This 3 CD, 70 track compilation provides the most comprehensive release to date to cover the UK Ska Revival 1979-1989. From the 'Big 5' of The Specials, Madness, The Beat, Selecter and Bad Manners, through to 'one off' highly collectable rarities from the likes of The RB's, The Thrillers and The Gangsters and loads in between. Hit singles from the likes of The Lambrettas ('Poison Ivy') and The Piranhas ('Tom Hark'), 'comeback' recordings from original Ska pioneers Laurel Aitken, Rico and Desmond Dekker, 'novelty' 45's from the likes of The Burtons, The Charlie Parkas and Max Headroom and 'New Ska' sounds from late 80's outfits like The Deltones, The Hotknives and Maroon Town - this release has it all. Many of the bands and tracks featured acted as a 'launch-pad' for later more successful acts - Tears For Fears evolved from Graduate, The Mission's Wayne Hussey debuted in the Ded Byrds, Fine Young Cannibals Roland Gift can be found fronting The Akrylykz and the Reluctant Stereotypes laid the foundations for King. A near 10,000 word sleeve note provides info on each track in the fully illustrated 44 page booklet
This 3 CD, 70 track compilation provides the most comprehensive release to date to cover the UK Ska Revival 1979-1989. From the 'Big 5' of The Specials, Madness, The Beat, Selecter and Bad Manners, through to 'one off' highly collectable rarities from the likes of The RB's, The Thrillers and The Gangsters and loads in between. Hit singles from the likes of The Lambrettas ('Poison Ivy') and The Piranhas ('Tom Hark'), 'comeback' recordings from original Ska pioneers Laurel Aitken, Rico and Desmond Dekker, 'novelty' 45's from the likes of The Burtons, The Charlie Parkas and Max Headroom and 'New Ska' sounds from late 80's outfits like The Deltones, The Hotknives and Maroon Town - this release has it all. Many of the bands and tracks featured acted as a 'launch-pad' for later more successful acts - Tears For Fears evolved from Graduate, The Mission's Wayne Hussey debuted in the Ded Byrds, Fine Young Cannibals Roland Gift can be found fronting The Akrylykz and the Reluctant Stereotypes laid the foundations for King. A near 10,000 word sleeve note provides info on each track in the fully illustrated 44 page booklet
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Staring At The Rude Boys: The British Ska Revival
Artist: Staring At The Rude Boys: The British Ska Revival
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1. Little Bitch - The Specials
2. Bed ; Breakfast Man - Madness
3. Give It To Me Now - The Merton Parkas
4. Rich And Nasty - Ded Byrds
5. Ska Fever - Judge Dread
6. Big Expense, Small Income - The Tigers
7. Ballad Of Robin Hood - The Charlie Parkas
8. Rough Rider - Diversion
9. Poison Ivy - The Lambrettas
10. Street Feeling - The Selecter
11. Phoenix City - Rockers Express
12. Mcarthur Park - The Burtons
13. Elvis Should Play Ska - Graduate
14. Don't Panic - Max Headroom ; The Car "Parks"
15. Inner London Violence - Bad Manners
16. Play My Record -Arthur Kay's Originals
17. Spyderman - The Akrylykz
18. Pied Piper - Red Roll-On
19. Modern Love - Indicators
20. We Are The Gangsters - The Gangsters
21. Shooting - The Thrillers
22. Lofaska - Reluctant Stereotypes
23. Let's Do Rock Steady - The Bodysnatchers
24. South Coast Rumble - The South Coast Ska Stars
25. Big Fat Man - Laurel Aitken
26. Whine ; Grine / Stand Down Margaret - The Beat
27. I Was Wrong - The Rimshots
28. Accident - The Viewers
29. Stop That Boy - Wide Boys
30. Sea Cruise - Rico
31. Tom Hark - The Piranhas
32. Rude Boy Train - Desmond Dekker
33. Blue Lagoon - The Ammonites
34. Party Girl - The Skavengers
35. Housewives Choice - Mp's
36. Jeanie - The Resistors
37. Breaking Up New Ground - The Parrots
38. The Odd Man Out - Teenage Filmstars
39. One More For The Road - The A.T.'S
40. Character Change - Machine
41. Pink Slippers - The Ak Band
42. Are You Wiv - Tich Turner's Escalator
43. Never Gonna Lose Me - Sax Maniax
44. No One Like You - The Originals
45. Dread In My Bed - The Odds
46. Explain - The Rb's
47. 2-6-5-8-0 - Kim Wilde
48. My Favourite Band - The Lemons
49. Reggae On The Radio - The Papers
50. 21 Guns - 21 Guns
51. Dambusters March - Jj Allstars
52. Ska'd For Life - The Ska-Dows
53. Mouth And Trousers - Splodge
54. Plastic Gangster (I Could Be So Good For You) - Plastic Gangsters
55. Oh - Case
56. Mad About You - Laurel Aitken ; The Potato 5
57. All Or Nothing Girl - The Larks
58. Forest Hill Ska - Forest Hill Billies
59. Sheila - Burial
60. Come Into My Parlour -Skin Deep
61. Skinhead Love Affair -Busters Allstars
62. King Hammond Shuffle - King Hammond
63. Skadansk - Mark Foggo's Skasters
64. Dave And Mary - The Hotknives
65. Pound To The Dollar - Maroon Town
66. The Undertaker - The Loafers
67. Stay Where You Are - The Deltones
68. Blind Date - The Riffs
69. Rukumbine - Ska Boom
70. Rude Boy Shuffle - Rude Boys

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This 3 CD, 70 track compilation provides the most comprehensive release to date to cover the UK Ska Revival 1979-1989. From the 'Big 5' of The Specials, Madness, The Beat, Selecter and Bad Manners, through to 'one off' highly collectable rarities from the likes of The RB's, The Thrillers and The Gangsters and loads in between. Hit singles from the likes of The Lambrettas ('Poison Ivy') and The Piranhas ('Tom Hark'), 'comeback' recordings from original Ska pioneers Laurel Aitken, Rico and Desmond Dekker, 'novelty' 45's from the likes of The Burtons, The Charlie Parkas and Max Headroom and 'New Ska' sounds from late 80's outfits like The Deltones, The Hotknives and Maroon Town - this release has it all. Many of the bands and tracks featured acted as a 'launch-pad' for later more successful acts - Tears For Fears evolved from Graduate, The Mission's Wayne Hussey debuted in the Ded Byrds, Fine Young Cannibals Roland Gift can be found fronting The Akrylykz and the Reluctant Stereotypes laid the foundations for King. A near 10,000 word sleeve note provides info on each track in the fully illustrated 44 page booklet