The Best of Ska Live

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Train To Skaville
recording of:
Train to Skaville
lyricist and composer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
The Selecter4:40
2Gangsters
live 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 Specials2:37
3Tears Of A Clown
live 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.
Special Beat3:17
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 Selecter3:14
5Nite Club
live 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 Specials3:23
6Mirror In The Bathroom
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.
Special Beat3:33
7Missing Words
recording of:
Missing Words
composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter4:05
8Monkey Man
recording of:
Monkey Man
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
The Specials2:58
9Ranking Full Stop
recording of:
Ranking Full Stop
writer:
The Beat (UK ska band aka The English Beat)
Special Beat3:08
10Too Much Pressure
live recording of:
Too Much Pressure
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter4:47
11Longshot Kick De Bucket
live recording of:
Long Shot (Kick the Bucket)
writer:
George Agard (Jamaican reggae artist, aka "George Dekker", "Johhny Melody"), Sidney "Luddy" Crooks and Jackie Robinson (reggae singer, member of The Pioneers)
The Specials3:04
12Rat Race
recording of:
Rat Race
composer:
Roderick James Byers
Special Beat3:17
13James Bond
recording of:
James Bond
lyricist and composer:
Roy Stride
The Selecter2:44
14Skinhead Moonstomp
live recording of:
Skinhead Moonstomp
writer:
Roy Ellis (Mr. Symarip) and Monty Naismith
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
The Specials32:31
15Enjoy Yourself
cover recording of:
Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson (in 1949)
composer:
Carl Sigman (in 1949)
Special Beat3:45
16Get A Job
recording of:
Get a Job
writer:
The Beat (UK ska band aka The English Beat)
Special Beat3:27