Permanent Revolution: From Disco Fever to The New Romantics

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

Annotation

CD 1: Sony Music Special Products - LSP9850832
CD 2: EMI Premium - CDLIC75
CD 3: EMI Premium - CDLIC76
CD 4: EMI Premium - CDLIC77

FIXME: 3.11 is probably credited to the wrong artist.

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-01 18:07 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 70s Flare Up
2▶CD: Chains & Safety Pins: The New Wave
3▼CD: Two-Tone
#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
version of:
Al Capone
The Specials4.252:48
2The Selecter
producer:
Roger Lomas
recording of:
The Selecter
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 Selecter33:00
3The Prince
recording of:
The Prince
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
dedicated to:
Prince Buster
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness2:31
4Tears of a Clown
The Beat2:42
5Rat Race
producer:
Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Rat Race
lyricist and composer:
Roderick James Byers
The Specials3.253:11
6Easy Life
The Bodysnatchers3:14
7Give It Up
The Apolinaires3:32
8The Boiler
performer:
Rhoda Dakar (British singer and musician, of The Bodysnatchers)
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
Rhoda Dakar & The Special A.K.A.45:44
9Mantovani
recording of:
Mantovani
composer:
John Shipley
The Swinging Cats33:19
10Three Minute Hero
producer:
Errol Ross and The Selecter
recording of:
Three Minute Hero
composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter43:04
11Too Much Pressure
recording of:
Too Much Pressure
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Specials feat. Rico2:52
12House of Fun
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recording of:
House of Fun
lyricist:
Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness3.652:49
4▶CD: Lipstick, Powder & Paint: The New Romantics

Credits

Release

part of:Music Collection (The Sunday Times EMI sourced) (order: 4)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7931919 [info]
other databases:https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/294152/ [info]