Pressure Drop
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert
The Clash3:27
1-06Jamaican Ska
Desmond Dekker & The Specials2:25
1-07Gangsters
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 Specials2:46
1-08People Do Rocksteady
The Bodysnatchers2:56
1-09Big Six
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Alted Productions (in 1980)
recording of:
Big Six
composer:
Alex Hughes (UK reggae and ska artist) and Ernest Ranglin
publisher:
Baierle (in 1980) and Roba (publisher) (in 1980)
Judge Dread2:45
1-10Lucky Seven
recording of:
Lucky Seven
The Skatalites2:53
1-11Too Much Pressure
The Selecter2:51
1-12The Boiler
Rhoda Dakar & The Special A.K.A.5:43
1-13Elvis Should Play Ska
Graduate3:14
1-14Rat Race
recording of:
Rat Race
composer:
Roderick James Byers
The Specials3:10
1-15Geno
Dexys Midnight Runners3:39
1-16Baggy 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)
Madness2:29
1-17Skinhead Moonstomp (live)
The Specials2:41
1-18Promised Land (live)
Jim Murple Memorial3:19
1-19Christine Keeler
A.S.P.O3:18
1-20It's You
Fun Boy Three feat. Neville Staple3:16
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