Ska Archive

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

Tracklist

1▼Medium
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Train to Skaville
The Ethiopians2:43
2Skinhead Moonstomp
recording of:
Skinhead Moonstomp
writer:
Roy Ellis (Mr. Symarip) and Monty Naismith
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
Symarip53:00
3On My Radio
live recording of:
On My Radio
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
publisher:
Fairwood Music Ltd.
The Selecter3:12
4Guns of Navarone
cover recording of:
The Guns of Navarone
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Skatalites2:32
5Monkey Man
recording of:
Monkey Man
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
The Maytals43:33
6Rudy a Message to You
Dandy2:34
7Return of Django
recording of:
Return to Django
composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing
The Upsetters2:31
8Phoenix City
live recording of:
Phoenix City
writer:
Roland Alphonso
Roland Alphonso3:01
9Longshot Kick De Bucket
The Pioneers2:44
10Gangsters (live)
recorded at:
Aston University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1979-04-27)
live recording of:
Gangsters (on 1979-04-27)
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
quotes music from:
Al Capone
The Specials2:35
11Bonanza Ska
cover recording of:
Bonanza
orchestrator:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Livingston & Evans Inc. (ASCAP) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
Bonanza (American Western TV series 1959–1973)
Carlos Malcolm43:05
12Liquidator
recording of:
Liquidator (Ain't No-One Greater)
composer:
Harry Johnson
publisher:
Cari-Blue Music
Harry J. All Stars2:54
13Carry Go Bring Come
recording of:
Carry Go Bring Home
composer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes3:18
14The Tide Is High
producer:
Duke Reid (Jamaican producer and label owner)
background vocals:
Howard Barrett and Tyrone Evans
vocals:
John Holt
performer:
Tommy McCook & The Supersonics and The Paragons (Jamaican rocksteady band)
recording of:
The Tide Is High (in 1967)
additional writer:
Howard Barrett (in 1967) and Tyrone Evans (in 1967)
writer:
John Holt (in 1967)
publisher:
B & C Music Corp., Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Embassy Music Corporation, Gemrod Music Inc., Sparta Florida Music Group and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
The Paragons52:40
15Israelites
recording of:
Israelites
writer:
Desmond Dacres and Leslie Kong
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Gambi Music, Twenty Nine Black Music (BMI) and Sparta Music (publisher) (in 1978)
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:34
16Red Red Wine
cover recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Bang Records (Bert Berns label) (in 1968)
Tony Tribe52:57
17Tears 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
18Double Barrel
recording of:
Double Barrel
lyricist and composer:
Dave Barker (reggae artist), Ansel Collins (JM reggae keyboardist & producer) and Winston Riley
Dave & Ansel Collins2:31
19I'm in the Mood for Ska
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 Tanamo2:32
20Wonderful World, Beautiful People
recording of:
Wonderful World, Beautiful People
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff (Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician)
Jimmy Cliff53:07

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ASIN:UK: B000005D3B [info]