History of Ska

~ Release by Bad Manners / Desmond Dekker / The Beat / The Selecter (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	007	Desmond Dekker		2:41
2	Israelites	Desmond Dekker		2:49
3	You Can Get It If You Really Want	Desmond Dekker		2:24
4	Ah It Mek	Desmond Dekker		2:23
5	Sabotage	Desmond Dekker		2:47
6	Unity	Desmond Dekker		2:25
7	Rude Boy Train	Desmond Dekker		2:19
8	Wiseman	Desmond Dekker		2:17
9	Coconut Water	Desmond Dekker		3:30
10	You’ve Got Your Troubles	Desmond Dekker		3:15
11	Skaville UK	Bad Manners		2:33
12	This Is Ska	Bad Manners		3:04
13	Return of the Ugly	Bad Manners		2:42
14	Bonanza Ska	Bad Manners		2:42
15	Rocksteady Breakfast	Bad Manners		4:10
16	Buffalo Ska	Bad Manners		3:50
17	Lollipop	Bad Manners		3:07
18	Lorraine	Bad Manners		3:58
19	Magnificent Seven	Bad Manners		2:56
20	Lip 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 Manners		3:06

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	I Fought the Law	International Beat		3:07
2	Rock Steady	International Beat		2:23
3	Mirror in the Bathroom	International Beat		3:53
4	Hands Off She’s Mine	International Beat		3:32
5	Sign of the Times	International Beat		4:39
6	Stand Down Margaret 56	International Beat		3:56
7	Hard World	International Beat		3:11
8	The Fitz	International Beat		3:01
9	Are You Ready	International Beat		7:30
10	Over the Valley	International Beat		2:57
11	On My Radio	The Selecter		3:19
12	Coming Up	The Selecter		3:36
13	Toussaint’s Children	The Selecter		3:02
14	Nameless	The Selecter		4:29
15	I Really Don’t Have the Time	The Selecter		2:45
16	Something’s Burning	The Selecter		2:55
17	Dial My Number	The Selecter		3:07
18	Whisper of the Rain	The Selecter		3:15
19	Use Me Up	The Selecter		4:09
20	Woke Up Laughing	The Selecter		3:18

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/704468 [info]

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included in:	The A to Zion, the History of Reggae, Ska & Rastafari

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Release information

Barcode:: 076119409126
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 2:11:02

Additional details

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

Labels

Recording Arts SA
R2CD 40-91

Release events

Europe
2001

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