The History of Ska

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rough and Tough
Stranger Cole3:05
2Man in the Street
recording of:
Man in the Street
writer:
Don Drummond
Don Drummond3:25
3The Tide Is High
producer:
Duke Reid (Jamaican producer and label owner)
background vocals:
Howard Barrett and Tyrone Evans
vocals:
John Holt
performer:
Tommy McCook & The Supersonics and The Paragons (Jamaican rocksteady band)
recording of:
The Tide Is High
additional writer:
Howard Barrett and Tyrone Evans
writer:
John Holt
publisher:
B & C Music Corp., Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Embassy Music Corporation, Gemrod Music Inc., Sparta Florida Music Group and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
The Paragons52:40
4Nuclear Weapon
The Skatalites2:56
5Too Much Too Young
recording of:
Too Much Too Young (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Coventry Automatics2:06
6Put on Your Best Dress
Monty Morris2:43
7Carry Go Bring Come
producer:
Duke Reid (Jamaican producer and label owner)
recording of:
Carry Go Bring Home
composer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes2:55
8Phoenix City
live recording of:
Phoenix City
writer:
Roland Alphonso
Roland Alphonso2:59
9Don't Say Out Late
Kentrick Patrick2:43
10On My Radio
recorded at:
Tiffany's in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1979-11-29)
live recording of:
On My Radio (on 1979-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
publisher:
Fairwood Music Ltd.
The Selecter3:26
11Bonanza Ska
cover recording of:
Bonanza
orchestrator:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Livingston & Evans Inc. (ASCAP) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
Bonanza (American Western TV series 1959–1973)
Carlos Malcolm & His Afro-Jamaican Rhythms43:05
12Doctor Dick
recording of:
Doctor Dick
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing
Lee “Scratch” Perry2:31
13Inez
Lester Sterling, Johnnie Moore & Tommy McCook3:45
14Dance Crasher
recording of:
Dance Crasher
writer:
Alton Ellis
Alton Ellis & the Flames2:43
15Tears of a Clown
live 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.
Special Beat3:20
16Don't Be a Rude Boy
The Rulers2:24
17Rudie Bam Bam
The Clarendonians2:26
18Guns Fever
Baba Brooks2:56
19The Rude Boy
The Duke Reid Group2:49
20Gangsters
recorded at:
Aston University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1979-04-27)
live recording of:
Gangsters (on 1979-04-27)
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 Specials2:39
21Dreader Than Dread
Honeyboy Martin & The Voices2:38
22True Confessionq
recording of:
True Confession
The Silvertones2:42
23Housewives Choice
recording of:
Housewife's Choice
composer:
Derrick Morgan
Derrick & Patsy2:38
24King of Ska
Desmond Dekker & The Specials42:55