Trojan Ska Revival Box Set

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1▼CD: Three Minute Heroes - Hits & Near Misses
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Gangsters (live) 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 Specials		2:34
2	Missing Words (live) recorded at: The Tic Toc Club (f.k.a. Colosseum, Tic Toc, The Orchid, Majestic) in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1991-12-21) live recording of: Missing Words (on 1991-12-21) composer: Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)	The Selecter		4:11
3	Tears of a Clown (live) 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 Beat		3:18
4	My Girl Lollipop (live)	Bad Manners		2:28
5	Blank Expression	The Coventry Automatics		2:07
6	Doesn’t Make It Alright (live) live recording of: Doesn't Make It Alright writer: Jerry Dammers and Lynval Golding	The Specials		3:30
7	Three Minute Hero (live)	The Selecter		2:59
8	Too Nice to Talk To (live) live recording of: Too Nice to Talk To writer: Andy Cox (of The Beat), Everett Morton, Roger Charlery, David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals) and Dave Wakeling publisher: Beat Brothers Ltd. and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.	Special Beat		3:27
9	Lorraine (live) live recording of: Lorraine composer: Louis Cook, Douglas Trendle, David Farren, Paul Hyman, Chris Kane (saxophone player), Andrew Marson, Alan Sayag, Martin Stewart (member of Bad Manners, The Selecter) and Brian Tuitt publisher: Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)	Bad Manners		3:53
10	It’s Up to You	The Coventry Automatics		3:00
11	Nite Klub (live) recorded at: Aston University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1979-04-27) live recording of: Nite Klub (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	The Specials		3:21
12	Too Much Pressure (live) recorded at: The Tic Toc Club (f.k.a. Colosseum, Tic Toc, The Orchid, Majestic) in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1991-12-21) live recording of: Too Much Pressure (on 1991-12-21) lyricist and composer: Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)	The Selecter		4:48
13	Ranking Full Stop (live) recorded at: Tic Toc (f.k.a. Colosseum, Tic Toc, The Orchid, Majestic) in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1992-07) live recording of: Ranking Full Stop (in 1992-07) writer: The Beat (The British Beat, UK ska band aka The English Beat)	Special Beat		3:09
14	Walking in the Sunshine (live) live recording of: Walking in the Sunshine lyricist and composer: Louis Cook, Douglas Trendle, David Farren, Paul Hyman, Chris Kane (saxophone player), Andrew Marson, Alan Sayag, Martin Stewart (member of Bad Manners, The Selecter) and Brian Tuitt publisher: Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)	Bad Manners		3:20
15	Too Much Too Young (live)	The Coventry Automatics		2:05
16	Monkey Man (live) live cover recording of: Monkey Man lyricist and composer: Toots Hibbert	The Specials		3:04
17	On My Radio (live)	The Selecter		3:31

2▼CD: Feel Like Jumping: Reviving The Oldies
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Long Shot (Bust Me Bet) cover recording of: Long Shot (Kick the Bucket) writer: George Agard (Jamaican reggae artist, aka "George Dekker", "Johhny Melody"), Sidney "Luddy" Crooks and Jackie Robinson (reggae singer, member of The Pioneers)	The Selecter		3:13
2	Concrete Jungle recording of: Concrete Jungle lyricist and composer: Roderick James Byers	The Coventry Automatics		3:43
3	Carry Go Bring Come performer: The Specials (ska band)	Desmond Dekker & The Specials	4	2:55
4	Wet Dream (live)	Bad Manners		4:01
5	Double Barrel	The Specials		3:40
6	Sally Brown (live) live recording of: Sally Brown lyricist and composer: Laurel Aitken	Bad Manners		2:50
7	Tighten Up	The Selecter		3:48
8	King of Ska	Desmond Dekker & The Specials	4	2:53
9	Feel Like Jumping (live) live recording of: Feel Like Jumping lyricist and composer: Keith Anderson (reggae songwriter aka Bob Andy) and Jackie Mittoo	Bad Manners		4:58
10	Enjoy Yourself (live)	Special Beat		4:01
11	Skinhead Girl	The Specials		3:32
12	Everyday (Time Hard) (live)	The Selecter		3:03
13	Don’t Knock the Bald Head (live)	Bad Manners		2:54
14	King of Kings	Desmond Dekker & The Specials	4	3:00
15	Rough Rider (live)	Special Beat		5:00
16	Train to Skaville (live) recorded at: The Tic Toc Club (f.k.a. Colosseum, Tic Toc, The Orchid, Majestic) in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1991-12-21) live recording of: Train to Skaville (on 1991-12-21) lyricist and composer: Clement “Coxsone” Dodd	The Selecter		4:34

3▼CD: Easy Snappin': Hits & Misses, Part 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Echo 4+2 (live)	Bad Manners		2:17
2	The Selecter (live)	The Selecter		4:31
3	Mirror in the Bathroom (live) recording of: Mirror in the Bathroom writer: Andy Cox (of The Beat), Everett Morton, Roger Charlery, David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals) and Dave Wakeling publisher: Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!), Beat Brothers Ltd. and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.	Special Beat		3:34
4	Dawning of a New Era	The Coventry Automatics		2:42
5	Ghost Town (live) live recording of: Ghost Town lyricist and composer: Jerry Dammers publisher: BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use! see annotation)	The Specials		6:34
6	This Is Ska (live)	Bad Manners		2:39
7	Al Capone (live)	The Selecter		3:47
8	Nite Club (live)	Special Beat		4:12
9	Return of Django	The Specials		3:37
10	Little Bitch	The Coventry Automatics		2:39
11	Skaville UK (live)	Bad Manners		2:29
12	Easy Snappin’	Desmond Dekker & The Specials	4	2:34
13	Madness (live)	The Selecter		3:19
14	Get a Job (live)	Special Beat		3:39
15	Do the Dog (live)	The Specials		2:14
16	Can Can (live) live recording of: Can Can (“Bad Manners” version) composer: Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario) arranger: Louis Cook, Douglas Trendle, David Farren, Paul Hyman, Chris Kane (saxophone player), Andrew Marson, Alan Sayag, Martin Stewart (member of Bad Manners, The Selecter) and Brian Tuitt publisher: Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher) version of: Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)	Bad Manners		2:45
17	Celebrate the Bullet (live) recorded at: The Tic Toc Club (f.k.a. Colosseum, Tic Toc, The Orchid, Majestic) in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1991-12-21) live recording of: Celebrate the Bullet (on 1991-12-21) lyricist and composer: Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter) publisher: Selecter Copyright	The Selecter		3:53

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3423900 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B0000DFZE7 [info]

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part of:	Trojan Box Sets (order: 43)

Wikidata:	Q1324373 [info]

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Barcode:: 5050159914623
Format:: 3×CD
Length:: 2:50:13

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Trojan Records
TJETD146

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United Kingdom
2003-11-17

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