Ska Explosion

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Tracklist

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1One 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.
Madness4.52:20
2Monkey Man
recording of:
Monkey Man
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
Toots & The Maytals3:45
3Get Up Edina
producer:
Leslie Kong
recording of:
Get Up Edina
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dekker
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:39
4Miss Jamaica
recording of:
Miss Jamaica
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff (Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician)
Jimmy Cliff2:27
5Too Much Too Young
recorded at:
Lyceum Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
live recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Special A.K.A.3.62:05
6Simmer Down
engineer and producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
baritone saxophone:
Dennis “Ska” Campbell
bass:
Lloyd Brevett
piano:
Jackie Mittoo
tenor saxophone:
Roland Alphonso and Tommy McCook
trombone:
Don Drummond
trumpet:
Johnny “Dizzy” Moore (reggae trumpeter)
background vocals:
The Skatalites
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Junior Braithwaite, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer
horn arranger:
Tommy McCook
recorded at:
Studio One in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (on 1964-07-06)
recording of:
Simmer Down (on 1964-07-06)
writer:
Bob Marley & The Wailers
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Shakat Music Publishing
The Wailers12:47
7Whine & Grine
recording of:
Whine & Grine
writer:
Cecil Campbell
Prince Buster3:35
8John Jones
recording of:
John Jones
writer:
Derrick Harriott and Rudy Mills
Rudy Mills3:22
9Tears 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 Beat32:40
10Ali Baba
recording of:
Ali Baba
writer:
Joseph Cotton and John Holt
John Holt2:37
11Rub Up Push Up
recording of:
Rub Up Push Up
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes2:43
12Fire Corner
The Dynamites & King Stitt2:44
13Return of Django
recording of:
Return to Django
composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing
The Upsetters2:29
14Rudy, a Message to You
recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
Dandy Livingstone2:40
15Too Much Pressure
recording of:
Too Much Pressure
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter3:48
16Phoenix City
The Skatalites3:01
17I'm in the Mood for Ska (a.k.a. I'm in the Mood for Love)
producer:
Lindon Pottinger
cover 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
18Jackpot
The Pioneers3:05
19Pressure Drop
recording of:
Pressure Drop
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert
Toots & The Maytals3:41
20Carry Go Bring Home
recording of:
Carry Go Bring Home
composer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes2:43
21Special Brew
producer:
Roger Lomas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd.
recording of:
Special Brew
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 Manners53:36
22007 (Shanty Town)
recording of:
007 (Shanty Town)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:33
23Freak Out
Jackie Mittoo2:14
24Ghost 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! see annotation)
The Specials3.953:37
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