This Is Ska

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	On My Radio recording of: On My Radio lyricist and composer: Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter) publisher: Fairwood Music Ltd.	The Selecter		3:29
2	Fatty Fatty recording of: Fatty Fatty lyricist and composer: Clancy Eccles	Bad Manners		2:43
3	Big Six recording of: Big Six composer: Alex Hughes (UK reggae and ska artist) and Ernest Ranglin publisher: Baierle (in 1980) and ROBA (publisher) (in 1980)	Judge Dread		2:46
4	Gangsters 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 quotes music from: Al Capone	The Specials		3:18
5	Free Yourself	The Untouchables		3:50
6	Mr. Chatterbox edit of: Mr. Chatterbox by Bob Marley & The Wailers recording of: Mr. Chatterbox (in 1970-10) writer: Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)	Bob Marley	1	2:28
7	One Step Beyond	Inspecter 7		2:05
8	Get Over Losing You	The Heptones		3:07
9	The One	Duck Soup		2:48
10	Bed and Breakfastman recording of: Bed and Breakfast Man lyricist and composer: Mike Barson publisher: EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)	Stiff Breeze		2:15
11	Madness cover recording of: Madness lyricist and composer: Cecil Bustamente Campbell (until 1962)	Dr. Ring‐Ding & the Senior Allstars		3:51
12	Some Like It Hot	Dennis Brown		3:00
13	A Message to You Rudy cover recording of: A Message to You, Rudy lyricist and composer: Dandy Livingstone	The Specials		2:50
14	Disappear	Agent Bulldogg		3:03
15	Riding for a Fall	John Holt		4:00
16	Be Alright	The Untouchables		2:48
17	Big Seven recording of: Big Seven writer: Alex Hughes (UK reggae and ska artist), Edward O'Sullivan Lee and Ted Lemon	Judge Dread		3:18
18	James Bond	The Selecter		3:07

2▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Return of the Ugly	Bad Manners	4	2:50
2	Nobody Knows	Gregory Isaacs		3:08
3	Huzza a Hana	Lee Perry & The Upsetters		3:25
4	Dub and Come	I‐Roy		3:10
5	The Sun	Don Carlos		4:13
6	Shame	Frankie Paul		3:23
7	Lightning and Thunder	Dennis Brown		3:14
8	Stick by Me cover recording of: Stick by Me lyricist and composer: James “Shep” Sheppard (American Doo-Wop/R&B singer)	John Holt		3:21
9	Roman Soldiers of Babylon	Freddie McGregor		2:53
10	Dem Ah Rush Me	Sugar Minott		2:53
11	Rock On	Gregory Isaacs		2:47
12	Daddymix	Purpleman		4:07
13	Rub a Dub	Johnny Ringo		3:28
14	People Are Crying	The Mighty Diamonds		3:39
15	Maggie Breast	I‐Roy		2:53
16	Israel	Frankie Paul		3:42
17	Bird in Hand recording of: Bird In Hand lyricist and composer: Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter) publisher: Blue Mountain Music Ltd	Lee Perry & The Upsetters		3:25
18	The Ark	Yellowman		2:33

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Release information

Barcode:: 741157202526
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 1:53:48

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Cleopatra Records
CLP 2025

Release events

United States
2007-10-02

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