Ska Heroes

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1-01One Step Beyond
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass guitar:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
One Step Beyond…
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
recording of:
One Step Beyond…
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
Madness4.552:21
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
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
The Specials42:56
1-03On My Radio
producer:
Roger Lomas
recording of:
On My Radio
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
publisher:
Fairwood Music Ltd.
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 Specials42:25
1-07Gangsters
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 Specials4.252:46
1-08People Do Rocksteady
cover recording of:
Let's Do Rock Steady
lyricist and composer:
Robert Livingstone Thompson
The Bodysnatchers32:56
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
performer:
Rhoda Dakar (British singer and musician, of The Bodysnatchers)
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
Rhoda Dakar & The Special A.K.A.45:43
1-13Elvis Should Play Ska
Graduate3:14
1-14Rat Race
producer:
Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Rat Race
lyricist and composer:
Roderick James Byers
The Specials3.253:10
1-15Geno
Dexys Midnight Runners3:39
1-16Baggy Trousers
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recorded at:
Hammersmith Palais (not to be confused with Hammersmith Apollo aka Hammersmith Odeon) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-12-19)
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 (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness42:29
1-17Skinhead Moonstomp (live)
recorded at:
Aston University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1979-04-27)
live recording of:
Skinhead Moonstomp (on 1979-04-27)
writer:
Roy Ellis (Mr. Symarip) and Monty Naismith
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
The Specials32:41
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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#TitleArtistRatingLength
2-01My Boy Lollipop
cover recording of:
My Boy Lollipop
writer:
Morris Levy, Johnny Roberts (US songwriter, "My Boy Lollipop") and Robert Spencer (English lutenist, guitarist & musicologist)
Millie Small2:02
2-02Al Capone
Prince Buster’s All Stars2:58
2-03Miss Jamaica
recording of:
Miss Jamaica
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff2:24
2-04Monkey Man
recording of:
Monkey Man
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
The Maytals3:45
2-05I'm in the Mood for Ska
recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
Lord Tanamo2:30
2-06Phoenix City
live recording of:
Phoenix City
writer:
Roland Alphonso
Roland Alphonso3:01
2-07Guns of Navarone
cover recording of:
The Guns of Navarone
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Skatalites2:30
2-08007 (Shanty Town)
recording of:
007 (Shanty Town)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:29
2-09Teenage Ska
Baba Brooks2:41
2-10Corner Stone
Don Drummond2:24
2-11Latin Goes Ska
recording of:
Latin Goes Ska
The Skatalites3:04
2-12When You Call My Name
Stranger & Patsy with The Skatalites3:28
2-13Rub Up, Push Up
Justin Hinds2:46
2-14Train to Skaville
The Ethiopians2:41
2-15Red Red Wine
cover recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Bang Records (Bert Berns label) (in 1968)
Tony Tribe52:55
2-16Too Much, Too Young
recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Specials5:58
2-17James Bond
cover recording of:
James Bond
writer:
Monty Norman
arranger:
The Selecter
arrangement of:
James Bond Theme
The Selecter2:19
2-18Night Boat to Cairo
recording of:
Night Boat to Cairo
writer:
Mike Barson and Graham McPherson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness3:20
2-19Tears of a Clown
The Beat2:41
2-20Too Experienced
The Bodysnatchers32:35