The 2 Tone Collection: A Checkered Past

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gangsters
producer:
The Specials (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 Special A.K.A.42:48
2The Selecter
producer:
Roger Lomas
recording of:
The Selector
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 Selecter32:59
3The Prince
producer:
Clive Langer
recording of:
The Prince
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
dedicated to:
Prince Buster
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness22:31
4On My Radio
recording of:
On My Radio
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
publisher:
Fairwood Music Ltd.
The Selecter53:07
5A 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
writer:
Dandy Livingstone
The Specials feat. Rico42:56
6Nite Klub
producer:
Elvis Costello
trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
recording of:
Nite Klub
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 feat. Rico43:09
7Tears of a Clown
producer:
Bob Sargeant
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.
The Beat32:43
8Ranking Full Stop
producer:
Bob Sargeant
recording of:
Ranking Full Stop
writer:
The Beat (UK ska band aka The English Beat)
The Beat52:49
9Too Much Too Young
recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Special A.K.A.32:05
10Guns of Navarone
cover recording of:
The Guns of Navarone
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Special A.K.A.42:19
11Three Minute Hero
producer:
Errol Ross and The Selecter
recording of:
Three Minute Hero
composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter43:03
12Let’s Do Rock Steady
cover recording of:
Let's Do Rock Steady
lyricist and composer:
Robert Livingstone Thompson
The Bodysnatchers32:56
13Ruder Than You
The Bodysnatchers42:50
14Missing Words
The Selecter23:20
15Rat Race
producer:
Dave Jordan (UK producer/remixer)
recording of:
Rat Race
composer:
Roderick James Byers
The Specials3.353:10
16Rude Boys Outa Jail
recording of:
Rude Boys Outa Jail
writer:
Lynval Golding, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
The Specials32:41
17Easy Life
The Bodysnatchers43:13
18Too Experienced
The Bodysnatchers32:32
19Stereotype
recording of:
Stereotype
composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Specials33:43
20International Jet Set
The Specials34:10
21Away
recording of:
Away
writer:
Jane Bayley, Toby Lyons and John Shipley
The Swinging Cats33:13
22Mantovani
recording of:
Mantovani
composer:
John Shipley
The Swinging Cats33:18
23Sea Cruise
instrumental cover recording of:
Sea Cruise
lyricist and composer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Rico Rodriguez33:00
24Do Nothing
recording of:
Do Nothing
composer:
Lynval Golding
The Specials feat. Rico with The Ice Rink String Sounds33:37
25Maggie’s Farm
cover recording of:
Maggie’s Farm
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Special Rider Music and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Specials23:29
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ghost Town
engineer:
John A. Rivers
trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1981)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 217)
recording of:
Ghost Town
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use!)
The Specials3.93:41
2The Boiler
performer:
Rhoda Dakar (British singer and musician, of The Bodysnatchers)
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
The Special A.K.A. feat. Rhoda45:44
3Jungle Music
trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
The Special A.K.A. feat. Rico33:58
4The Feeling’s Gone
recording of:
The Feeling's Gone
writer:
Francis Brown, Tom Brown (The Apollinaires), James Hunt (The Apollinaires), Simon Kirk, Kraig Thornber and Paul Tickle
The Apollinaires33:48
5Tear the Whole Thing Down
recording of:
Tear the Whole Thing Down
writer:
Simon Charterton, Terry Edwards (saxophonist/guitarist/horn player/member of the Higsons), Charlie Higson, Stuart McGeachin and Colin Williams (aka Bilko, bass guitarist of The Higsons)
The Higsons33:31
6Ylang Ylang
The Higsons34:54
7Envy the Love
The Apollinaires34:02
8War Crimes (The Crime Remains the Same)
recording of:
War Crimes
composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Special A.K.A.34:01
9Run Me Down
The Higsons33:49
10Racist Friend
recording of:
Racist Friend
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Dick Cuthell and Jerry Dammers
The Special A.K.A.33:38
11Bright Lights
The Special A.K.A.24:07
12Nelson Mandela
producer:
Elvis Costello
bass:
Gary McManus (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public)
flute:
David Heath (British composer and flautist)
guitar:
John Shipley
organ:
Jerry Dammers
saxophone:
Andy Aderinto (saxophonist)
tin whistle [penny whistle]:
Paul Speare
trumpet:
Dick Cuthell
background vocals:
Afrodiziak
lead vocals:
Stan Campbell
vocals:
Rhoda Dakar (British singer and musician, of The Bodysnatchers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1984)
recording of:
Free Nelson Mandela
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd. (in 1984)
The Special A.K.A.2.754:13
13Break Down the Door
recording of:
Break Down the Door
lyricist and composer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Jerry Dammers and Stan Campbell
The Special A.K.A.33:44
14What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend
The Special A.K.A.24:00
15Window Shopping
The Friday Club33:52
16The Alphabet Army
J.B.'s Allstars23:09
17Raquel
The Specials31:58
18Braggin’ and Tryin’ Not to Lie
Roddy Radiation and The Specials23:25
19Rude Boys Outa Jail
Neville Staple34:06

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