The 2 Tone Collection: A Checkered Past

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gangsters
producer:
The Specials (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
version of:
Al Capone
The Special A.K.A.42:48
2The Selecter
producer:
Roger Lomas
recording of:
The Selector
composer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public) and Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
publisher:
Desert Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
The Selecter32:59
3The Prince
producer:
Clive Langer
recording of:
The Prince
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
dedicated to:
Prince Buster
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness22:31
4On My Radio
recording of:
On My Radio
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
publisher:
Fairwood Music Ltd.
The Selecter53:07
5A 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 Specials feat. Rico42:56
6Nite Klub
producer:
Elvis Costello
trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
recording of:
Nite Klub
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
The Specials feat. Rico43:09
7Tears of a Clown
producer:
Bob Sargeant
cover recording of:
The Tears of a Clown
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Jobette Music (UK) Ltd.
The Beat32:43
8Ranking Full Stop
producer:
Bob Sargeant
recording of:
Ranking Full Stop
writer:
The Beat (UK ska band aka The English Beat)
The Beat52:49
9Too Much Too Young
recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Special A.K.A.32:05
10Guns of Navarone
cover recording of:
The Guns of Navarone
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Special A.K.A.42:19
11Three Minute Hero
producer:
Errol Ross and The Selecter
recording of:
Three Minute Hero
composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter43:03
12Let’s Do Rock Steady
cover recording of:
Let's Do Rock Steady
lyricist and composer:
Robert Livingstone Thompson
The Bodysnatchers32:56
13Ruder Than You
The Bodysnatchers42:50
14Missing Words
The Selecter23:20
15Rat Race
producer:
Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Rat Race
composer:
Roderick James Byers
The Specials3.353:10
16Rude Boys Outa Jail
recording of:
Rude Boys Outa Jail
writer:
Lynval Golding, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
The Specials32:41
17Easy Life
The Bodysnatchers43:13
18Too Experienced
The Bodysnatchers32:32
19Stereotype
recording of:
Stereotype
composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Specials33:43
20International Jet Set
The Specials34:10
21Away
recording of:
Away
writer:
Jane Bayley, Toby Lyons and John Shipley
The Swinging Cats33:13
22Mantovani
recording of:
Mantovani
composer:
John Shipley
The Swinging Cats33:18
23Sea Cruise
instrumental cover recording of:
Sea Cruise
lyricist and composer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Rico Rodriguez33:00
24Do Nothing
recording of:
Do Nothing
composer:
Lynval Golding
The Specials feat. Rico with The Ice Rink String Sounds33:37
25Maggie’s Farm
cover recording of:
Maggie’s Farm
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Special Rider Music and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Specials23:29
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