Ska! An Essential Guide to the Best of Ska, Two Tone and Blue Beat

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Train to Skaville
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Our House
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1982)
recording of:
Our House
lyricist:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman, Graham McPherson, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness43:11
2On My Radio
recording of:
On My Radio
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
publisher:
Fairwood Music Ltd.
The Selecter4.53:04
3Ghost Town
recording of:
Ghost Town
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use!)
The Specials5:15
4Mirror in the Bathroom
producer:
Bob Sargeant
bass:
David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
drums (drum set):
Everett Morton
guitar:
Andy Cox (of The Beat) and Dave Wakeling
saxophone:
Papa Saxa
vocals:
Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 282)
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.
The English Beat4.753:05
5Ska Wars
Arthur Kay & the Originals3:56
6Big Fat Man
Laurel Aitken3:09
7Skinhead Girl
Buster's Allstars2:57
8Missing Words
The Selecter43:51
9Lip Up Fatty
recording of:
Lip Up Fatty
writer:
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 Manners2:40
10Cryin’
Hotknives3:14
11Christine Keeler
performer:
Roland Alphonso
instrumental cover recording of:
Comin’ Home Baby (later version with lyrics)
lyricist:
Bob Dorough
composer:
Ben Tucker
revision of:
Comin’ Home Baby (original instrumental)
The Skatalites3:09
12Shanty Town
producer:
Leslie Kong
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
007 (Shanty Town)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker42:44
13Train to Skaville
recording of:
Train to Skaville
lyricist and composer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
The Ethiopians52:51
14When I Fall in Love
recording of:
When I Fall in Love
lyricist and composer:
Ken Boothe
Ken Boothe2:45
▶ CD 2: A Message to You
▶ CD 3: Recordings That Inspired the Two Tone Explosion